Dilek Erim

Dilek Erim was born in Istanbul in 1959. She graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Anadolu University. She learned Turkish decorative arts in the Turkish Decorative Arts Education Center at the TBMM General Directorate of National Palaces. She learned paper cutting (Kaatı) from Dürdane Ünver and Müjgan Başköylü and marbling art (Ebru) from Hikmet Barutçugil. Erim has participated in group exhibitions in Turkey. Currently, she continues to work in Istanbul.

Reference: istanbulunustalari.com, İstanbul’un Ustaları (Istanbul: İstanbul 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti, 2010), p. 111.