Afsaneh Moslehi | Artist at Mondoir

Nationality: Iranian

Discipline: painting

Born: 1989

Based in: Muscat, OM

Biography

Afsaneh Moslehi (b. 1989, Babol, Iran) is a contemporary calligraphy and mirror art artist based in Oman since 2021. She holds a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and has developed her artistic practice through a self-directed path. Her journey into art began through teaching calligraphy, where early recognition of her skill led her to pursue the medium more deeply and eventually transition into a full-time artistic practice. With over a decade of experience, her work engages with traditional visual languages through a contemporary lens, focusing on the interplay of script, geometry, and reflection. Drawing from cultural memory and the visual heritage of the region, she creates works that reinterpret established forms with precision and material sensitivity.

Artist Statement

My work explores the relationship between nature, geometry, and human expression. I am particularly drawn to the geometric patterns found across Middle Eastern and Islamic architecture—forms rooted in natural systems that have been translated into structured, rhythmic compositions. In my practice, I approach these patterns as living visual languages rather than static ornamentation. By integrating calligraphy into geometric frameworks, I transform script into structure—where text becomes movement, rhythm, and spatial presence. In selected works, I further extend this dialogue through a contemporary interpretation of illumination (tazhib). Rather than adhering to its traditional intricacy, I translate its essence—light, vitality, and growth—into larger-scale compositions, allowing it to interact more freely with form and space. Through this process, I aim to create a dialogue between heritage and contemporary expression, bringing together geometry, calligraphy, and light into a unified visual language that reflects both cultural continuity and transformation.

Exhibitions

• Echo of the East — Solo Exhibition, Stal Gallery, Muscat, Oman, April 2026 • Oman Design Week — Oman Convention & Exhibition Center (OCEC), Muscat, 2025 — Large-scale mirror installation collaboration • Oman Affordable Art Show (OAAS) — Al Bahja Hall, Muscat, 2025 • Muscat Art Exhibition — Oman Convention & Exhibition Center (OCEC), Muscat, 2024 • Art in Pages 2 — Makan Studio, InterContinental Hotel, Muscat, 2024 • Another Level Art Exhibition — DoubleTree by Hilton, Muscat, 2024 • Homecoming Exhibition — Art & Soul Gallery, Muscat, 2024 • Oman Vista Exhibition — Art & Soul Gallery, Muscat, 2023 • Oman Affordable Art Show (OAAS) — Muscat, 2023 • Bait Muzna Gallery — Muscat, Oman — Artwork exhibited for approximately one year, 2021