Sahar is a Painter based in Tehran, Iran.

I am a graphical artist, painter & calligraphist from Tehran. I grew up in a household that embraced my interest in arts and especially painting from a very young age. In spite of my parents aspirations of me becoming a medical doctor or a mathematician, they supported me when I told them of my decision to pursuit a career in graphical arts when I was in my early teens. I joined a school of arts, where I got my diploma and followed it up by an associate’s degree, before studying for a bachelor’s degree in graphical design at Sourah University Tehran and continued for a master’s degree of Islamic arts at the same University. After my associate’s degree I started working as a graphical artist and illustrator in parallel of continuing my academic studying. I have work experience as a graphical artist at companies in advertising, interior architecture & product and packaging design. I also volunteer as an arts teachers for working children.

I am currently interested in doing impressionist and modernist paintings, Persian calligraphy of ancient poems of Hafez alongside my interpretative illustrations of them. I delve into subjects concerning the female body and anatomy, beauty in nature, spiritual and romantic poetry. My experiences and the struggle of growing up as a girl and living as a woman in Iran has informed me throughout the years and have been the inspiration of many of my works.