Melis Önalan Altıparmak (b.1989 Istanbul), after graduating from Management Undergraduate Program and Art Theory and Criticism Minor Program of Sabancı University in 2013, she graduated from University of Arts London, Chelsea College, in 2014. Currently she pursues Proficiency in Art degree at Yeditepe University, Plastic Arts Ph.D. Program. The artist, who attended many group exhibitions worldwide, lives and works in Istanbul.