Iran Darroudi

Iran Darroudi (2 September 1936 – 29 October 2021; Persian: ایران درودی) was a prominent Iranian modern artist.

Her father's side comprised traders from Khorasan, while her mother's family were Caucasian merchants who had settled in Mashhad.

She also studied stained glass at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts[4] in Belgium and television direction and production at the RCA Institute in New York City.

In 1968, she created a 55-minute documentary about the Venice Biennial and was appointed an honorary professor at the Industrial University of Tehran, where she taught art history.

[9] The couple subsequently returned to Iran and worked for six years at the newly established Iranian television organization as a producer and director team.