Mohammad Reza Khalaji is a contemporary Iranian sculptor. Born in 1974 in Zanjan, Iran, he is a graduate of sculpture from the University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts. M.R Khalaji has participated in several groups and solo exhibitions, including group exhibitions in Mexico-city and Tehran Contemporary Sculpture Biennial. In May 2019 he participated in “Revolution”, the International Fine-Craft Biennial in Grand Pallais, Paris. His sculptures generally represent a combination of abstraction and figuration, typically merged within one single piece. They usually employ different qualities of various materials, acquired through complex making procedures. Extra-fine finishing and high-quality execution have long been a major characteristic of Khalaji’s artistic idiom. At times, Indigenous aesthetic elements, including Iranian-Islamic calligraphy adorn parts of his pieces.