Leila Seyedzadeh is an interdisciplinary Iranian artist based in New York. Her practice explores the intersections of memory, landscape, and displacement, weaving fragments of recollection into intricate, abstract terrains. Drawing from natural elements such as mountains and rivers—forms deeply embedded in both collective and personal memory—Seyedzadeh constructs immersive environments where acts of reconstruction simultaneously preserve, erode, and transform meaning. Her work reflects on migration, belonging, and the shifting relationship between place and identity.

Seyedzadeh received an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale School of Art and a BFA in Painting from the University of Science and Culture in Tehran. She is the recipient of the Brooklyn Arts Council Visual Arts Grant, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant, the H. Lee Hirsche Prize, and the SOMA Summer Scholarship. Her work has been featured in Hyperallergic, Canvas, Impulse Magazine, Painters on Paintings, Art Spiel, and the Museum of Non-Visible Art.

In August, Seyedzadeh took part in an artist residency at the Shangri La Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. This experience culminated in her first solo museum exhibition, titled "Birds in Search of Blue Expanses" which opened on August 29 and will be on display until February 28, 2027. Through her work in painting, weaving, and research-driven processes, Seyedzadeh's practice explores how landscapes serve as repositories of memory, loss, and cultural continuity.