Bahriye Balkaç was born in Istanbul in 1961. She is a graduate of Mithat Paşa Technical High School. Balkaç, who has taken courses from masters such as Cahide Keskiner, Sabiha Koç, Asiye Okumuş and Zehra Çekin, continues her works by making some changes in the technique she used, and by doing new experiments in the art of illumination.