Mahboobeh Yazdani

Mahboubeh Yazdani is a Tehran-based illustrator and painter with a deep passion for storytelling through image. Born in 1981, she holds a BA in Painting and has illustrated over 50 children’s books, each infused with a unique blend of emotion, whimsy, and poetic visual language.
Her work has been featured in numerous international illustration exhibitions, including the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (2017, 2019), Sharjah (2017), Belgrade (2020), and Portugal’s Bicicleta Festival (2023). She has exhibited in over 30 group shows and held solo exhibitions at the Haft Samar Gallery.

A winner of multiple awards, Yazdani was named Illustrator of the Year by Nardeban Publishing in 2018. Her art resonates with quiet wonder — a gentle world where colour, imagination, and childhood dreams come to life.