Sibel Alpaslan is a ceramic artist and teacher originally from Türkiye. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics and Glass from Marmara University in Istanbul, as well as a teaching certificate in Art Education.

Sibel has been working with clay for more than 30 years. Her experience includes ceramic design, running her own pottery studio and gallery in Kusadasi, Türkiye, and exhibiting her work in galleries and craft shows in both Türkiye and the United States.

She lived and worked in New England for 10 years, where she became an active member of the pottery community in Massachusetts. She also taught ceramics to adults and children and worked as an Adjunct Professor at Salem State University.

From 2015 to 2020, Sibel owned and operated Ceramics by Sibel, a pottery studio in Salem, Massachusetts, where she taught adult ceramics classes and continued creating her own work.

Since 2020, Sibel has made Savannah, Georgia, her home. She has her pottery studio at City Market, where she continues to create and teach ceramics, share her love of clay, and stay actively involved in the Savannah clay community.

Her work has been shown at several galleries and shops, including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum Shop, Exeter Fine Crafts, Cambridge Artists Cooperative, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen galleries, and Savannah Sip & Shop shows.

Sibel has received several awards and recognitions for her work, including Best in Show in Ceramics at the 2014 League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's "Living With Craft" exhibition. She was also selected as a Featured Artist at Paradise City Arts Festival in 2015 and as the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's Featured Artist for its 2018 annual ornament. More recently, she received an award from the Amelia Island Art Center in 2024 and placed 4th at the Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival in 2026.