Melishan Devrim

Art historian (PhD), Journalist, Translator & Visual Artist

Born in Istanbul. Studied Art History in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and specialized in architectural history of the 19th and 20th century. Received "Young Art Critic Award" in 2002. Worked as an arts journalist, editor and copywriter for media and advertising agencies (1998-2021).

Contributed to some international and collective art projects with her digital images (Museum of Selfies, 2014; "Virus" online exhibition of Ankara Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center, 2020.)

Translated science fiction books. Worked as a migrant worker in Athens and Sofia, traveled in Europe for her architectural research (2017-2021). Her PhD thesis about modernist architecture is accessible on Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Institutional Repository.

Some of her published articles can be found on her Academia page.

"Konstantin Lips" [Byzantine monastery church, today Fenari İsa Mosque] (2022-2025) series acrylic on paper paintings are available on Saatchi Art Gallery.

"Spring Symphony" (2025) digital paintings are available as art prints on her José Art Gallery page.

Published her first sci-fi novelette, "The Last Guardian of Eldergrove" as an ebook in April 2026.

Contributed to "Institution(ing)s Glossary (2025-2028) EU Project" with a painting from her Konstantin Lips series in May 2026.

The Last Guardian of Eldergrove

Author: Melishan Devrim

E-Book, 2026.

Meloriel is a wood elf who had to leave her homeland due to deforestation. Now, she travels the country, warning people that when the forests are gone, evil from The Below will emerge and humans will have to fight with their chaos. She tells people ancient stories about how the ancients fought evil in the past and banished them to their realm.