Sogand Tabatabaei was born and raised in Tehran. When she was 6 years old, she found herself in awe at the printed version of Mona Lisa on the wall of her grandparent’s house. Later, she completed her B.A. thesis paper inspired by Leonardo Davinci’s thoughts.

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She finished her B.A. with an emphasis on Painting in 2017 from the Tehran University of Art. Sogand was awarded the Exceptional Talents grant for joining the M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts)  program in the Tehran University of Art. But, she moved to the US to achieve her M.F.A. degree at University of Nevada, Reno in 2018. She is primarily a collage/installation artist and most of her works have an interdisciplinary approach including drawing, installation, printmaking, etc.