"Originally from Iran, Darab Shabahang has enjoyed long and varied careers as both a scientist and as an artist. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Poona University, India, and spends several years in England. He returned to Iran in the 1970s during the country’s revolution but was unable to continue his work in physics because of his political beliefs.
Prohibited from pursuing his scientific career, Shabahang turned to art, his childhood hobby. The 1980s and early 1990s were a very productive time for Shabahang: he worked as a music teacher, taught art classes, and published art books through his own company,  Shabahang Art Studio. Shabahang also began to develop his carrier as a painter. His teaching career allowed him to explore a divers range of styles: impressionism, expressionism, realism, cubism, and classical work. He found himself drawn  to expressionism work, and, as his skill developed, began to participate in individual and group exhibitions throughout Iran. His greatest love, however, was his research on traditional Iranian art. Shabahang spearheaded a group of academics and artists seeking ways to incorporate traditional Iranian styles and colors into modern work. Almost 20 years after the revolution in Iran, Shabahang grew tired of the social and political oppression in his homeland. He and his family moved to Canada in May 1996..."