Layla Khani

Layla Khani – Born in Tehran, 1972

Layla Khani uses the intricate linocut process to create stunning limited editions of landscapes, popping with colour and detail.

Layla’s inspirations come from the world around her. The Malvern Hills and its beautiful landscape, her son, and her feelings towards the events in both her life and our world.

Growing up in an artistic family of musicians and artists Layla Khani developed an early interest in music and painting. Most of Layla’s time in her adolescent years was spent on learning the piano and perfecting her drawing skills.

She graduated from the University of Worcester with BA in Art and Design, and later on got her MA from the Birmingham City University (BIAD) in Visual Communications. Throughout her years at university Layla developed a keen interest in printmaking, and in the past few years, it has become the main outlet for her creativity.

She creates her stories on linoleum, based on her experience both as a mother and a woman, in an ever-changing world that at times feels like a constant war between chaos and bliss.

Her works are multicoloured, multi dimensional landscapes within landscapes, with every piece belonging to a certain moment that had an impact on her. They are impressions of Layla’s emotions clothed in many colours and characters.