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Negin Ehtesabian (Persian. : نگین احتسابیان‎; born 1979) is an Iranian visual artist, activist, Illustrator, Mural artist and urban artist, currently based in Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Her practices explore cultural archetypes, intercultural mythologies, identity, feminism, and social activism. Her works have been selected in many international exhibitions and festivals in drawing, illustration, poster design, and collaborative new media projects since 2001.

She also has illustrated more than 30 picture books for children and adults, published in Iran and Italy, Germany, Netherlands, China, Taiwan, Turkey, Canada and Portugal. She has been also the author of 4 published children books (published in Iran) and her short stories for adult has been published in Hezartoo online magazine, and her articles about illustration has been published in Iranian art magazines Tandis, Pajooheshname Adabiat since 2006.

Early life
Ehtesabian was born and raised in Tehran, Iran, after Islamic revolution and during the Iran-Iraq War. She took an interest in the arts from a young age. Ehtesabian attended the University of Tehran from 2000 until 2004 and was awarded her Bachelor of Arts, in visual communication and graphic design. From 2009 until 2011 she attended the University of The West of England in Animation Studies/ Bristol city.

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