Born in Tehran in 1981, Maryam Khosrovani is an Iranian conceptual artist, graphic designer and teacher. Maryam grew up in an art loving family close to many great artists including Farideh Lashai who was her first major artistic influence. Her work is focused on research-based projects representing contemporary social issues based on a paradoxical fusion of her personal experiences of growing up in different cultures in the form of installations.
She received her Master’s degree in Art Direction and Graphic Design in 2011 from ESAG Penninghen of Julien Academie in Paris. Maryam has gained experience working with famous graphic designers such as Reza Abedini, SARL LM Communiquer, and Michel Bouvet's graphic design studio in Tehran and Paris. She has worked with several high-profile theater directors, musicians, and academics around the world.
Maryam held her first solo show "Incubus, Succubus, Pendulus: The Secret Rules of Gravity" at Aun Gallery in Tehran-Iran where she was rewarded with many praises from the media and the public. In the career that spanned, she exhibited her works in New York galleries such as Elga Wimmer, and Rogue Space Chelsea, Somerset House Photo in London, Hamzianpour & Kia gallery in Los Angeles, La Nuit Blanche 2023 in Paris and was featured in BBC News, New York Times, and The Guardian.
As a fine art instructor, she has collaborated with The International Rescue Committee, The Rockefeller University "Child and Family Center", Pardis For Children School in New York École Française, Iran Game Development Institute, and Kherad High School in Tehran. Maryam currently lives and works between Paris and New York.