Elham Shafaei (b. Rasht, Iran 1983) attended the School of Arts at the University of Science and Culture in Tehran where she received her bachelor’s degree in art. In 2010 she moved to Malaysia where she received both her M.A. and PhD in Fine Arts. In 2017 she relocated to the United Arab Emirates, where she is currently living and pursuing her studio practice. She is an international exhibiting artist and curator and the Co-Founder / Co- Editor of ContemporaryIdentities International Online Art Magazine.