Mahmoud Bakshi was born in Tehran. Bakshi spent part of his high school years at the art school and received a diploma in graphics in 1995. Then he entered the Faculty of Fine Arts in Tehran, studied sculpture, and received his bachelor's degree in 2001. In 2000, he participated in the Tehran Sculpture Second Biennale and won the honorary award for this event. The same year, he held his first solo exhibition in Barg Gallery, Tehran. He also worked as the editor and art director of "Mojassameh" magazine. In 2002, he won the second prize in the Tehran sculpture;'s third biennale. At the same time, he won a scholarship to study at the Paris International Art Village and went to France. At the same year, his works were displayed in the "New Art Exhibition" at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. A year later, his sculptures were presented in a group exhibition at Paris Internationale. Since then, he has had many individual and group exhibitions in different cities arounf the world, including Beijing, Seoul, Frankfurt, London, New Delhi, Berlin, Paris, etc. In 2013, Bakhshi participated as a representative of Iranian art in the 55th Venice Biennial. Among his other important experiences, we can mention the group exhibition "Transformed Visions" at the Tate Modern Gallery, London. Also, after winning the Magic of Persia Award at the Royal College of London, he held an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London. In 2021, his works were presented by Mohsen Gallery at the "Brussels Art" art fair.

Bakshi is a multidisciplinary and experimental artist and has tested his creative ideas in different directions. His works must be categorized and named under a variety of styles. Many of his works oscillate and form on the border between other mediums. For example, a piece titled "Iranian carpet," a small carpet woven with the pattern of the American flag, or "a tulip blown from the blood of the youth of the homeland," which is a combination of an aluminum base, a neon section and an electric motor to pump the liquid inside the tank. Or the "Persian money maker script," which is acrylic and polished on a sack, and a work titled "The Bahman Wall," created by stacking many cigarettes in a metal structure. The common interfacial of most of these works, despite the differences in the materials, execution method, and even the spirit of the medium, is their reliance on concepts. Concepts that mainly have clear political and social implications and are related to hot issues of the day. Along with his revelations, he has also presented his works via performance and video art.