Adviye Bal was born in 1963 in Tarsus, a district of Mersin, Turkey. Her passion for art emerged at a young age and became a guiding force shaping her entire life. She grew up in an intellectual and art-filled household where her father took them on imaginary journeys to the Moon, the family lived surrounded by creativity, and she chose to make her first doll out of clay with her own hands. This environment made art one of the cornerstones of her life. Throughout her education, she embraced every opportunity to engage with various forms of art—be it theatre, literature, or painting—and remained deeply connected to artistic expression at every stage. At just 16, she held her first solo exhibition, taking an early step into the art world. 

However, due to the social and economic conditions of Turkey before 1980, she was unable to continue the art education she dreamed of and completed her first higher education in Geography. As she had always been deeply connected to art since childhood, she never distanced herself from it and chose to study the Geography department, which she was very interested in. Despite these challenges, Bal never gave up her dedication to art. She saw art not only as a form of expression but as a stance against the limitations imposed by existence. In 2004, Adviye Bal graduated from Marmara University’s Atatürk Faculty of Education, Department of Painting-Handicraft Education.