Ozan Adam studied art and cinema at Bard College, attended The New School University for his MA. He worked as an independent artist and as a professional in film production, advertising, commercials, media in New York. He taught many courses, gave seminars, workshops and lectures at many universities and has been invited by universities and institutions such as Middle Eastern Technical University, Bosphorus University, The Netherlands Institute of Higher Education, Aksanat Art Foundation and The Bauhaus Foundation in Germany. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses and supervised projects in Istanbul for 15 years. He directed commercials, advertisement campaigns and music videos. He has also been a jury member for film festivals and award juries. Many of his artworks and films have been selected, awarded and presented by internationally acclaimed festivals, galleries and museums.