Artist Biography
Mohammad Barrangi was born in Rasht, Iran, in 1988. Now based in the UK, he is both a globally recognized artist and a medal-winning athlete who has represented Iran internationally in the 100m sprint. Born without full mobility in his left arm, Barrangi has developed a unique artistic practice that utilizes his right hand and both feet to create his distinctive works. Blending traditional calligraphy with experimental mark-making techniques, Barrangi combines elements of Persian calligraphy, storytelling, text, and touches of humor to create intimate works on handmade paper that are selectively expanded into large-scale murals.
Barrangi holds a degree in graphic design from the Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon and recently graduated from the Royal Drawing School in London. Barrangi has extensively exhibited his work around the world, winning numerous awards and recognition that has led to the prolific publication of his illustrations in a variety of books. His works have been acquired by the permanent collections of the British Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Royal Family Collection, the National Government Collection in the UK, the San Diego Museum of Art in the USA, the Cluj-Napoka Art Museum, Romania as well as Leeds Art Gallery, UK.

Select Artworks

Fantasyland #7, 2022
Reverse transfer printmaking on handmade paper
12.75 x 18 in

Untitled, 2017
printmaking on handmade paper
12.5 in x 16.5 in

Tree, 2021
Reverse Transfer Printmaking on raw canvas
85 x 94 in

Fantasyland #8, 2022
Reverse transfer printmaking on handmade paper
19 x 14 in
Featured Exhibitions
Select Press
2022 Essential Arts: The ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ rallying cry is louder than ever in new murals and other art, Los Angeles Times
2022 من و تو پلاس شنبه ۲۱ آبان ۱۴۰۱ – الکساندر سبحانی و محمد بررنگی , Manototv
2022 Nov 2 2022, Cheshmandaz Interview with Mohammad Barrangi – Exhibition at Attenborough Art Centre , BBC Persian
2022 The Magical World Of Mohammad Barrangi, Responsa Foundation
2022 Christopher Ian Lutz, Transcendence Beyond Erasure in Mohammad Barrangi’s Dreamscape, Riot Material
2022 Chris Bond, Turning adversity to advantage: Artist Mohammad Barrangi draws on exile, disability and his Iranian heritage, Yorkshire Post
2022 Iranian-born, UK-based artist and former Paralympian Mohammad Barrangi opens new exhibition, ArtDaily
2022 Sofia Cotrona, Mohammad Barrangi’s Fables of Possibility at Edinburgh Printmakers, ArtMag
2022 The Art of Printmaking 3: Mohammad Barrangi and Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh, Edinburgh Printmaking
2022 Susan Mansfield, Art Reviews, The Scotsman
2021 Katharine Hay, Paralympian from Iran to have artwork exhibited in Edinburgh, The Independent
2021 Paralympian from Iran to have artwork exhibited in Edinburgh, The National
2021 Phyllis Steven, At Edinburgh Printmakers – solo exhibition by Mohammad Barrangi, The Edinburgh Reporter
2021 Iranian artists honored at Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava, Tehran Times
2021 Mohammad Barrangi: “Anything is Possible” exhibition in Edinburgh, Alethea Magazine
2021 Abbey Maclure, Leeds-based Paralympian born without use of arm to have artwork exhibited in Edinburgh, Yorkshire Evening Post
2021 Student Focus: Mohammad Barrangi, The Royal Drawing School
2020 Karina Miller, Interview with Mohammad Barrangi, Toi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Mohammad Barrangi at the British Museum, The Hand Magazine, Issue 22
2020 Interview and Book Publishing, University of Zaragoza, Spain
2019 Interview with Mohammad Barrangi, Manoto Plus
2019 Tim Cornwell, British Museum Hosts Mural by Artist and Para-Athlete Mohammad Barrangi, Kayhan Life
2019 Kate Kellaway, Children’s picture book artists tell migrants’ stories through postcards, The Guardian
2019 Mohammad Barrangi: Illustrator, Calligrapher, and Storyteller, Now Then Magazine
2018 Meet Mohammad Barrangi, WDCOS Media
2018 New Side, Series 8 Episode 6 / Interview with Artist Mohammad Barrangi, Manoto TV
2018 Interview with Artist Mohammad Barrangi, Who are we?
2018 Artwork by Mohammad Barrangi, Drawing Academy
2017 The Drawing that came from the East: Interview with Mohammad Barrangi, El Espectador
2017 My Dream | Mohammad Barrangi Fashtami, Art People Gallery
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