Nazanin Jahangir (b. 1989 Shiraz, Iran) is currently studying and working in Vienna. Her works are intrinsically linked with the Western concept of female portraiture and 19th century depictions of women in the Qajar period, yet they represent the spirit, confidence, and courage of Iranian women who have experienced systematic and structural discrimination. The female bodies are loosely portrayed, still, they share a conceptual density and layered messaging. Jahangir uses the Western medium of acrylic paint on canvas, whilst her portraits depict young Iranian women, capturing their potential and exploring the historic authority of women in Iranian culture.