Billur Tansel

Billur Tansel was born in Ankara. After finishing the French High School Ecole Française Pierre Loti in Istanbul, she graduated from the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, USA and obtained two majors in economics and philosophy. She then received a joint MBA degree from the Sorbonne and the Dauphine Universities.

In 2006, Tansel started her career as an academician at the Department of Visual Communication Design in the Faculty of Communication at Yeditepe University.  This is where she also completed her second master′s degree in visual communication design with the thesis entitled “Study And Analysis of the Traditional Aesthetics in Art As Opposed to the New Aesthetics in Digital Art.” She currently teaches Art Philosophy in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Yeditepe University. Since 2008, besides being an academician, Tansel has been actively enrolled in the art scene as the director of reputable art galleries in Istanbul, such as Casa Dell’Arte and 44A, she also worked as the Art Director of the Casa Dell’Arte Art Hotel in Bodrum. She has curated several exhibitions in Turkey. Her articles have been published in art magazines and books. Since 2011, Tansel has worked as the Director of Proje4L/ Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art in Istanbul.