The Nafi Çil Paintings Archive brings together all the paintings produced since 1970 by architect and painter Nafi Çil, who was born in Kula in 1939 and currently lives in İzmir. The works included in the archive are categorized under four main headings, based on their date of production, materials, current location, and key concepts.

Although he is more widely known for his architectural practice, Çil defines himself by saying, “I was a painter before I became an architect.” Alongside his professional work in architecture, he has spent a significant part of his life in the painting studio; to date, the number of paintings he has produced has reached approximately 750.

Presenting, for the first time, the entirety of these works within a single framework, the archive not only makes Nafi Çil’s artistic journey visible, but also helps to situate his paintings within their distinctive position in Turkish contemporary and in post-1970 art world.