Zeynep İlgü was born in Istanbul in 1990. She graduated from Şeyh Edebali University Department of Economics in 2012. She received a certificate from İSMEK illumination courses in 2013. İlgü, who participated in various group exhibitions, has been taking illumination classes from Emel Türkmen at Hüseyin-Emel Türkmen Art House for two years.