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.
Continue ReadingTagzh magazine
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.
Continue ReadingBahareh 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.
Continue ReadingInterview with Soroosh Milanizadeh
Soroosh Milanizadeh, born in 1978, a photography graduate from Art and Architecture Azad University of Tehran. He is a Photographer, Video Artist, Painter, and art curator. He started his constant professional career in 1999 and has attempted to express his social concerns, particularly the position of women in society ever since.
Continue ReadingMalekeh Nayini
Malekeh Nayiny was born in 1955 in Teheran, Iran. She obtained a B.A. in fine arts and photography from Syracuse University in 1978 followed by advanced photography at the International Center of Photography in New York, 1980-1982.
Continue ReadingInterview with Niaz Nawab
Niaz Nawab is an accomplished multi-instrumental musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and music teacher. Niaz was born in Tehran, Iran, and currently resides in Paris, France.
Continue ReadingFarzane Ghadyanloo
Ghadyanloo is a street and fine art photographer based in Tehran, Iran. Born in 1989, Farzana graduated from high school in 2008, concentrating on Humanities. Afterward, she started her bachelor's degree in Directing and graduated in 2013. She started traveling and joined different Artist residency programs meanwhile.
Continue Reading
Interview with Shaun Toub
Shaun Toub was born in Tehran, Iran to a Persian-Jewish family. He was raised in Manchester, England. At the age of 13, he moved to Switzerland and after a two-year stay, he crossed the Atlantic to Nashua, New Hampshire, to finish his last year of high school. After two years of college in Massachusetts, Shaun transferred to USC. His high school yearbook notes: "The Funniest guy in school and the most likely to succeed in the entertainment world."
Hemad Javadzade
Hemad Javadzade is an Iranian visual artist. He was born in 1984, currently lives and works in Istanbul-Turkey.
Continue ReadingInterview with Lena Späth
Lena Spath was born and grown up in Germany and currently resides in Spain. She became acquainted with Iranian interiors during her Middle Eastern Studies exchange in Tehran. She was instantly drawn to the deep heritage and architectural mastery of the buildings that surrounded her. The contrast between grandeur and simplicity along with the natural materials, earthy colors and elaborate designs led her to decide to visit Iran in 2017.
Continue Reading