Yonca Saldamlı

About the artist

Yonca Saldamlı creates paintings inspired by nature, the sea, and reflections of light.

Biography

Yonca Saldamlı is known for acrylic paintings featuring the sea and sunlight. Born in İzmir, she studied drawing, oil painting, and acrylic painting at the İzmir Painting and Sculpture Museum. Her early work took a figurative and realist approach, earning awards and selections for exhibition in various competitions. Today, she continues to draw inspiration from nature, color harmonies, and the different reflections of light. Color, texture, and atmosphere are central to her work.

Awards

• 2015 – Şefik Bursalı Resim Yarışması, “Kuşlar” adlı eser ile Jüri Özel Ödülü
• 2022 – Bornova Belediyesi, “Zafer ve Kurtuluşun 100. Yılı” Resim Yarışması, Başarı Ödülü