Tamina Amadyar was born in 1989 in Kabul, Afghanistan. She lives and works in Berlin, Germany. The artist has participated in numerous group shows, for example at Berghain (Berlin, 2020); P420 Art Gallery (Bologna, 2019); Hiromi Yoshii Gallery (Tokyo, 2018); Schloss Neuhardenberg (2017); Kunsthaus Essen (2017) and Agnes Maybach (Cologne, 2015). Solo shows took place at Meyer Riegger (2021); Galerie Guido W. Baudach (2020/2017/2015); Oldenburger Kunstverein (2019); Kewenig (Palma de Mallorca, 2019); Eleni Koroneu Gallery (Athens, 2019) and Kunstverein Reutlingen (2018).

Tamina Amadyar studied with Tal R at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and was visiting professor for painting at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe from 2018 to 2021. She has been awarded the ars viva prize which included a corresponding exhibition at Brücke-Museum Berlin in 2022.