Nilay Paz is an Istanbul-based illustrator. She lived in London for 6 years and moved back in 2024. She’s studying Illustration at Falmouth University, specializing in editorial, and children’s book illustrations. She is a freelance self-employed illustrator in the UK and Turkey, accepting commissions worldwide.

Nilay held a virtual exhibition with the Holy Art Gallery in May 2023. In January 2024, her work was shown at the Holy Art Gallery in London; in March 2024, her work was shown again at the Holy Art Gallery in New York. She joined the Artboxy project to exhibit in Miami Art Weeks (Miami, USA), Nicoleta Art Gallery (Berlin, Germany), and Andie Art Gallery (Athens, Greece) in December 2023. Nilay has also directed nature stories to share the understanding of diversity, inclusion, feminist power, environmentalism, and love.