Levent Kum

Born in 1966 in Ankara, the artist completed his primary and secondary education in Gediz district of Kütahya. In 1991, he successfully completed his undergraduate education at Mimar Sinan University, Department of Traditional Turkish Handicrafts. In 2000, he completed his master's degree at Mimar Sinan University Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Old Tile Repairs.

He has participated in many exhibitions at home and abroad, and has served as a jury member in the Tile branch in national and international competitions. He organised various conferences to promote Turkish Tile Art and shared his knowledge in this field.

He is currently working as a research assistant at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Traditional Turkish Arts.