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In her work, artist Nuriye Massey combines psychological knowledge with artistic expression to illuminate the themes of identity, authenticity and self-acceptance. Her experience as a prison officer and her many years of managing an institution in Bielefeld flow directly into her works. With her unique brush and palette knife techniques, as well as intense acrylic colours, she depicts the unevenness of life and challenges the viewer to accept it as part of their own reality. Inspired by human emotions, behaviour and artists such as Cecily Rose Brown, Massey combines deliberate planning with spontaneous impulses.

Massey’s art goes beyond aesthetics: she wants to break down social masks and initiate an honest dialogue about emotions and identity. Her vision is to promote a world in which people live their true identity from the inside out and grow through mutual inspiration. In her exhibitions, she encourages visitors to reflect on themselves and develop further.

Born in 1967, she now lives and works near Bielefeld and impresses national and international art collectors with her authentic and powerful visual language.