Özcan Uzkur graduated from the Textile Arts Department of the State Applied Fine Arts School (MSÜGSF) in 1978. Uzkur, who has directed national and international workshops, participated in many exhibitions and projects, and held solo exhibitions, continues his work in different areas of plastic arts using all kinds of textiles and soft materials in his two and three-dimensional works. Özcan Uzkur, who worked as a faculty member in the Textile Arts Department of Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts between 1982-2011, is currently a faculty member in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Istanbul Topkapı University.