Sadaf Seyed (b.1996) is a Tehran-based artist with a BA in painting from the University of Art and an MA from the University of Sooreh, Tehran, Iran. In 2022, her work was featured at the KHOR Artists Group exhibition, and she held her first solo exhibition, "Titanium White", at the SARAI Gallery in 2023. Despite her young age, she has exhibited her works in numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally in Chicago, Miami, and Dubai.
Seyed began her artistic journey by exploring light and shadow through figurative paintings. Based on that, she gradually evolved a distinctive visual language characterized by simplified spaces, geometric shapes, and a limited color palette, with influences from traditional Iranian painting. This unique approach allowed her to explore a variety of themes. In her previous series, "Titanium White", she focused on the physical and philosophical aspects of light and darkness, exploring the notions of hope and contemporary humanity's general sense of loss and alienation. Her latest series, "Scarlet Red", further draws on miniature painting, utilizing light and shadow to investigate the concept of love portrayed in traditional Iranian imagery and juxtaposing it with contemporary interpretations of love.