I was born in Iran and moved to America at the age of 20. The migration left me feeling alienated and lost. It took decades to find myself through my paintings and sculptures, realizing that the art I make is a reflection of who I am. My artwork is about self-discovery and capturing the faint voices, thoughts, feelings and memories deep within my subconscious. In my constant internal dialogue, I’m wrestling with love, compassion, empathy, guilt, pain, and suffering. Through these unfiltered images arising from the personal and the collective unconscious, I have come to a deeper understanding of myself and the world around me.

I am drawn to human figures and their facial expressions. I am interested in capturing the essence of the person behind the masks they wear to protect their vulnerable selves. In my “Identity” series, I am interested in revealing buried emotions, complex feelings, and forgotten dreams. These faceless heads are my blank canvas to reveal what is going on behind the mask. The “Life” series were also born out of my journey of recognizing feelings that have been lurking in my subconscious. The figures in this series represent a person beyond gender, sexuality, and ethnicity. It is through focusing on the faces, hands, and body language that I can communicate universal human life experiences of emotions, aspirations and inner conflict.

Primarily self-taught, I developed my voice and artistic style through life experiences and soul searching. I am interested in engaging the audience, stirring up their imagination, and igniting an emotional recall to interpret my artwork through the lens of their own life experiences.

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