Ahmet Güneştekin was born in Batman in 1966. He started to paint when he was only 6 years old. He won an award at 9 years old and had his first exhibition in Batman in 1982. After he finished his studies at Eskisehir University, School of business administration, he moved to Istanbul. He has had over 80 solo and group exhibitions and participated in many art activities. His paintings can be seen in many collections in Turkey and abroad. In 2003 his solo exhibition “Karanlıktan Sonraki Renkler” was held in the Atatürk Cultural Center (Atatürk Kültür Merkezi). He started to work as a general art director on the TV program (TRT) “Haberci”. In 2005 he organized a TV program (TRT) “Güneşin İzinde” as an author and a director. In the same year, he founded the Petrol and Art Museum. Today he continues his work at his workshop in Beyoğlu and Güneştekin is a member of Plastic Artists Association.