Born in U.S.A, New York Ari Alpert studied at the Museum School of Fine Arts in Boston, where he completed his MA. After studying a diverse range of art media, he later focused on printmaking and its various branches including screen printing, wood printmaking, lithography, etching, a practice which later evolved into his interest in street art. At the same time, while living in New York, he managed major non-profit art organizations like the New City Opera, and the New York Philharmonic fundraising and marketing campaigns, sharpening his business skills. After moving to Istanbul, wanting to combine the arts with his business skills, he began working for various agencies in the advertising sector doing online/offline design. For the past 8 years he has ventured into the online world working as a creative director managing substantial clients, while collecting a number of honors and merits .