About the Artist

Soodi is short for Soodabeh, a name from Saadi's Book of Poetry in Farsi Language. She is from the land of miniature art, blue and gold tiles, mystic and poetic land of Rumi. She grew up with the intention of being an engineer, ended up in school of architecture. Through her association with few experienced artists of the time, she was introduced to works of master painters and musician of the time, like Chagall, Bob Dylon Monet and Klee. At the time of her life in Persia, the country strived to be westernized and culturally vibrant. World famous architects and musicians would meet and plan large events. Women were recognized as important part of the major establishment and government. Even though Islam was the most practiced religion in the country, people had personal choices in finding their own spiritual understanding. She grew up to think freely about the world and about herself. Her barriers were few, and discovering what the rest of the world offered to her became her driving force to get her away from her birth place and explore more.
In search of her own expansion, she left for England and continued her studies in Cambridge and then at Ohio University in the school of Fine Art and Architecture.
Her art work brings happiness through light and form and spirit of her vision.
She observes most everything in her daily life as an Art. She loves to bring joy through her colors, and enrich the space with her imagination. She does not like to limit the viewer's imagination, so she leaves space for the guesses . She hopes that her Art will deliver a spirit of oneness and joy with the world it shares.