Ayse Sirin Budak

Ayse Sirin (Shee-Reen) Budak is an eco-artist born in Istanbul, Turkiye in 1986. She currently resides with her husband and two daughters and works in her home studio in Long Island, New York.
After receiving her B.A. in Political Science with an Art History minor, Sirin started to focus on her art more enthusiastically right after she became a first-time mom in 2015. With the birth of her second child in 2016, her daughters' naptimes became her relaxing and recharging time at her home studio. Having two small kids around her art practice, inevitably made her more conscious about the materials she chose to work with. With that on her mind, Sirin started to explore eco-friendly and sustainable materials. Especially her daily walks in nature with her kids nurtured her creativity immensely.
Using recycled handmade papers, and foraged earth pigments, making her own natural inks from food waste, bundle dyeing with dried flowers, naturally dyeing cotton threads and working with fabrics that are hand-made by local women are just some of the sustainable and eco-friendly options that Sirin applies in her creative process. With that, she aims to create a visual language that encourages a deep appreciation for the natural world around us. By...

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & Art History Minor | 2010

EXHIBITIONS

Guild Hall 79th Clothesline Art Exhibition New York | 2025

Médecins Sans Frontières Doctors Without Borders Fundraising Art Auction London | 2024

Guild Hall Clothesline Art Exhibition New York | 2024

Guild Hall 84th Artist Members Exhibition New York | 2024

Artsy Turkey-Syria Earthquake Relief Benefit Auction | 2023

Long Island Museum 10th Anniversary Artist Members Exhibition New York | 2023

Paul Smith Bolder Solo Exhibition New York | 2021

Guild Hall Clothesline Art Exhibition New York | 2021

Trotter & Sholer Gallery Art She Says Exhibition New York | 2020

The Visionary Projects The Era of Seclusion Exhibition New York | 2020

Guild Hall Clothesline Art Exhibition New York | 2020

Ground Floor Gallery Gifts by Artists Group Exhibition New York | 2019

Guild Hall Clothesline Art Exhibition New York | 2018

B.J Spoke Gallery Harvest of Artists Group Exhibition New York | 2018

Long Island Photography Gallery Dreamscapes: Land & Water Group Exhibition New York | 2018

PRESS

Saatchi Art Holiday 2022 Catalog featuring artist | 2022

Saatchi Art Fall 2022 Catalog featuring artist | 2022

Elle Decoration Russia L’Esquisse Hotel & Spa works featured at | 2021

Frame Magazine L’Esquisse Hotel &am...