Sanaz Panahpour Darehshouri

Sanaz Panahpour Darehshouri (SPD) is a contemporary visual artist whose practice is rooted in memory, perception, and lived experience. Her work explores how environments, cultural fragments, and everyday observations are transformed into visual language over time.
Rather than depicting subjects directly, she translates emotional and psychological imprints into abstract and conceptual forms. Her practice moves between structure and intuition, tradition and transformation, creating a dialogue between visual memory and contemporary abstraction.
With a background in Fine Arts (Graphic Design) and Theatre Arts, SPD’s work reflects an interdisciplinary understanding of space, composition, and narrative. She has been active as an artist since an early age and has exhibited internationally across Iran, Turkey, Dubai, and India.
Alongside her visual practice, she also engages in writing, which further informs the conceptual depth of her work.

MA Theatre Arts

2005 – Esfahan, Iran – Naqsh-e Jahan Square Gallery
2008 – Amol, Iran – Amol Cultural Center
2011 – Tehran, Iran – Ehsan Art Gallery
2014 – Hyderabad, India – Pegasus Art Gallery
2016 – Baku, Azerbaijan – Yeni Gallery
2016 – Ahmedabad, India – Naman Art Gallery
2016 – Tbilisi, Georgia – Baia Gallery
2016 – Ahmedabad, India – Ahmedabad Ni Gufa Art Gallery
2019 – Istanbul, Turkey – Apollon Art Gallery
2020 – Istanbul, Turkey – Pinelo Art Gallery
2024 – Toronto, Canada – Welcome Centre Gallery