Arash Hanaei graduated in photography from Islamic Azad University in 2002. His debut solo exhibition was showcased at the Silk Road Gallery in 2004. Hanaei has also contributed to numerous group exhibitions, such as the 9th Biennale of Conceptual Photography in 2004, a collective exhibition at Cité Paris in 2012, and the Ab Anbar Gallery in Tehran in 2015.
Arash Hanaei's works are included in the permanent collections of esteemed institutions like the Los Angeles Museum of Art and the Salasali Private Museum in Dubai.