Sheida Keyhanhaghighi

Sheida Keyhan haghighi is an Iranian painter who was born in Tehran in 1983. At the age of 16 and while studying graphic design at Azadegan Art School, she started painting at the Ara Painting Studio under the guidance of Master Iman Maleki. In 2006 Sheida graduated in graphic design from the Science and Culture University . She also got her bachelor's degree in painting in 2015. She has participated in several exhibitions including The Group Exhibition at Kara Studio (Sa'adabad Palace, 2003) and the Group Exhibition at ARA studio (Barg Gallery, 2012). In 2011 she was nominated as a finalist in the Figurative category in the ARC International competition and in 2012 she earned second place in the Landscape category in the ARC competition in USA.

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