Mehdi Ahmadi is a painter and actor born in 1966 in Tehran. He is recognized by many as an actor, but first he was a painter. Ahmadi believes that he does not exchange painting with anything else and always attaches more importance to painting. Parastoo Rajaei, painter and writer, is his wife.

Mehdi Ahmadi studied for two years in the field of architecture at the Tehran University of Science and Technology, but after that he changed his field and finally received a bachelor's degree in graphics from Tehran University of Art. Besides University, Ahmadi studied drawing and painting in Ahmad Vakili's classes for five years, and to strengthen his connection with art theory, he also participated in Ruyin Pakbaz’s "Art History" and "Practical Experience of Painting Styles" courses. In the meantime, in 1990, he acted in Khosrow Sinai's movie "In the Alleys of Love" and officially entered the field of acting. He was also a student of artists such as Gholamhossein Nami, Morteza Momayez, Gisela Varga Sinai and Farah Ossuoli.

He held his first solo exhibition in Tehran's Individual Gallery in 1993, and has participated in more than 50 domestic and foreign exhibitions, such as participating in Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art biennial in his early youth and the illustration biennale in Portugal. Mehdi Ahmadi also has cooperation with Homa, Hoor, Sayeh and Siin galleries in his portfolio.

Looking at Mehdi Ahmadi's paintings, one can easily find traces of Iranian painting in them. The female figure presents a woman with oriental female characteristics; Although it has a modern appearance, it is timeless and placeless. In addition to the figures, the dominant atmosphere of his works also has an undeniable connection with oriental motifs. For example, in the collection that was displayed in Hoor Gallery in 2016, these motifs were presented in Islamic patterns that are clearly reminiscent of Iranian carpets. In this collection, the outer lines are depicted in two or three layers; Uncertainty in the placement of the line, separating the figure from the space, which can remind the uncertainty in the time in which the figure of the painting lived. The concern of combining drawing and painting shows itself more than ever in Ahmadi's recent works. It means that his drawings are also close to the style of painting.