Farideh Shahsavarani is a well-known painter, photographer, Video Art and Installation artist. Born in 1955 in Iran, she holds an MFA in Painting. Having served as Department Chair of the Graphic Department at Azad University in Tehran from 2001 till 2003.She also had been Department Chair of design and fashion Department from 2014 to 2016. She had teached in various fields of art and serves as a member of the faculty board of Azad University-Architecture group. She is a Member of the Association of Iranian Painters (AIP), and a Member of the Visual Art Development Center of Iran. She has over 18 Solo Exhibitions & film Festivals and over 200 Group Exhibitions in Iran and abroad.