Tannaz Lahiji

Tannaz Lahiji (born 1978) is an Iranian-born artist, currently residing in Florence, Italy. In addition to working as an independent artist, she teaches at Florence's L.A.B.A. - Libera Accademia Belle Arti.

Life and work
Lahiji was born on March 8 (International Women's Day) in the year of the Iranian Revolution to Seyed Kazem (Lahiji the Elder), a renowned contemporary Iranian painter. She traces her ancestry to Hazin Lahiji, and a long and distinguished line of Iranian artists and poets. Lahiji began painting in earnest at age 10, painting traditional Iranian scenes and classic motifs, quickly winning tremendous acclaim as a prodigy. She had her first gallery exhibit in Tehran at age 14. Lahiji completed her preparatory fine arts training at the University of Fine Arts in Tehran at the age of 19. From 1995 to 2004, Lahiji taught fine arts at the Sepideh Studio, a national centre for design. From 2001 to 2003, Lahiji also directed the Jahannama Gallery, the gallery of the museum at the Palace of the former Shah of Iran.

In 2004, Lahiji was recruited to Florence, Italy to pursue a fellowship and graduate arts training at the L.A.B.A., the Open Academy of Fine Arts. At L.A.B.A., Lahiji completed a one-year master course in painting, followed by a one-year course in sculpture at the world-famous Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Since 2007, Lahiji has worked as an apprentice under the supervision of Prof. Massimo Innocenti, with whom she also teaches a course in painting techniques at L.A.B.A.

Major Exhibitions
Lahiji's work has been exhibited in more than five countries, including Iran (1992–present), U.S.A. (2008), Afghanistan (2002), London, UK (2002), Moscow, Russia (2008), and Italy.

In addition, in 2009 Lahiji opened her own gallery and studio in Florence, Italy titled Galleria Tannaz.