This is a list of women artists who were born in Iran or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.
A Panteha Abareshi (born 1999), multidisciplinary artist, based in Los Angeles, California Samira Abbassy (born 1965), Iranian-born British painter, based in New York City Clara Abkar (1916–1996), Iranian-born Armenian miniaturist and gilder Golnar Adili (born 1976), artist based in Brooklyn, New York Hoda Afshar (born 1983), photographer based in Melbourne Shahla Aghapour, painter, sculptor, performance art, author, gallery director Shiva Ahmadi (born 1975), painter, video artist, and installation artist, based in the San Francisco Bay Area Shirin Aliabadi (1973–2018), visual artist, previously based in Tehran Samira Alikhanzadeh (born 1967), painter Morehshin Allahyari (born 1985), artist active since 2007, educator, based in Brooklyn Afruz Amighi (born 1974), sculptor, installation art, based in Brooklyn Nazgol Ansarinia (born 1979), painter Shahla Arbabi (born 1945), mixed media artist, based in Washington D.C. Akram Monfared Arya (born 1946), painter late in life, but best known as the second licensed female aircraft pilot of Iran Matilda Aslizadeh (born 1976), Iranian-born Canadian video artist, photography, and installation artist; based in Vancouver, Canada.
B Nairy Baghramian (born 1971), sculpture and mixed media artist, based in Berlin Sonia Balassanian (born 1942), Armenian-Iranian painter, sculptor, installation artist, and curator; based in New York City and Yerevan Fatemeh Behboudi (born 1985), photographer, photojournalist
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Parvine Curie (born 1936), French sculptor, of French and Iranian heritage Shaghayegh Cyrous (born 1987), interdisciplinary, activist, and social practice artist, based in San Francisco
D Parisa Damandan (born 1967), photographer, art historian Iran Darroudi (born 1936–2021), contemporary artist Solmaz Daryani (born 1989), photographer Gohar Dashti (born 1980), photographer, video artist Bahar Dehkordi (born 1990), Rapper, theatre actress
E Maryam Eisler, Iranian-born, London-based photographer, editor, and author Fatemeh Emdadian (born 1955), sculptor Soheila Esfahani, Iranian-born Canadian installation artist, sculptor, and educator; based in London, Ontario, Canada Parvaneh Etemadi (born 1947/1948), painter, draftsperson, printer and collagist; based in Tehran
F Mitra Farazandeh (born c. 1976), painter and drawer, disability activist Atena Farghadani (born 1987), cartoonist, political activist Homa Vafaie Farley, Iranian-born potter and ceramist Tannaz Farsi (born 1974), sculptor and multidisciplinary artist, based in Eugene, Oregon Roya Farassat (born 1964), painter, sculptor, based in New York City Golnaz Fathi (born 1972), contemporary artist Bita Fayyazi (born 1962), sculptor and ceramist known for Iranian public art projects Chohreh Feyzdjou (1955–1996), sculpture, installation art Raheleh Filsoofi (born 1975), ceramist, painter Parastou Forouhar (born 1962), installation artist based in Germany Soraya French (born 1957), painter, writer
G Pariyoush Ganji (born 1945), painter based in Tehran Mokarrameh Ghanbari (1928–2005), painter Shabnam K. Ghazi (born 1971), multidisciplinary artist, based in Toronto Shadi Ghadirian (born 1974), photographer, based in Tehran Bita Ghezelayagh (born 1966), sculptor based in Tehran and London Hengameh Golestan (born 1952), photographer
H Nahid Hagigat (born 1943), illustrator, printmaker and painter in New York Fariba Hajamadi (born 1957), visual artist based in New York City Fatemeh Hamami (born 1989), disabled foot-and-mouth painter Gita Hashemi (born 1961), multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, Canada Maryam Hashemi (born 1977), visual artist based in London Taraneh Hemami (born 1960), visual artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area Sooreh Hera (born 1973), photographer, artist, born in Tehran Mansooreh Hosseini (1926–2012), contemporary artist Shirazeh Houshiary (born 1955), installation artist, sculptor Sheree Hovsepian (born 1974), collage artist and photographer, based in New York City.
