Manouchehr Tavanfar was born in an art loving family in the artful and ancient city of Isfahan in 1941. From his childhood, he found a great passion for painting. A short period of training under supervision was enough for him to continue his work independently and develop his own style. He graduated from Beheshti University in Tehran with a degree in Architecture. He worked on the design of Tuberculosis Cure Center as his thesis. Tavanfar’s first period of painting is realism; and the later works are surrealism with religious tendency inspired by Islamic architecture in some works. He took part in many solo and group exhibitions. At the age of 13, Tavanfar had his first exhibition at his high school.