Maryam Fardinfard is an Iranian artist based in Dubai, UAE, specializing in hyperrealistic oil paintings, pastel works, and colored pencil drawings. Her work explores the beauty of wildlife, nature, and human stories through meticulous detail and emotional depth.

Maryam has received international recognition through exhibitions, competitions, and professional memberships. Her recent achievements include being selected as a Finalist in the Art Renewal Center (ARC) International Salon, a Finalist in the tARTget International Painting Prize (Madrid, Spain), with two artworks reaching the finalist stage – an accomplishment achieved by only three artists in the competition. She was also selected among the 18 finalists of the YICCA International Art Prize (Italy), received an Honorable Mention in the 100 Pastel competition, won Third Place in the Animal/Wildlife Category of the 5th Annual Artists to Watch Competition (Artists Magazine, USA), received the Denis Diderot Grant for the Château d’Orquevaux Artist Residency in France, and was awarded Reserve Best in Show at the UK Colour Pencil Society (UKCPS) Annual Open Exhibition.