J Rana Javadi (born 1953), photographer in Tehran. Pouran Jinchi (born 1959), calligrapher, painter, sculptor, active in New York since 1990s
K Talieh Kamran (1930–2017), painter, musician, and poet; a pioneer of modern art in Iran Shokufeh Kavani (born 1970), contemporary painter based in Sydney Zhaleh Kazemi (1944–2003), painter Amineh Kazemzadeh (born 1963), painter Simin Keramati (born 1970), Iranian-born Canadian multidisciplinary visual artist and activist Sanam Khatibi (born 1979), Iranian-born contemporary artist based in Belgium Avish Khebrehzadeh (born 1969), Iranian-born American multidisciplinary visual artist Laleh Khorramian (born 1974), Iranian-American multidisciplinary visual artist Arghavan Khosravi (born 1984), Iranian-born American painter and sculptor Sahar Khoury (born 1973), American sculptor, of Iranian and Jordanian-Palestinian descent
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Farideh Lashai (1944–2013), abstract painter, writer, and translator
M Tala Madani (born 1981), Iranian-born American painter Nadia Maftouni (born 1966), painter, academic researcher, Islamic theologist, philosopher, and author Saba Masoumian (born 1982), contemporary artist Leyly Matine-Daftary (1937–2007), modernist artist, educator Sanaz Mazinani (born 1978), Iranian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist, works including installation art, photography Laleh Mehran, Iranian-American multimedia artist and professor Stacy Mehrfar, Iranian-American contemporary artist Alina Mnatsakanian (born 1958), Iranian-Armenian Switzerland-based visual artist Mandana Moghaddam (born 1962), Iranian-Swedish visual artist Neda Moridpour, Iranian-American artist, educator, active since 2012 Noreen Motamed (born 1967), painter Nurieh Mozaffari (born 1960), Iranian-Canadian contemporary painter
N Malekeh Nayiny (born 1955), artist based in Paris Shirin Neshat (born 1957), visual artist based in New York Mina Nouri (born 1951), painter Anahita Norouzi (born 1988), Iranian-Canadian artist Guity Novin (born 1944), Iranian-Canadian figurative painter, graphic designer
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Farah Ossouli (born 1953), painter based in Iran
R Tarlan Rafiee (born 1980), contemporary artist and curator Sara Rahbar (born 1976), contemporary mixed-media artist, based in New York Pantea Rahmani (born 1971), contemporary artist Raha Raissnia (born 1968), contemporary artist Anahita Razmi (born 1981), German-born contemporary artist of Iranian descent, based in London and Berlin Shokouh Riazi (1921–1965), modernist painter Roxx, British-born American tattoo artist of Iranian descent, based in Los Angeles
S Behjat Sadr (1924–2009), impressionistic painter Afarin Sajedi (born 1979), surrealist painter, illustrator Maryam Salour (born 1954), sculptor, ceramist, painter Ashraf os-Saltaneh (1863–1914), princess, photographer of the Qajar era, and one of the earliest women photographers and journalists Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh (born 1962), painter, weaver, calligrapher, who works with her feet Golnar Servatian (born 1977), cartoonist, illustrator Massoumeh Seyhoun (1934–2010), painter, gallerist, curator Hadieh Shafie (born 1969), painter, based in the United States Shirana Shahbazi (born 1974), photographer, installation artist, based in Switzerland Naz Shahrokh (born 1969), miniature painting, sculptures, installation art, land art, and video art Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922–2019), best known for her mirror mosaics, sculptor, painter, textile designer Sara Shamsavari (born 1979), British-Iranian multidisciplinary artist Mojgan Shajarian (born 1970), Iranian painter, designer, musician Soheila Sokhanvari (born 1964), Iranian painter and multi-media artist, based in Cambridge, UK Sheida Soleimani (born 1990), Iranian-American multidisciplinary artist, based in Rhode Island T Taravat Talepasand (born 1979), Iranian-American painter and sculptor, based in Oregon. Newsha Tavakolian (born 1981), photographer, photojournalist
Z Maryam Zandi (born 1946), photographer Leila Zelli (born 1981), Iranian-born Canadian installation artist and painter Niloofar Ziae (born 1962), painter, educator Minoosh Zomorodinia, Iranian-born American visual artist, curator, and educator in San Francisco
See also List of Iranian artists List of Iranian painters Iranian modern and contemporary art
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