Maryam Ghadiri majored in engineering but has been passionate about art from a young age, starting drawing classes at the age of 10. She later took painting lessons under a professor at Tehran University for seven years. Specializing in abstract art, she works primarily in watercolor and mixed media. Maryam has exhibited her work in solo and group shows in Tehran, Los Angeles, and Urbana-Champaign. In 2020, she won first place in the Town and Country Art Show and third place in a state competition in Illinois.