Maryam Zarei
Maryam Zarei is an Iranian visual artist specializing in realist painting. Her artistic journey began in childhood through drawing and evolved through independent study, observation, and years of dedicated practice. Working primarily with oil and acrylic, she creates paintings that combine technical precision with emotional sensitivity. Portraiture and still life are central to her practice, often enriched by symbolic elements from nature. Her work has been exhibited at Gallery Hafta in Tehran, the Day of the Dead Exhibition at the Embassy of Mexico in Iran, and the CANI College International Virtual Exhibition in Canada. Through her paintings, she explores the quiet relationship between humanity, memory, and the natural world.
SIMIN AHMADIPOUR
Simin Ahmadipour is a visual artist and architecture graduate based in Iran. Her architectural background deeply informs her way of seeing and creating, leading to a unique visual language where geometric structures intertwine with organic, poetic textures. In recent years, she has focused rigorously on rapidograph drawing and line-and-dot techniques. Utilizing repetition, precision, and intricate details, her works explore concepts such as transition, perception, memory, time, and the relationship between the human inner world and the surrounding space. Ahmadipour has participated in group exhibitions, including "Tehran 1308", and continues to expand her personal language within contemporary drawing.
Marjan Bonakdar
Marjan Bonakdar is an Iranian visual artist and academically trained realist painter whose practice is rooted in figurative drawing and painting. Since beginning her artistic career, she has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions, receiving several certificates of recognition for her work. She has completed specialized studies in academic drawing and painting, human anatomy, art history, Roman art and archaeology, modern art, digital graphics, and curatorial practice. Since 2022, she has continued her artistic development at the Tehran Academy of Art under the mentorship of Parsoua Mahtash, while contributing to artistic projects as an assistant. Her work combines academic realism with contemporary conceptual themes, exploring identity, memory, spirituality, and the dialogue between cultural heritage and digital technology.
Arvin Aghaeizadeh Saheli
Arvin Aghaeizadeh Saheli is an Iranian deaf multidisciplinary visual artist working in pencil and charcoal drawing and photography. His photographic practice explores architectural, fine art, portrait, documentary, nature, industrial, and wildlife photography.
Born deaf, he has developed a unique artistic perspective shaped by observation, silence, and visual storytelling. He began his journey in pencil and charcoal drawing in the summer of 2020, creating highly detailed and technically demanding monochrome artworks that explore themes of memory, cultural identity, human connection, and the emotional relationship between people and their surroundings.
In 2024, he expanded his artistic practice into photography, capturing cultural stories, landscapes, human expressions, natural environments, and industrial forms through a thoughtful visual approach. His photographic works have received recognition in several competitions and festivals.
Alongside his artistic career, Aghaeizadeh Saheli has a background in Computer Engineering and Information Technology and works professionally as a software developer. He combines technical precision with artistic sensitivity, bringing creativity and a distinctive perspective to his visual practice.
Through drawing and photography, he seeks to express stories beyond words, exploring silence, heritage, nature, and human experiences through visual art.
