Painting
Sahar Haghgoo
Sahar Haghgoo was born in 1981 in Rasht, Iran. She is a freelance illustrator based in London. She creates her illustrations through digital and mixed media techniques; and loves to use theatre and drama scenes in her compositions.
Shahriar Ahmadi
Born in Kermanshah in 1977, Ahmadi completed a Bachelor of Painting at the College of Fine Arts, the University of Tehran in 1997, and went on to obtain a Masters in Painting at the Tehran University of Art in 2002.
Mahsa Tehrani
Mahsa Tehrani was born in 1983 in Tehran, Iran. She lives and works in Tehran. Mahsa is a narrative artist;
Amin Montazeri
Amin Montazeri was born in 1992 in Tehran, Iran. Amin presents detailed contemporary readings of myths and legends.
Hasteem ”We Are Here”
Twelve Gates Arts (12G) and The Collective for Black Iranians are hosting “Hasteem: We Are Here” from September 3-24, 2021, with an opening reception on September 12, 2021, from 1-3 pm.
Xamoosh
Xamoosh was born in 1989, Tehran. He is a self-taught artist who started graffiti by putting his signature on the walls of Tehran in 2007. With more than a decade of activity in the writing of Persian murals, he became one of the pioneers and influential in this area.
Soraya Sharghi
Soraya Sharghi is an Iranian artist living and working in New York City. Sharghi creates works in diverse media, such
Farnoosh Doroodgar
Farnoosh Doroodgar (Farren) is an Iranian artist, graduated with a master's degree in economics and known for her digital art and portraiture. She is also known for the project "The Atlas of Beauty" since 2017.
Moslem Khezri
Moslem Khezri was born in 1984 in Kerman, Iran, and is a painter and a university lecturer.
Shahram Karimi
Shahram was born in 1957 Shiraz, and he is a painter and film production designer. He has extensive experience working within the film production department on a film crew for 15 years. He has worked from a very early conceptual process collaborating with Iranian artists and filmmakers; Shirin Neshat and Shoji Azari on many film projects. Their film "Women Without Men" won the 2009 Venice Film Festival, Silver Lion, for best directing. Shahram worked closely with director Richard Raymond on the movie "Desert Dancer".