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Pera Palace Showcases Neşet Günal Studio Works Through July
The Master’s Hands show at the Galata Exhibition Hall continues this week with works drawn from the Demsa Collection.
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Pera Palace Hotel is hosting the exhibition titled The Master’s Hands: Artists Who Passed Through Neşet Günal’s Studio at its Galata Exhibition Hall.
Exhibition Focus and Artists
The show brings together works by artists who studied or worked under Neşet Günal. It includes pieces by Neşet Günal himself along with Ahmet Umur Deniz, Asım İşler, Artin Demirci, Aydın Ayan, Cansen Ercan, Emel Şahinkaya (Günsür), Cemal Gürsel Soyel, Cihat Aral, Fahri Sümer, Hüsnü Koldaş, İnci Eviner, İrfan Okan, İrfan Önürmen, Kasım Koçak, Kemal İskender, Mahir Güven, Mehmet Güleryüz, Nedret Sekban, Neş’e Erdok, Nevhiz Tanyeli, Resul Aytemür, Sabahattin Tuncer and Serap Murath. The selection explores the influence of one master on generations of Turkish painters rather than a single shared style.
Neşet Günal’s Background and Impact
Neşet Günal began his own studies at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1939. He later mentored students at the same institution between 1964 and 1983. The exhibition presents this period of teaching as central to the development of figurative painting in Turkey, showing how a shared approach to observation and production shaped many careers.
Visiting Details This Week
The exhibition remains open at the Galata Exhibition Hall from 12 June to 31 July 2026. Visitors can attend Tuesday through Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00. The display continues without interruption this week, offering residents and visitors a chance to see the collection in its final weeks.
The presentation stays grounded in the concrete record of one studio’s reach across Turkish painting. No further public programmes tied to the show appear in current announcements, so the main activity remains the daily viewing of the works themselves.