Semra İsmailoğlu was born in West Trakya (Thrace) İskeçe in 1948. She graduated from Istanbul Technical University Department of Architecture in 1972. She started taking marbling classes from Hikmet Barutçugil in 2008; and after 2010, she continued her studies with Mahmut Peşteli for four years and received her license in 2013. She received Ministry of Culture and Tourism Artist Presentation Card in marbling branch in 2010. İsmailoğlu took scientific plant illustration classes from Hülya Korkmaz, basic art training classes from Savaş Çevik and illumination pattern design classes from Yonca Bacak. She started taking miniature classes from Berrin Çakin Güç at İSMEK in 2011. İsmailoğlu participated in many exhibitions and won prizes in various competitions.