İrem Ela Yıldızeli

İrem Ela Yıldızeli is a Turkish/British national educator and graphic designer working in the advertising industry for more than 15 years. She started her art studies in London where she received a BTEC National Diploma in Art&Design continuing with BA Honours in Graphic Design from Marmara University, MA honours degree in Visual Communication Design from Istanbul Bilgi University/Laureate International Universities and currently completing PhD in Art and Design at Yıldız Technical University. 

She followed her career in agencies Concept and DDB network, with clients such as Volkswagen, Siemens, Debenhams, Starbucks, Nestlé Pure Life, Istanbul 2020 Bid Committee etc... 

Her works have won awards from Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, New York Festivals, London International Awards, Eurobest European Advertising Festival, Kristal Elma, Kırmızı Awards, Media Cat Felis, GMK and have been exhibited at the 1. Istanbul Design Biennial. 

In 2009 and 2010 she published two books about her great-grandfather historian Dr. Osman Sevki Uludağ (1889-1964) with his articles, lectures and arguments in the first years of the Republic of Turkey.

She is currently the head of English Graphic Design Department at Ayvansaray University.


EXHIBITIONS:
2015 - Bir Cumhuriyet Mahallesinin Öyküsü / Studios Çukurcuma (Solo Exhibition)
2012 - Istanbul Design Biennial / Santral Istanbul