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Foroozan Shirghani
She was born in Shirvan in 1980. Foroozan received her BA in painting from Art & Architecture University in 2004 and her MA from Alzahra University in 2008. She has showcased her work through many solo as well as group exhibitions in Iran, India , Italy and USA.
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Kamran Sharif
Kamran Sharif is an Iranian Sculptor born in 1978 in Tabriz- Iran. He graduated from Mirak art school in Tabriz. He opened his first private studio in Tehran. And currently he works and lives in Los Angeles, California.
Wahed Khakdan
Wahed Khakdan (Painter–Illustrator) was born in 1950, Iran. Since early stages of his life, Khakdan became fascinated with art, props and different materials. The passion, which came from his family, has directed him to choose art as his major.
Mahsa Vanaki
Mahsa Vanaki is an architect and designer based in Bay Area California.
nilu
Limitless is the first word that comes to mind when describing nilu. Limitless musically, emotionally, and personally. From her days in college as a chemistry major to making the life decision to focus on music. From her proud Persian heritage fitting alongside her American upbringing. There is seemingly nowhere she cannot go.
Afrooz Gholizadeh
Afrooz Gholizadeh was born in 1987 in Babol, Iran. She received a Bachelor in Graphic Design from IRIB University and her MA in Illustration from Art and Architecture University of Tehran.
Amir Salamat
Amir Salamat was born in Tehran, Iran, where he has begun his oil painting journey at age 15. His early paintings were in the surrealistic style, highly influenced by Salvador Dali. As he moved forward, he started to study other painters such as Miro, Klee and Picasso. And from there, while maintaining a certain surrealistic approach, his work became more linear with brighter colors.
Interview with Nobieh Talaei
A love of textiles and pure, archetypal forms runs like a thread through Berlin-based designer Nobieh Talaei's biography. Born in 1978 in Tehran, Iran, she grew up immersed in traditional handcraft and tailoring skills through her grandmother, a dressmaker of nomadic heritage who made all the neighbors' wedding dresses, Talaei recalls.