Elif Kamisli is an exhibition maker and writer based in Istanbul. She studied political science, cultural studies, and cultural experience design in Istanbul and Rome. From 2014 to 2024, she served as Exhibition Manager for the Istanbul Biennial. 

She is currently the Director of Adyar Art Project for the Theosophical Society at its international headquarters in India, where her work explores the connections between spirituality and art. 

Her recent curatial work includes Åsa Jungnelius’s solo exhibition at Pera Museum, Istanbul (2025). Her essays, Sunday Posts, appeared in the 17th Istanbul Biennial catalogue (2022), and her book, Notebooks, was published by the NEON Foundation, Athens (2021). She also co-authored Best Wishes with Volkan Aslan (2020) and edited İnci Eviner’s Co-action Device: A Study (2014). She has been a regular contributor to Sanat Dünyamız since 2013, writing on the intersections of art, literature, and lived experience.