Anahita is a painter and photographer living and working in Kuala Lumpur. Born and bred in the history rich Iran, she grew up around a lot of creativity, greatly immersed in the magnificent culture and heritage of the land.

Her love for art developed from growing up with an archaeologist father with a passion for artistic artefact. He believed that self knowledge comes from an understanding of one’s past, and encouraged his daughter to learn and understand the country’s culture and traditions.

Her parents fostered her love for art from an early age, allowing her to express her art in paintings and drawings in the walls of the house. They travelled around the country visiting museums, reading her a lot of history books and poems, and listening to folklore music at home. These experiences still features greatly in her artwork up to date.

Her parents were very supportive of her choice of art as a career path, and for her 18th birthday, her father got her an analogue camera. This was the beginning of the most exciting and fulfilling journey of her life. Through her camera lens, she learnt to search, study, and see beyond the obvious. Photography became her means of artistic expression.

Her photography is heartfelt and communicative; freezing precious moments in time, telling poetic stories of the people in front of her lens. Her favourite photography subject is people and nature, and she always tries to bring them together in perfect sync to create a long gone ethereal harmony that nowadays has to be staged in order to capture it in camera.

She remains authentic to painting, bringing to life a fresh perspective of modern living with each brushstroke, also focusing on people and nature. Her brilliant artwork brings about a nostalgic sense of serenity that makes one long to spend eternity there. Her canvas becomes a door to thousands of possible worlds only the mind of a true artist can conceive.

To her, artwork is beyond medium; sometimes camera and brush coming together in magnificent synchronisation to create a breathtaking masterpiece that tells a wonderfully poetic story. She finds both photography and painting powerful each in its own unique ways, and she always aims at making the best of both crafts.

She studied a Bachelor of Arts in Painting, and then pursued a Master of Illustration at one of the best art universities in Iran. While studying her Masters, she taught art part time, imparting the skills and knowledge she gained from her experienced professors to her young students.

She eventually moved to Malaysia to expand her horizon and see art from a perspective beyond her country. Living in the melting pot of culture and diversity, she met a lot of people from all walks of life, which taught her a lot more about art and inspired her in exciting ways. She joined international group exhibitions where she met artists from around the world and shared in on their experiences. She also worked with an international University which focuses on art and creativity, and got to meet some of the most innovative and artistic young minds from around the globe.

Her love for art grows every day; one brushstroke at a time, a click at every moment. She has learnt to see the world with a curious eye, where everything can be a still caught in camera, or a scene recreated with the talented hand of a painter; a story told in a single image.

Education:
● Bachelor of Art in Painting, Culture & Art University, Iran, 2003.
● Master of Art in Illustration, Art University, Iran, 2008.

Exhibitions and Awards:
● Art connexion International Artists Exhibition, Matic Gallery, KL, Malaysia, June 2015.
● Iranian Artists In Southeast Asia and Pacific, Matic Gallery, KL, Malaysia, June 2015.
● Iranian Artists Painting Exhibition, Cube Gallery, KL, Malaysia, November 2014.
● Contemporary Iranian Artists Exhibition, Melaka Art Gallery, Melaka, Malaysia, June 2014.
● International Women’s Day, My Day Exhibition, Viva Gallery, KL, Malaysia, March 2013.
● SEPULAH DAH Iranian Artist Exhibition, Artseni gallery, KL, Malaysia, June 2012.
● Malaysia Iran Art Exhibition MAIRA, Galeri Aswara, KL, Malaysia, April 2012.
● Chosen in first Monorail Photo Festival, Malaysia, 2010.
● Autumn solo photo exhibition, Ferdos Gallery, Iran, 2006.
● First position in Abyaneh group photo exhibition/competition, ElmoFarhang University, Iran, 2002.
● First position in Dialogue of Civilizations group photo exhibition/competition, ElmoFarhang University, Iran, 2001.
● Ahvaz solo photo exhibition, Iran, 2000.
● Participation in group painting exhibition in Nivaran Art Gallery, Iran, 2001.

IDENTITY 1
DIGITAL PAINTING & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS / MIXED MEDIA
100 X 120 CM
2015

IDENTITY 2
DIGITAL PAINTING & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS / MIXED MEDIA
100 X 120 CM
2015

IDENTITY 3
DIGITAL PAINTING & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS / MIXED MEDIA
100 X 120 CM
2015