Soheila K. Esfahani grew up in Tehran, Iran, and moved to Canada in 1992. She graduated in 2003 from University of Waterloo with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts with a studio specialization in painting. She was short listed in 2004 for the New Canadian Painting Competition through RBC Investments and The Canadian Art Foundation. She recently completed her residency at The Homer Watson House and Gallery in Kitchener and works from her studio at Kitchener’s artist-run centre, Globe Studios.