Saman Shojaei was born in 1984 in Iran. He started making art as a teenager, painting cartoons at age 17 in a book publishing center.
In 2008 he began woodcarving, making miniature houses based on real buildings. He has exhibited his work in Iran, and the U.S.
He earned an MS degree in agricultural engineering in Iran. He moved to the U.S in 2015 and ever since he has been teaching at various fine art schools such as Seattle central college, Pratt fine art center, and Woodcraft store.