He was born in Ankara in 1966. He completed his primary and high school education in Izmir. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University Maritime School in 1988. Between 1988 and 1992, he traveled around the world three times as a captain on ships. He get his art education at Putney School of Art, London Guildhall University, between 1994 and 1996. In 1996, he received the Achievement Award in the “Original Printing” category at the State Painting and Sculpture Competition. Between 2003 and 2012, he carried out the restoration of old Greek houses. The Greek house where he currently lives in Izmir received an award from the Municipality in the field of major repairs, stating that it was built in conformity to the original. Between 2010 and 2018, he was the curator of the “Old House New Art” international Art Symposium, in which he also took part as a participating artist.

The artist, who has held more than 30 personal exhibitions in America, England, Germany, Italy, Austria, Greece, China, Iran and Kuwait, has works in national and international institutions and private collections. Today, in addition to his job as a pilot in Tekirdağ, he continues his art work in his workshop in Izmir.

Tuncay Topcu reflects the empathy he has established with the outside world on the canvas with an abstract expressionist attitude. Color and line change from moment to moment with the changing rhythm of life and find a lyrical expression form. The use of rich colors strengthens the visual effect by skillfully layering without risking muddying. Today, the artist continues to work in his workshop in Izmir as an important representative of the Abstract Expressionist approach in Contemporary Turkish Painting.