Born in Istanbul, S. Hilal Arpacıoğlu graduated from Konya Selçuk University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Traditional Turkish Arts, Illumination and Miniature Branches in 2010. In 2015, she completed her master's degree with thesis at Marmara University Institute of Fine Arts, Traditional Turkish Arts programme, and in 2019 she completed her Proficiency in Art at the same University. Since 2013, she has been working as an academician at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Traditional Turkish Arts, teaching miniature courses and directing postgraduate theses as Dr. Faculty Member at the same university. Since July 2021, she has been working as the Head of Department of Traditional Turkish Arts under the Faculty of Fine Arts at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University.