BIO
Sara Sohrabian is an Iranian multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary artist, born in 1989 and raised in Tehran, Iran, and now based in Sydney, Australia (Gadigal Country). She holds a Master of Art from UNSW Art & Design and a Graduate Diploma in Education.
Her practice spans painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, and mixed media—each medium chosen intuitively, depending on the story she wishes to tell. Some ideas unfold best through layered paint; others require the immediacy of a photograph, the structural precision of printmaking, or the tactile richness of collage. Her work not only draws from multiple disciplines but also integrates them, often blending materials and concepts in ways that dissolve traditional boundaries between forms.
Sohrabian’s works explore themes of selfhood and spirituality, the rhythms of nature, the quiet truths of life and love, the feminine experience, and the search for home across landscapes of displacement and belonging. These are not abstract ideas to her—they are lived, felt, and continually unfolding experiences. Drawing inspiration from the quiet rituals of everyday life and the emotional resonance of Persian poetry, she creates art that bridges cultural traditions. By contrasting the Western depiction of the (nude) human body with the spiritual depth of Eastern poetry, she forges a unique synthesis—embracing the new while honouring the old.
“For me, art—like love—is elusive of easy definition. It exists in that liminal space between vulnerability and expression, between personal truth and public perception. To create is to risk being seen, to risk rejection—yet to do so anyway, because something within demands release. In this way, art and love are kindred: both require honesty, both demand courage, and both may never be fully understood by anyone but the one who feels them most deeply.”
To Sohrabian, art is not about perfection, but presence. It is a conversation between her inner world and the outer one—subjective, emotionally charged, and constantly evolving. Through her work, she offers not just images, but invitations: to feel, to reflect, and to find connection in the spaces between.
Photo by Maria
