Amir
Bahadori

I am a classically trained oil painter and graduate of ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. After more than a decade leading global design teams in the tech world, an experience that sharpened my sense of storytelling and human-centered detail, I have returned to the easel to pursue the vocation I first embraced in ArtCenter’s life-drawing studios.

My current practice reimagines classical European technique through the lens of my Persian and Kurdish heritage. Layered glazes, jewel-toned accents, and nuanced chiaroscuro create luminous scenes that bridge past and present. Each painting is a meditation on belonging, migration, and the quiet resilience of everyday ritual.