Rengin Saltık's exhibition is indeed an imaginary library formed of the quotations which were collected throughout the years by the painter herself. Mystical codes, political sermons, lyrical poems, early modern utopia with contemporary dystopia -all of which stem from various sources, and surely are all remembered by anyone who is a reader, are reflected on Saltık's canvas. In parallel to the wide array of quotations, various stages are set for each work : inscriptions, diary, graffity, Gotic hand writing, maps, even play cards. Although her art is far distanced from ornamentation, it is a form of generously illustrative, straightforward and an unselfish art.

Rengin Saltık received her bachelor’s degree from the Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning in Ankara and her master’s degree in the same field at the Ohio State University, USA.

She started her painting studies at Kay›han Keskinok Atelier in 1991, and attended Halil Akdeniz Masters’ Atelier at Bilkent University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, as a special student. Currently,she works at her atelier in Ankara.

A large number of her works are in private collections. Until now, she held sixteen solo exhibitions and took part in eight group exhibitions at various galleries in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir. The themes of these exhibitions were ”Town Miniatures of the Ottoman Period”, “Yellow Tiles of the Seljuks”, “The Talismans, Signs and the Art of Calligraphy of the Ottoman Period”, “White Flowers”, “New Paintings from Old Lives”, “Turkish Miniature Paintings of the Ottoman Period”, “Drawings from the History of Art” and “Abstract Figures”.