Behnaz Monfared is a visual artist who has been inspired and influenced by the global language of visual arts. Growing up in a family where art was part of life, her father is a calligrapher so very soon she learned about Iranian traditional art. Monfared received a BA in graphic design in 2005. From early on Behnaz was focused on graphic design and illustration but her passion that she worked on for years is peace art. She believed in reflecting peace and hope through her art works so her passion led her to have several national and international exhibitions and festivals like Serbia, Netherlands, Austria. As part of the process of art making Monfared is engaged with extensive research study areas of psychology, history of war in Iran, mythical stories and the philosophy of inner peace. She does not limit herself to particular techniques like illustration, video art and photomontage because she believes that with each technique a different section of the subject can be shown. Finding inner peace is somehow building herself a new world and to cherish this opportunity she took it upon herself to share her passion with her art. As a female artist, most of the topics she has chosen are about women’s issues. In most of her projects, she deals with how women have reached hope in difficult circumstances like war. She believes that the war has been hardly looked at through a woman’s eyes. But it is not enough for her, she studies world peace activists, documenting women and addressing the issue of “inner peace”. In her view, art is a kind of adventure that ultimately addresses life and hope.

Amenneh MOAYEDI is a graphic designer, poster, painter and designer. She studied graphics, from high school to licence graphics in Iran, where she creates her own graphic design workshop. Master2 of graphics in visual communication in France ESAC. She was selected on the occasion of several biennials and triennials on different continents, from China to Peru, via Korea and Turkey, Chypre, Mexico, Poland, she also participated in international design exhibitions and graphics involving poster creation, especially for peace and women’s rights.