Crafting Stories Through Art

Behzad was born in 1977 in Tehran, Iran. His family immigrated to Minneapolis, MN USA in 1978. He grew up in Mound, MN and after graduating served in the Navy for four years.

Behzad studied English and minored in Philosophy at Florida Gulf Coast University where he earned a degree in 2009. After graduation, he taught English in Skaka and Tabuk Saudi Arabia, Anmeondo South Korea, and Sur Oman.

Him and his wife founded and own TOXYFREE, a small boutique in Stillwater, MN where they offer a wide selection of everyday, toxin-free and plastic-free products.

Behzad currently attends SCAD where he's pursuing a degree as a sequential artist. He is currently working on all the stories he's been imagining since he was a child.

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