Raised in the suburbs of Boston as the first daughter of a Turkish mother and a Jewish father, Aylin has often found herself on the outside, looking in. Her mixed media paintings take an approach toward her subjects like that of a cultural observer or artistic ethnographer. Using a process that is playful and organic, Aylin's paintings, prints, and assemblages grow freely until she is in love with the surface, and a story emerges. Her recent work explores how time effects our views of both costume and temperament in the individual and their relationships.

With a BFA from Mason Gross at Rutgers University and a MA of Ed from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Aylin continues her artmaking practice while simultaneously working full-time as a museum professional, caring for her two young boys, teaching art workshops, and growing a small hand-made accessories business.