Hilal Civelek was born in Düzce in 1969. She graduated from Gazi University Painting Department Graphic Design Art Major in 1990, and has been working as a teacher in state schools since 2002. Civelek took her first marbling classes from Füsun Arıkan, and has been working on marbling since 1999. She founded “Workshop HGB” with Gülyüz Atkovar and Bedriye Murathanoğlu in Kadıköy Altıyol in 2011, continues her artistic works and trains new students there. Civelek has a Ministry of Culture and Tourism Artist Presentation Card.