The following is a list of Iranian painters.
Classical era Safavid era Kamaleddin Behzad (1450–1535), head of the royal ateliers in Herat and Tabriz during the late Timurid and early Safavid eras Heydar Ali (), painter at the court of Shah Tahmasp I Sultan Mohammed (16th century), painter at the court of Shah Ismail I and Shah Tahmasp I Abd al-Samad (16th century), painter at the Safavid and Mughal courts, a founder of the Mughal school of painting in India Mirza Ali (c. 1509–1575), miniaturist at the Safavid and Mughal courts Mir Musavvir (fl. 1510–48, died 1555), painter at the Safavid court in Tabriz and later the Mughal court in Kabul Dust Muhammad (fl. 1510–1564), miniaturist painter, calligrapher, and art historian Mir Sayyid Ali (1510–1572), miniaturist at the Safavid and Mughal courts Aqa Mirak (1520–1576), Safavid court painter Sadiqi Beg (c. 1533–1610), Safavid court painter Farrukh Beg (ca. 1547–post 1615), Safavid and Mughal court painter Reza Abbasi (1565–1635) miniaturist of the Isfahan School Muhammad Qasim (c. 1575–1659), Safavid miniaturist Mohammad Zaman (1650 – c. 1700), Safavid painter of the Farangi-Sazi style Aliquli Jabbadar (fl. 1666–1694), Safavid painter of the Farangi-Sazi style
Afsharid, Zand, and Qajar eras Mohammad Sadiq (18th century), Zand and Qajar court painter 'Ali Ashraf (fl c. 1735–1780) lacquer painter and miniaturist Abu'l-Hasan Mostawfi Ghaffari (died 1797/98), painter and historian Abdallah Khan (c. 1770–1850), court painter, muralist and architect of the Qajar court Mirza Baba (fl. 1785 – c. 1830), Qajar court painter Mihr 'Ali (fl. 1795–post 1830), Qajar court painter Heydar Ali (), lacquer painter Esmail Jalayer (), painter Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk (1814–1866), Chief court painter, miniaturist, lacquer painter, and book illustrator Agha Najaf Ali (fl. 1815 – c. 1860), painter Abu Torab Ghaffari (1863–1890), painter Yahya Ghaffari (died 1894–1905), court artist of watercolour and oil paintings
Modern era
A Iman Afsarian (born 1974), realist painter Shahla Aghapour, Iranian-born German painter, author and gallery director Aydin Aghdashloo (1940– ), painter, graphic artist, art curator, writer, and film critic Mehdi Ahmadi (1966–2026), painter Samira Alikhanzadeh (1967– ), painter, mixed media artist Bahram Alivandi (1928–2012), Iranian-born Austrian modernist painter Massoud Arabshahi (1935–2019), painter, leading member of the Saqqakhaneh movement Kamrooz Aram (1978– ), contemporary painter, installation artist, collagist Mir Hossein Arjangi (1881–1963), painter Abbas Rassam Arjangi (1892–1975), painter Siah Armajani (1939–2020), conceptual artist
B Jamal Bakhshpour (1944–2015), contemporary painter Mohammad Ali Baniasadi (1955– ), painter, illustrator, cartoonist and sculptor, known for illustrating children's books Hossein Behzad (1894–1968), painter Dariush Borbor (1934– ), Iranian-French architect, painter, urban planner, designer, sculptor, and writer
D Delara Darabi (1986–2009), executed for suspected murder, painter and poet Iran Darroudi (1936–2021), modernist painter Mir Abdolrez Daryabeigi (1930–2012), painter, gallerist, and an innovator of Iranian modern art Ali Divandari (1957– ), painter Bijan Daneshmand (1958– ), Iranian-born English actor, painter
E Ahmad Esfandiari (1922–2012), modernist painter Abolhassan Etessami (1903–1978), architect, calligrapher, painter, and novelist Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh (1962– ), artist, painter, carpet weaver
F Amir H. Fallah (1979– ), Iranian-born American painter, based in Los Angeles Roya Farassat (born 1964), painter, sculptor, based in New York City Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922–2019), painter, sculptor; known for her cut mirror mosaic work (Ayeneh-kari) Mahmoud Farshchian (1930–2025), master of Persian miniature painting, educator
