Muhsin Kut was born in 1938. He began painting in his early childhood. He graduated from the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts. He took classes in painting from Sabri Berkel. His first solo exhibition was held at Taksim Square in 1959. Since then he has had numerous exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. In 1969 he went to Australia to work and stayed there for 10 years. He has won three awards: Istanbul International Plastic Art Festival, the first prize (1967), Ahmet Andiçen Competition, the first prize (1967) and Tekel Art Competition, the first prize (1987).