Mohammad Reza Shirvanizadeh (born in 1976 in Aran and Bidgol, Iran); Art Researcher & Painter

His father was a map designer of hand-woven carpets, and Shirvani became acquainted with the design of colorful carpets as a child in his father's atelier. As his evasive morale from school and trainer’s strictness, he was also sensitive to local legends, especially imaginary creatures, in a way that his nightmares were full of the mythical presence of unknown creatures. To escape his childhood fears, Shirvani found imagining and designing in his father's atelier relieving. He believes that these imaginations are reflected in his works today.

In the early 1990s, he began to study design and calligraphy by professionals living in Aran and Bidgol, and over few years, he became acquainted with the basics of design and calligraphy.

In 1995, at his mother's insistence, he began to study telecommunications engineering; however, he did not stop art activities. Before entering the university, he focused on researching Impressionist paintings and personal experiences in this particular art style followed by holding a solo exhibition of his Impressionist paintings and experiences in Kashan. Entering the university, he became acquainted with the professors of the Tehran and Isfahan Universities of the Arts, leading to an appropriate context for motivating him to become well acquainted with the artistic styles of Iran and the world, especially familiarity and interest in the concept of Expressionism. At this stage, Shirvani began to study the history of painting more seriously, and in 2004, he began writing about the research on the Iranian and worlds’ best paintings. Over the years, focusing on the features of the expressionism style in painting, he depicted a series of his experiences continued by participating in national and international exhibitions and festivals.

Shirvani considers his unique life experiences, which are full of bittersweet memories with his artist father, as well as his studies in painting, to be the main cause of individual creativity in his works.