Mozhdeh Zandieh Grayson is an interdisciplinary visual artist whose work delves into human perception, dichotomies, and the spaces between edges. Her practice is deeply rooted in the exploration of materials and how they narrate her concepts. Spanning installations, sculptures, mixed-media drawings, and photographic art, her work often overlaps and merges to explore the tension between familiarity and unfamiliarity.

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Born into an Iranian family in Tehran during the chaos of war, Mozhdeh's first connection to art was as a refuge, a bridge from fear to the peace of imagination. This early discovery of contradiction has a profound influence on the form and themes of her work.

 

She studied Art and Architecture in high school and earned her bachelor’s degree in Graphic Art from Sooreh Art University of Tehran. Mozhdeh began her career as a designer and creative director, all while pursuing an interest in unconventional artistic mediums. Her work was first shown internationally in 2014, when her mixed-media photographs were purchased at the Paris Biennale. Since then, Mozhdeh has focused on fine arts, earning her master’s degree with distinction from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in the UK.

 

Her work has since been featured in art events, publications, and exhibitions in Dubai, Paris, and the UK. In 2019 and 2020, her large-scale digital installations were presented at the Dubai Financial Center and DIFC Art Nights. In 2023-2024, she began creating one-day public installations in unexpected places, aimed at evoking a sense of immediacy and accessibility, aligned with her exploration of the theme of “Hope.”