Biography

Behnaz Ahmadian was born in Iran and raised in the United States. She is currently living and working in Colorado. She is an artist and an art instructor. She likes to work with many different mediums but the main medium she works with, is acrylic. Behnaz is very fascinated with pattern and color and incorporates them in her paintings.

Behnaz grew up in the family of creatives and had always loved art and being creative as a child.  Behnaz is a self-taught artist always making art as a child in her spare time. She obtained her bachelors degree in Biology wanting to go into medicine but her love for art and design made her pursue her career in interior design. While working as an interior designer, she was led to create unique paintings full time. Her sense of color and pattern creates pieces that are truly unique which she drew from her experience as a designer. Her designs are recognized for their vibrant colors, details and patterns.

Behnaz’s mother has been her true inspiration. Her mom has now passed but with each piece that she creates, she hopes to share the feeling of love and joy that her mom worked so hard to nurture in her as a woman, artist and designer. Now painting each piece is like a journey that takes Behnaz back to when she was introduced to art and fabrics with color and patterns through her mom who was a fashion designer. Her mother was the one who taught her how to draw and always encouraged her to be creative and incorporate meaning into her every piece.

As an artist, Behnaz also loves to draw and capture the unique characters of animals because they are so special and bring meaning to those who love their pets.

Representation

2019-2023 Westward Gallery, Denver, CO

2022 Legends of the West Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM

2018-2019 Gallery 1505, Denver, CO

Awards and Recognitions

2022 Meininger’s Award, Summer Art Marker, Denver, CO

2019 1stPlace, National Arts Program, Castle Rock, CO

2018 Best in Show, National Arts Program, Castle Rock, CO

2018 Cal Turner Jr. Award, Parker Artist Guild, Parker, CO

2018 2ndPlace, 1501 Gallery, Denver, CO

Selected Solo Shows

2023 Color Burst, Westward Gallery, Denver, CO

2021 Healing Arts Exhibit, Parker Adventist Hospital, Parker, CO
2019 Rise and Shine Biscuit Kitchen and Cafe, Denver, CO

Selected Juried Exhibits

2023 Art on the Green, Curtis Center for the Arts, Greenwood Village, CO

2023 Summer Art Market, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO

2023 Golden Art Festival, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO

2022 Art on the Green, Curtis Center for the Arts, Greenwood Village, CO

2022 Summer Art Market, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO

2021 Art on the Green – Curtis Center for the Arts, Greenwood Village, CO

2019 Holiday Show, Pace, Parker, CO
2019 Migration, Littleton Museum, Littleton, CO

Selected Group Exhibits

2024 Artburst Studios, Online Art Show

2023 Winter Holiday Art Market, Art Students League of Denver, CO

2022 Artburst Studios, Online Art Show

2022 Instructors Showcase, Curtis Center for the Arts, Greenwood Village, CO

2019 Millers Rossi Art Gallery, Denver, CO

2018 Parker Artist Guild, Parker, CO

2018 National Arts Program, Castle Rock Library, Castle Rock CO
2018 Beastie Bestie Pet Portrait Show, School House Gallery, Parker CO

Publications

2020 Parker Lifestyle Magazine, Parker, CO

2020 Voyage Denver Magazine, Denver, CO

Education

Bachelors in Biology, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA 

Interior Design, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO

Art & Design Professional Experience

Professional Artist, Denver CO, 2016-present
Commissioned Artist for a variety of clients, 1999-present

Other Art & Design Activities

Juror, “The Dance”, Littleton Fine Arts Guild 2023

Art Selection Committee, Arapahoe Libraries, 2022-presents

Interior Designer
• Hillary Reed Interiors

• Debbie Passell Interior Design
• Lilihan Oriental Rugs

Teaching and Workshops
Art Instructor for Adult/Kids Drawing & Painting Classes
• Curtis Center for the Arts, Greenwood Village, CO 2019-present

•Outside The Box Studio, Littleton, CO 2023

• Art Students League of Denver, Denver CO 2023-present
• Highlands Ranch Community Association, Highlands Ranch, CO 2018

• Lady Fatimah Center, Denver, CO 2018

•Private Art Classes, Highlands Ranch, CO 2017

Director/Instructor-Art Enrichment Program

Lady Fatimah Center, Denver CO 2019