Somaya Etemad is an Iranian-American who transitioned from a trained architect to a full-time fine artist, blending her engineering precision with her artistic passions. Her work is a tapestry woven from her background as a woman, wife, and mother, telling stories that reflect her unique perspective. Somaya is known for creating whimsical places that exist solely in her imagination and capturing the common struggles and joys of life without words, using her distinctive fine lines in paintings and drawings. Residing in Los Angeles, she holds a degree from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).