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Zeynep Alpay

Multidisciplinary Artist & Illustrator

Türkiye

Intermediate

Digital Illustration
Paper-cutting
Tufting

Hello! I’m Zeynep. I love creating visual artwork through diverse techniques and mediums ranging from digital to traditional.

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Biography

I’m a multidisciplinary artist and illustrator, born in Türkiye, and based in Germany since 2017. My practice moves between paper art, illustration, animation, painting, tufting, and installation, often combining traditional handcraft with contemporary visual storytelling. Over the years, I have collaborated with organizations and brands including IKEA, Wacom, the University of Manchester, Charité Berlin, and PopBoard NRW.

I have a background in sociology and found my way into art after leaving a corporate career to pursue it full-time. Since then, my practice has grown beyond making individual works into creating spaces for people to meet, experiment, and make things together. Alongside my own work, I lead creative workshops, take part in talks and panels, and organize community-based art events. I’m also one of the founders of PAPP Art Collective, a Cologne-based collective bringing together art, community, and collaborative projects.

Skills

Roles

  • Mastery
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Technical Skills

  • Mastery
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Software

  • Advanced
  • Intermediate

Soft Skills

  • Mastery

Languages

  • Fluent/Native
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  • Proficient

Other Skills

  • Advanced
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  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate

Work Experience

2024 – Present day

Intermediate - Art Teacher

Freelance

Organising and leading art workshops for groups, for children, and as a team building activity for companies.

2016 – Present day

Illustration & Multidisciplinary Artist

Freelance/ Self Employed (Cologne)
Providing creative solutions to diverse clients with deliverables and roles such as illustration, poster design, 2D animation, story visualisation, painting murals and hosting workshops, among others.

2019 – 2024

Community Manager

cumming collective (Cologne)

Organising music, art and discussion events that support underrepresented artists in and around Cologne.

Education

2006 – 2012

BA

Bosphorus University

Sociology