List of Iranian artists explained

The following list of notable Iranian artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Iran, of Iranian descent or who produce works that are primarily about Iran.

Cinema artists

See also: Cinema of Iran.

Film score composers

• Hossein Alizadeh (born 1951)
• Fariborz Lachini (born 1949)
• Mehdi Rajabian (born 1989)
• Ahmad Pejman (born 1935)
• Peyman Yazdanian (born 1968)

Designers

Illustrators

• Mojtaba Heidarpanah (born 1990) is an Iranian cartoonist, illustrator, painter, character designer and animator
• Nahid Hagigat (born 1943), illustrations and paintings

Musicians and singers

See main article: List of Iranian musicians.

Classical

See List of Iranian composers

Western classical

Pop

Lyricists

Rock/metal

Performing artists

Dancers

• Farzaneh Kaboli
• Jamileh (born 1946)
• Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam (born 1967)

Theatre stage actors

Visual artists

Multimedia and mixed media

See also: Iranian modern and contemporary art.

Painters

See also: List of Iranian painters.

Sculpture and installation

• Daryush Shokof (1954)

See also

• Hurufiyya movement - label given to calligraphy-based visual artists
• List of Iranian Americans
• List of Iranian painters
• List of Iranian women artists
• List of Iranian writers
• Iranian modern and contemporary art