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Shamsia Hassani was born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, and later with her family migrated to Afghanistan.During her life in Afghanistan, she was not allowed to study art, however, in 2005 she returned to Iran where she took art classes to learn about the traditional art form. After her schooling, Hassani took an interest in graffiti art which she is most famous for.

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Shamisa Hassani uses graffiti artwork on old torn buildings destroyed by war to create her art.  She spray paints 2D women typically wearing traditional Muslim clothing while posing with musical instruments. Hassani uses this backdrop to communicate her message , empowering women, in hopes to connect with individuals who walk by. She paints in colour to add brightness on the war torn country. Hassani completes each piece of art in 15-20 minutes; this is because of the dangers of walking the streets alone as a female in her country.

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Hassani uses war torn buildings as her canvas. Shamsia shares the idea that war can not only destroy human life but also destroys the world around us. Shasmsia Hassani expresses that she uses these buildings to create beauty in what was ruined.

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Hassani's messages can be proven just by looking at her paintings. In Afghanistan, females are not treated as an equal and Hassani's main point of her artwork is to give females a voice. Her artwork will hopefully allow others to see that females are equal to men.

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During her time in Afghanistan, Shamsia, as all women, was denied the opportunity to learn about any art form. So the purpose of having females pose with musical instruments defies gender roles. Hassani says that these women are not playing the instruments to entertain someone else, but rather, wielding them on their own terms. (Vankin, Deborah. “See How Graffiti Artist Shamsia Hassani Is Giving Afghan Women a Voice despite the Danger)

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A weakness in Hassani's artwork is the lack of emotion; this is evident because of the absence of eyebrows and a mouth. It leaves you with a sense of loss, not knowing their emotion.  By adding facial features it would further express strength in these women by allowing them to let us know how they actually feel.

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Shamsia Hassani shares her story and the challenge to create her pieces, the struggles women have in her world. I empathize with her pain and the women who do not have the freedom like I do. Her choice of media allows her to express her views in an open forum where many people can see her pieces. She adds colour to bring colour in a dull and torn village. She chooses to paint only women to empower all feminists.

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Vankin, Deborah. “Afghan Woman Risks All to Bring Color to War-Torn Kabul with Her Street Art and Feminist Murals.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2016, www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-shamsia-hassani-afghanistan-street-art-20160312-htmlstory.html.

Vankin, Deborah. “See How Graffiti Artist Shamsia Hassani Is Giving Afghan Women a Voice despite the Danger.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2016, www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/museums/la-et-cm-afghan-graffiti-artist-shamsia-hassani-20160301-html-snap-htmlstory.html.