Barrangi’s work centres on his own experiences of travel, migration and disability. Blending traditional calligraphy with experimental mark-making techniques, Barrangi combines elements of Persian calligraphy, historic European scientific illustration and storytelling to create intimate works on paper that are often expanded into large-scale murals.

He completed a bachelor’s degree in graphic design at the Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon in 2011 and graduated from the Royal Drawing School in London in 2021. Barrangi has exhibited extensively internationally. In parallel with his artistic career, he represented Iran internationally as a sprinter in the 100- and 200-metre races at the Paralympics.

Recent solo exhibitions include: Playing in Wonderland, The Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester (2023), Dreamland, The Art House, Wakefield and Anything is Possible, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburg (both in 2022), The Conference of the Birds, ADVOCARTSY, Los Angeles, USA (2020) and Wounderland, Pedrami Gallery, Anterwap, Belgium (2019). Barrangi has also won numerous awards including first prizes at the International Design Festival, Ukraine (2019), Muestra del IV Premi International, Tragaluz, Colombia (2017) and Belgrade Illustration Festival, Serbia (2009). Barrangi’s work is held in some of the world’s most respected institutions, including the British Museum, the Royal Collection, Leeds Art Gallery, and the Government Art Collection in the UK, the San Diego Museum of Art in the USA, as well as the Cluj Napoka Art Museum in Romania and are featured in many international private collections.