Ercan Yılmaz graduated from Anadolu University Faculty of Fine Arts in 1997, earning a master's degree from the same institution in 2002. Since 2004, he has been engaged in doctoral studies at the Competency in the Arts Program while teaching at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul. After completing his studies, Ercan Yılmaz will accept a teaching position at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University.

Ercan Yılmaz has participated in over 50 joint exhibitions and six solo exhibitions in Turkey, as well as in the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, and Japan. His sculptures have received awards in Turkey, Italy, and France and can be found on public display in Turkey, Denmark, Italy, France, the Canary Islands, Brazil, and Spain. Ercan Yılmaz's work is also held in numerous museums, as well as in universities and private collections.