Cevat Dereli

Cevat Dereli (1900-1989)

He was born in Rize in 1900, he graduated from the Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi in 1924. That same year he went to Paris for further training. He worked at the Julian Academy for four years and was appointed as lecturer at the Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi after his return to Türkiye.
 
Cevat Dereli used to be a member of the Independent Painters’ and Sculptures’ Union, later joining the “D Group”. He passed away in 1989, and his works can be seen in library collections.