Samira Alikhanzadeh

Samira Alikhanzadeh (Persian: سمیرا علیخان‌زاده; born 1967) is an Iranian visual artist and painter.

[1] Born in Tehran, she began painting under the supervision of Aydin Aghdashloo.

[2][3] Alikhanzadeh uses acrylic paint, mirrors and old found images, mainly family photographs, in her work.

She uses these images from the past to explore identity and reality in modern Iran.

Some works also include actual Persian carpets to evoke the past.