Ellie Iranfard was born in Tehran, Iran. She received her bachelor degree in business administration from Canadian University of Dubai in UAE, where she discovered her artistic talents. Although she used to paint and sketch as a hobby, she never pursued painting as a profession nor did she receive any academic training until she won the 8th place out of 2500 entries in an art competition in UAE.
Ellie started to take painting more seriously and spent more time training and painting. Soon her paintings were selected to be shown in group exhibitions in Tehran and Dubai. Ellie moved to Boston Massachusetts to finish her MBA degree in 2013, but she soon realized that she had a real passion for painting and decided to follow her lifelong dream of becoming a professional painter. She started her Master of Fine Art with an emphasis in painting at the San Francisco Academy of Art University in 2014 while also starting to teach drawing and painting. Felix magazine chose her as seleceted pianter for its “art and culture” page in winter 2017.