Devrim Erbilborn 1937

Devrim Erbil (born 1937) studied painting from 1955 to 1959 at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts, today Mimar Sinan University, under Halil Dikmen and Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu. In 1963 he was among the founders of the artists' group Mavi Grup (Blue Group).

He is best known for his rhythmically condensed views of Istanbul, many of which he also realised as screenprints. He taught at Mimar Sinan University for decades, as professor from 1981. In 1991 he was named a State Artist of Turkey, and in 2019 he received the Presidential Grand Award for Culture and Arts.