Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Academician
Ezgi Karaata received her bachelor’s degree from the Department of Graphic Design at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts in 2005. She earned her master’s degree in Visual Communication Design from Istanbul Bilgi University in 2009. Between 2005 and 2010, she worked as an art director at various advertising agencies.
In 2016, she completed the Proficiency in Art Programme in Cinema and Television at Beykent University. The motion graphics film she produced as part of her Proficiency in Art project received numerous awards in international competitions.
Karaata began her academic career in 2011 as a research assistant in the Department of Graphic Design at Doğuş University Faculty of Art and Design. At the same institution, she worked as a lecturer from 2014 to 2016 and as an assistant professor from 2016 to 2019. In 2019, she joined the Department of Graphic Arts at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts as an associate professor. Since 2026, she has continued her academic and artistic work at the same institution as a professor.
Alongside her academic and artistic practice, Karaata has produced illustrations for various magazines and books. She has received numerous national and international awards in illustration, packaging design, poster design, and motion graphics.
Awards
Anatolia's Women's Power Competition - Finalist, Turkey, 2019
Award for the Best Student Film, International Film Festival Cinema for a Future Society – A-Fest Film Gjirokastra, Albania, 2017
Audience Award, New Animation International Film Festival, USA, 2017
Special Mention, New Animation International Film Festival, USA, 2017
Konya Governorship Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, Cultural and Artistic Products Design Competition Graphic Illustration Category, Incentive Award, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkey, 2017
Special Mention, Promofest, Spain, 2016
Hediyem Istanbul 3rd National Illustration Competition 2nd Prize, Mimar Sinan Faculty of Fine Arts and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey, 2016
”Design my Samsonite” Samsonite Europe NV, International Design Competition Theme Award, Samsonite, Belgium, 2014
16th International Science and Spring Festival Illustration Competition, Participation in the Exhibition, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey, 2013
”International Abidin Dino 100 Years 100 Artists Exhibition” Participation in the Exhibition, Obur Mizah, Turkey, 2013
Konya Metropolitan Municipality “No to Violence for Women, Yes for Love and Tolerance” Poster Design Competition 2nd Prize, Turkey, 2012
National Packaging Design Student Competition 2 Mention Awards, TÜYAP and ASD, Turkey, 2004
65th State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Original Printing Competition, Participation in the Exhibition, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkey, 2004