Elmira Iskenderova Baş was born in 1971. She is a psychologist, psychodramatist and pedagogue. She received marbling training from Hikmet Barutçugil at Classical Turkish Arts Center, and katı’ training at İSMEK and Küçükçekmece Traditional Arts Academy. Baş also participated in the Illumination and Miniature Certificate Program at Istanbul University's Classical Turkish Decoration Arts Workshop and continues her personal works on these arts.