Kıymet Baran
Kıymet Baran was born in 1981 and is married with two children. She completed her primary, secondary, and high school education and graduated from the Department of Ceramics at Çanakkale 18 Mart University in 2003. Her passion for art led her to explore traditional Turkish arts, where she decided to deepen her knowledge.
In 2016, she began studying tezhip (Islamic illumination) under the guidance of Elif Fişek Öztürk at İSMEK. In 2018, she continued her education at the Bağlarbaşı Turkish Islamic Arts Vocational School, where she trained in tezhip with the renowned artist Kadriye Bayraktar. In 2022, she began undergraduate studies in the Department of Traditional Turkish Arts at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, where she is currently continuing her education.
Alongside her academic journey, Baran is also a member of the Beykoz Baruthane Art Studio and Perdah Art Studio, working closely with Kadriye Bayraktar. By combining traditional Turkish arts with a modern perspective, she aims to bring uniqueness and originality to her artistic creations.