Shokouh Riazi

Shokouh Riazi (; 1921–1962) was an Iranian Modernist painter and educator. She was a pioneer of modern art in Iran and is thought to have been the first Iranian woman to study art in Paris. Because of her father's work she lived in Paris until the age 14, after which her family moved to Shiraz.

Riazi initially entered university studying medicine at Tehran University (now University of Tehran), but never completed it. Her classmate was Iranian artist Javad Hamidi, in both Tehran and Paris.

Riazi taught portraiture classes in the College of Decorative Arts at Tehran University. Many of her students were members of the later Saqqakhaneh movement, including Charles Hossein Zenderoudi, Faramarz Pilaram, Mansoor Ghandriz, and Massoud Arabshahi.

In 1962, she died of cancer in Tehran. Due to her premature death, there is a limited amount of her artwork. Riazi's work can be found in the collection of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.