Mehrnoush Masoumian was born in 1945 in Tehran. She completed Bachelor of Arts with distinction at the School of Fine Art in Tehran University in 1964 and received a scholarship for Bozar Centre of Fine Arts in France. She also studied Interior Design at Tehran University and graduated in 1968.
She started her career by working with Franklin Publishing Company in 1968. Shortly after, she started working with other Iranian publications including Jibi publication, Organisation of Educational Books and Pake Educational Journal.
Her signature style in illustrating for children’s’ book was first popularised by illustrating for Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children in Iran and more recently through illustrating for Shabaviz publication. During her illustration career, she has worked with many publications including Ghadyani publication, Amir Kabir Publishers, Peydayesh Publication House, Soroush Publications and Astan Quds Razavi Publication. She has published over ---- books during her career.