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Katayoun Javan is an Iranian, Australian artist based in Melbourne. She has a BA in photography from Tehran Azad University. She completed her MFA at Deakin University in 2013.

Katayoun's work is based on the notion of home, family, memory and Iranian Diaspora due to Iran's 1979 revolution. She has exhibited in Australia, Iran, Italy and Brazil. She was the recipient of State Library of Victoria's Creative Fellowship in 2015 and the outcome of her research a photographic series of Iranian immigrants in Melbourne is held at The State Library’s collection.