Sevgi Karay

Sevgi Karay, one of the founders of Atölye20 Meeting Point, was born in Germany in 1965. She completed her primary, middle, and high school education in Adana, and then studied at Mimar Sinan University-Fine Arts Academy, Sculpture Department, from 1986 to 1991. She held her first solo exhibition in 1993 at Artisan Sanat Gallery. Between 1999 and 2001, she taught material courses at Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts Academy, Stage Image, and Theater Department. In 1992, she and her husband Hayri Karay founded their workshops under the name Karay Decoration. Here, they continue both sculpture work and the production of decorative objects and architectural decoration elements designed by Sevgi Karay. Additionally, since 2016, she has been providing sculpture education at Atölye20.