Jülide
Okday

Born in 1974, in Istanbul, to Austrian mother and Turkish father. Lived in Istanbul, Vienna, New York, Singapore and London. I live and work in Istanbul for the past 8 years. Mother to three boys. 

Studied interior and spacial design at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London and received BA Honours. Worked at HYLA Architects in Singapore. In spite of my deep love for architecture, I dreamt of doing art every day. At age 30, I left architecture and have been painting since. 

My work is mainly abstract, yet not random. I very specifically paint what is in my head using symbols that I create in my compositions.