Kamyar Kafaie was born in Tehran in 1979. He is a self-made artist who started drawing before he could read or write. Influenced by his father, who is an architect and a painter, he chose art over a well established career in finance. He returned to Iran in 2011 to pursue his passion for arts. His first show was held in 0ct 2014 at Kargah Honar Gallery in Tehran. His recent works were shown in summer of 2015 at Aaran Projects.