About Artist​​​​​​​

Moloud Etebarzadeh is a visual artist whose practice bridges illustration, painting, and digital media. With fourteen years of professional experience, her work has been featured in  international publications, gallery exhibitions, and art festivals, establishing her as a compelling voice in contemporary visual storytelling. Working under her professional name Moloud (legally Masoumeh), she demonstrates equal mastery of both digital and traditional techniques. Her surrealist vocabulary explores psychological landscapes through anthropomorphic symbolism, giving visual form to universal experiences of vulnerability and transformation. This distinctive approach adapts fluidly across audiences - from whimsical narratives that captivate younger viewers to complex, layered compositions designed for deeper contemplation. Moloud's practice is distinguished by its dual nature: the technical versatility to embrace diverse stylistic demands while maintaining a cohesive artistic vision. This balance between creative authenticity and professional adaptability informs both her personal projects and commissioned works. Currently, her work occupies the intriguing space between commercial illustration and fine art practice, with select pieces represented across both digital platforms and traditional exhibition spaces.
Her art also extends into the digital realm through NFT platforms, where select pieces are available for collection.
Explore these collections on:
https://foundation.app/@moloud and https://opensea.io/Moloud

​​​​​​​Education and teaching
  • Master in Illustration
  • Bachelor in the Applied Scientific field of Visual Communication
  • Lecturer at various universities and institutions


Books
  • Collaboration with numerous publishers and illustrations for 20 published story books
  • More than 100 illustrations published in various magazines


Awards and Honors
  • ​​​​​​​Selected as the state’s Second Top in the 9th Khwarizmi Youth Awards in the section of arts and innovation for the illustration of the book ‘Dark but Shiny,’ Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, Artwork printed in the official festival catalog, Iran. (www.khwarizmi.ir)
  • Participated in the Great NYC Exhibition in New York. NFT.NYC Team, U.S. 2024.
  • Participation in the group exhibition "Behind the Lines", Ebteda Gallery, Tehran, Iran. Sept 2024.
  • Participation in two exhibitions of Iranian Illustrators Society, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran, Iran. Nov 2024.
  • Participated in the annual exhibition of the Iranian Illustrators Association, Iran. 2019-2024.
  • Selected as the state’s First Top in Pixara's international digital art call, Chicago, USA. 2021.
  • Selected for the final list of Brightness Award. Brightness magazine, Netherlands. 2020.
  • Selected for the urban graphics campaign call by Tehran Municipality, Iran. 2019.
  • Selected by the 11th Fajr Visual Arts Festival. Ministry of Culture of Iran. 2018.
  • Selected by The 5th Gold Panda International Cartoon and Illustration Competition, China. 2018.


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Professional Affiliations
  • Member, Iranian Illustrators Society, 2020 – Present
  • Member, Contemporary Institute of Visual Arts Development of Iran, 2022 – Present
  • Member of the Young Researchers and Elites Club, (2010–2014, 2020–2022), Iran

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