Artists

Maryam Tabatabaei

Born

1980

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Maryam Tabatabaei is a painter, draftswoman, and illustrator. She received her BA in Painting from Alzahra University and her MA in Painting from the Art University of Tehran. Since the mid 2000s, Tabatabaei has maintained an active artistic practice, exhibiting extensively in solo and group exhibitions in Iran and internationally. Her solo exhibitions include From the Sound of Breaking and In Between Darkness at Nian Gallery, Before Forgetting at A Gallery, Herman at Elahe Gallery, and Shine on Me at Artlab Gallery in Beirut. Her work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions and art events, including the Iranian Cultural Center in Paris, Beirut Art Fair, Unfair Milan, If Not Exotic, Then What? in California, and exhibitions in Lebanon, Serbia, and France. Alongside her studio practice, Tabatabaei has built a significant career in children’s book illustration, collaborating with major Iranian publishers and magazines and illustrating more than forty books. Her achievements include First Prize in the Children’s Section of the Iranian Press Festival, Second Prize at the Biennial of Niyayesh, and selection for the White Ravens Catalogue in Munich for the book The Mystery of the Blue Headed Madman. For more than two decades, she has been active in art education, teaching drawing and painting at various institutions. She currently teaches at Kaghaz Studio, Saar Art School, and the Fine Arts High School for Boys in Tehran. In 2025, she served as a juror for the Drawing Section of the 32nd Iranian Youth Visual Arts Festival.