G Mokarrameh Ghanbari (1928–2005), self-taught folk painter from northern Mazandaran Province Mansoor Ghandriz (1936–1966), modernist painter Marcos Grigorian (1925–2007), Iranian-Armenian and American painter, gallerist, a pioneer of Iranian modern art
H Raoof Haghighi (1976– ), Iranian-born British painter, known for portraiture and realism Fariba Hajamadi (1957– ), Iranian-born American painter, photographer, installation artist Khosrow Hassanzadeh (1963–2023), painter, printmaker and installation artist Haydar Hatemi (1945– ), painter, sculptor Mansooreh Hosseini (1926–2012), contemporary painter
J Pouran Jinchi (1959– ), Iranian-born American painter, sculptor, calligrapher
K Abbas Katouzian (1923–2008), painter Kamal-ol-Molk (1848–1940), painter, and member of the Ghaffari family in Kashan Keikhosro Khoroush (1941– ), painter and calligrapher Zhaleh Kazemi (1944–2005), painter, news anchor, and producer Shokufeh Kavani (1970– ), Iranian-born Australian contemporary painter, nurse Reza Khodadadi (1961– ), contemporary artist, academic, painter, sculptor, and muralist
L Farideh Lashai (1944– 2013), painter
M Iman Maleki (1976– ), painter of realism Leyly Matine-Daftary (1937–2007), modernist painter, educator
Sirak Melkonian (1930–2024), modernist painter
Farshid Mesghali (1943–), graphic designer, illustrator, and author Mohammad Modabber (1890–1966), painter Mohsen Vaziri-Moghaddam (1924–2018), painter and professor of art Farhad Moshiri (1963–2024), pop art painter Noreen Motamed (1967–), Iranian-born American painter Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1941– ), painter, architect and politician
N Naderi Yeganeh, Hamid (1990– ), Iranian mathematical artist Afshin Naghouni (1969– ), Iranian-British visual artist Shirin Neshat (1957– ), Iranian-American artist, photographer and filmmaker Nodjoumi, Nicky (1942– ), Iranian-American painter Nouri, Mina (1951– ), Iranian painter, and printmaker Novin, Guity (1944– ), Iranian-Canadian figurative painter, and graphic designer Nuri, Hossein (1954– ), Iranian painter, dramaturge, and filmmaker
O Kazem Ordoobadi (1919–2002), painter Nasser Ovissi (born 1934), Iranian-born American painter
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Kour Pour (1987– ), Iranian-British painter, printmaker
R Shokouh Riazi (1921–1965), modernist painter
S Gholamhossein Saber (born 1941), painter and photographer Ali Akbar Sadeghi (1937– ), painter Farhad Sadeghi Amini (1963– ), painter Behjat Sadr (1924–2009), modernist art painter Salimi, Homayoun (1948– ), painter and academic Sohrab Sepehri (1928–1980), poet and painter Tony Shafrazi (1943–), Iranian-born American contemporary art dealer, gallerist, and artist Naz Shahrokh (born 1969), conceptual artist Keyvan Shovir (born 1985), Iranian-born American graffiti artist
T Amir Shayesteh Tabar (1967– ), painter and poet Towhidi Tabari (1964– ), painter and Persian style illuminator Jazeh Tabatabai (1931–2008), avant-garde painter, poet, and sculptor Sadegh Tabrizi (1938–2017), Iranian modern painter, calligrapher Hossein Taherzadeh Behzad (1889–1962), miniaturist, calligrapher, and carpet designer Taravat Talepasand (1979– ), American painter, sculptor of Iranian descent Mohammad Ali Taraghijah (1943–2010), painter of rural landscapes Parviz Tanavoli (1937–), sculptor, art historian, author
V Mohsen Vaziri-Moghaddam (1924–2018), painter and professor
Z Hossein Zenderoudi (1937– ), modernist painter and sculptor Jalil Ziapour (1920–1999), painter, academician, researcher, and writer
See also
List of Iranian artists List of Iranian women artists
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