farideh lashai was a renowned iranian painter, printmaker, video artist and translator. she was born in rasht, iran in 1944. her artistic career spanned over four decades, during which she developed a unique style that combined traditional and contemporary views of nature. early life and education after completing her high school education, lashai moved to germany, where she studied decorative arts at the austria academy of fine arts vienna. she then worked for two years in reidel company. her paintings reflect a blend of traditional art techniques from 17th century northern europe and contem…