Aria Eghbal was born in Tehran in 1963. She received her bachelor’s degree in painting from Al-Zahra University. For the past thirty-five years she has been active as a visual artist, gallery owner, educational and cultural manager, and collector. In addition to Aria Art Gallery & Art Classes, she is the co-founder of the Dena Artists Group, the Gallery Owners Association and the Mah Mehr Cultural and Artistic Institute. Aria Eghbal has held three solo exhibitions and participated in more than seventy group exhibitions in Iran and abroad.