An Iranian-American artist Ali Bozorgmehr, whose art is an amalgamation of Persian calligraphy and painting.

Born and raised in Neyshabour, Bozorgmehr is one of Iran’s best-known living artists. With a distinctive style called zibanegar, or lyrical painting, his pieces incorporate poetry of some of worlds best known poets such as Rumi, Hafez and Omar Khayyam.