Dans Eden Maenad ve Satr (Dancing Maenad and Satry) (2004) Painting by Salih Cengiz

Salih Cengiz was born in Bayburt, Turkey in 1957. After completing his primary and secondary education in Bayburt, he settled in Istanbul. His professional career began as Stage Designer of the Opera Theatre, and he then went on to draw cartoons, illustrations and covers for various magazines and newspapers. He is one of those rare artists who is self-taught and possesses a remarkable talent that is the result of intense observation, research and experience. Up to now, he has held ten exhibitions of his own works and participated in 15 other exhibitions. His works may be found in private and institutional collections around the world. His latest exhibition, "Mosaics on Canvas", was held in the Exhibition Centre of Aya Sofia Museum in Istanbul. It was visited and admired by hundreds of thousands of Turkish and foreign art-lovers and received much attention around the country. The artist has two children and is a member of TÜRKSAV (Association For Artists in the Turkish World) in Ankara. Currently he has his own studio in Istanbul.

• Nationality: TÜRKIYE
• Date of birth : 1956
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Turkish Artists