Leila Nazarian is an Iranian-American artist currently living between Iran and the United States. She has exhibited in the United States, Europe and the Middle East Leila received both her Bachelor of Arts in International and Comparative Politics, with a minor in Fine Arts, and Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies, from the American University of Paris. She received her second Master’s in Public Diplomacy from the University of Southern California. In her solo exhibition Eclectic Decks Leila continues to express her identity through the merging of the traditional crafts of Iran, such as Khatamkari, Ayne Kari, and Ghalamzani with objects from her hometown of Los Angeles such as skateboards and surfboards. The interplay between the traditional and the contemporary serves to regenerate attraction towards prosaic objects that are often overlooked.