Ummet Karaca was born in 1956 in Georgia. He studied at the Tbilisi High School of Painters between 1978 and 1982 and currently works in Istanbul.

He participated in many national and international exhibitions. Solo exhibitions of the artist: 1987- Tbilisi, Georgia; 1993 – Varol Art Gallery, Istanbul; 1993- Tuyap Art Fair, Varol Art Gallery, Istanbul; 1995 – Tuyap Art Fair, Galeri Artist, Istanbul; 1997 – METU Mustafa Parlar Gallery, Ankara; 1998 – Teku Art Gallery, Ankara; 1999 – Atatürk Culture Center, Istanbul; Atatürk Painting and Sculpture Museum, Ankara; 2000 – Büyükada Anatolian Club, Istanbul; 2002- Kemer Country, Istanbul; 2004 – Akyol Art House, Istanbul