Shenay Akin
Istanbul, Turkey
Graduation in Photography from the Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul.
Fashion Acsessories and Jewellery Design, one year certificate
program, Scuola d’Arte e Mestieri di Vicenza, Italy. Gemology and
Stonesetting, 6 month qualification, Scuola d’Arte e Mestieri di
Vicenza, Italy.
Jewellery Making and Design, one year course, BIR Art Center,
Istanbul.
Shenay Akin teaches rendering and jewellery design at Alef Galeri,
an art center founded together with Yesim Yuksek a goldsmith and
teacher of hers.
She enjoys using gold and silver together with non-conventional
materials like glass, plastic, leather…She produces her own
one-of-a-kind jewellery and develops project as a free-lance
jewellery designer.