Bahman Dadkhah was born in Iran in 1941 and studied at Tehran University, graduating in 1966.
His first solo exhibition was in 1961, and over the next seven years he held more exhibitions in galleries in Tehran.
The late sixties saw him experiment with a range of media and techniques including sculpture. Further exhibitions of his work have taken place across Europe, the USA and in Japan, whilst also receiving numerous awards.
In 1984 he moved to Paris and since 1987 Dadkhah has been living and working in the Cher region of France.