Seda Saar is an award winning international artist and designer, who has created themed environments for amusement park, stage and film; and exhibited her paintings & photography in galleries and museums across United States, Europe and China. Born in Teheran, Iran; and raised in the United Kingdom.
Saar received her undergraduate degree with honors, in Architecture and Interior Design from London Metropolitan University. After moving to the US in ‘82 to pursue her passion for visual storytelling, she further completed graduate studies in Storyboarding for Film, Rendering & Illustration at Art Center College in Pasadena, while working full time as a designer for major Hollywood Studios such as Disney & Universal.
Later she was fortunate to be designing highly themed restaurants, rides and venues for branded attractions & theme parks in Hollywood, Florida, China & Japan. Her award winning projects include attractions such as ‘Jurrassic Park’, ‘WaterWorld- Spectacular’ & ‘The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man’ (Universal), Space Center Bremen (BRC), ‘Star Trek Experience’ (BRC), ’M & M-Academy’ (Landmark). Her work as an assistant production designer on a full length Independent feature film, earned her ‘Best Production Design- Indie Film Category’ at N.Y./L. A. Film Festival 2011: Dancing on a Dry Salt Lake (Hidden Moon Pictures).
Saar maintains a studio gallery in Los Angeles, and continues to utilize all available means to immerse the audience in the narrative, including painting & photography, as well as curator & director producing artist documentary films. She is dedicated to sustainable design, partaking in environmental & educational causes, aiming to develop concepts for positive change.