Mariam Mudarres

Mariam was born in London in 1965 to Iranian parents before moving to Tehran a year later. Her interest in painting can be traced back from a very young age when her father, a self taught painter, influenced and inspired her through his love of design and colour theory. She grew up with the smell of turpentine and oil which until today ignites strong feelings of nostalgia from the life in Iran long left behind. She began designing at a young age, collecting hard board panels and drawing patterns with crayons and later with water colour.

After the Iranian Revolution she moved to London and later on graduated with a degree in Commercial Arts from the American College in London which mainly focused on design and techniques using different mediums.

She enjoys particularly figure drawing with charcoal, however, during the last couple of years she discovered her love of oil painting.