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Contemporary Theater, Dance, Performance, Theater

Aisan Hoss was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1984. She is a dancer and choreographer from Tehran, Iran. She started studying and performing Iranian dances at the age of twelve and teaching at the age of eighteen. While doing her BS in Business Management from Azad University in Tehran, Aisan attended a study-abroad English language program in London where she first encountered contemporary dance.

Photography

Sarah Sasani

Sarah Sasani was born in 1985 in Tehran. She graduated from the Tehran University of Art and Architecture in the research of art. She has activated in photojournalism since 2003.

Illustration

Negin Ehtesabian

Negin Ehtesabian was Born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran. She is a contemporary artist, illustrator, and designer who is currently based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Concept Art, Illustration

Mehdi Moayedpour

Mehdi Moayedpour was born in 1985 in Tehran, Iran. He is a Concept Artist, Character Designer, Illustrator and digital painter.with over 20 years of professional experience. he has also been teaching since 2017.

calligraphy, Music, Performance, Singer

MohammadReza Shajarian

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian classical singer, composer, and of Persian traditional music. He has been called "Iran's greatest living maestro of Persian classical music."Shajarian is also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitarian activities.

Painting

Soudeh Davoud

Soudeh Davoud born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, and from an Iranian-Kurdish family.

Photography

Labkhand Olfatmanesh

Labkhand Olfatmanesh’s photography explores themes of feminism, racism, and isolation, and how these forces take shape in the United States and her birthplace of Iran.

Painting

Nahid Hagigat

Nahid Hagigat is a visual artist who combines her paintings with her own life stories. After graduating in Fine Arts from Tehran University, Nahid continued her studies in The United States.

Animation, Film, Illustration, Video

Hameed Bahrami

Hameed Bahrami born in 1972. He is an Iranian filmmaker and visual artist based in Atlanta, United States. Bahrami received a B.F.A. in Painting from the Art University of Tehran.

Painting

Bahareh and Farzaneh Safarani

Twin sisters Bahareh and Farzaneh Safarani (Iranian, b. 1990) began painting at the age of thirteen. They earned their B.A. in painting from Tehran University and M.F.A from Northeastern University, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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