İsmail Acar (born 1971) is a leading Turkish painter.
He graduated with honors in 1991 from the Finer Arts School of Marmara University .
In 2004, Acar was awarded "The Most Successful Artist of Turkey".
He often applies contemporary media techniques, including computer technology, to traditional painting techniques.
The artist has created works on themes such as history, particularly that of Istanbul, and the meeting of Western ideas with Eastern spirituality.