Founded in 1984 by Ali Artun and Haldun Dostoğlu in Ankara, Galeri Nev established its space in İstanbul in 1987 and has been organizing regular exhibitions ever since, with the aim of introducing modern and contemporary art to both local and international audience. In the early 1990’s, whilst continuing to present the masters of modern Turkish art, the gallery began to work with a group of younger, emerging artists. The enduring collaboration with this new generation which constitutes the core group of Galeri Nev İstanbul, attracted a devoted audience on national and international scale while boosting the careers of the artists. Aside from the exhibitions held at Galeri Nev İstanbul’s gallery space under Dostoğlu’s direction, a significant number of retrospective exhibitions have been realized for the artists represented by Galeri Nev Istanbul such as Erol Akyavaş, Nejad Devrim and Alev Ebüzziya at prestigious locations in Istanbul. An equally essential mission of the gallery has been numerous publication projects since its establishment. By means of the catalogues, original print suits and monographs whose number is over a hundred today, Galeri Nev occupies a pioneering position in contributing to cultural landscape in Turkey. Galeri Nev İstanbul with its distinguished background, is a key figure in representing contemporary art of Turkey in the international art scene and continues to work with major modern and contemporary artists.
