Helen Arjmandi was born in 1979 in Quchan, northeast of Iran.

She showed talent in Persian calligraphy at age 13 when she was a mid-school student and later studied the art of calligraphy under subversion of masters Ali Akbar Rezvani and Safar Mirzazadeh.

While completing her degree in management, Helen, gravitated toward Naghashi-Khat which is a delicate art of integrating miniature painting with calligraphy. Helen’s works have received praise from the art community both in her hometown and in the state capital, Mashhad.