Hossein Markazi, a painter and performance artist, earned his Bachelor's degree in Painting in 1999 and later completed his Master's in the same field in 2003 from the University of Tehran's Faculty of Fine Arts. His work was first showcased in the "Steps of Experience" exhibition at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in 1995. Since then, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including the inaugural Conceptual Art exhibition at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in 2001 and the 6th Biennial of Contemporary Iranian Painting in 2003.