Azra Aghighi Bakhshayeshi was born in 1968 into a religious family in Qom, Iran. Her father is an Islamic writer and historian and has published more than 40 books. The revered court calligrapher Mirza Karim Khoshnevish Tabhari, also has family connections to Bakhshayeshi, who inherited a handwritten Qur'an by the master.

The artist's upbringing and social surroundings have caused her to constantly engage and understand the importance of religion and this is reflected throughout her art. Bakhshayeshi is a Laureat of the Iranian Society of Calligraphers and holds a degree in Graphic Design; the renowned Master Nasrollah Afjei introduced her to the art of calligraphy. Bakhshayeshi is one of the only women in Middle East whhttp://theauctionroom.com/auctions/4...