SEWE

Visual Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Writer and Theatre Director

Sevim Ünal, known by her artistic name SEWE, is a versatile artist whose artistic journey has developed between Turkey and Belgium.

She has pursued a long and intensive artistic journey, dedicating many years to exploring and mastering different artistic disciplines. Her education includes painting at the Academies of Fine Arts in Berchem and Antwerp, as well as classical and contemporary sculpture at the Academy of Hoboken, where she obtained her specialization certificate.

Alongside her visual arts practice, she founded the first Turkish theatre in Belgium and developed her career as a playwright and theatre director. Six of her plays have been performed in different languages.

As the founder of ArtWorld Gallery in Wilrijk, she has organized more than one hundred international group and solo exhibitions.

Her artistic work explores themes such as women's rights, migration, war, identity and human connection. In addition to her visual and theatrical work, she is also an author. She has published two books and is currently working on new publications.

For SEWE, art is a lifelong journey of discovery, where creativity, emotion and human stories come together.