Pareesa Pourian makes paintings, writes poetry, and studies herbalism in the Northern Catskills region of New York State. She was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Iranian parents and attended Louisiana State University, receiving a BFA in Painting and Minor in Philosophy. She received an MFA in Painting from Rutgers University. She has taught painting and creative writing at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and is a member of Bushel Collective in Delhi, NY.