Amineh Kazemzadeh (born in 1963) [1] is an Iranian painter.
Amineh Kazemzadeh was born in 1963, in Tehran, Iran. She studied and trained as a painter in Tehran University's art classes in the 1990s but soon shifted towards sculptures, working with a variety of materials such as stone, wood, bronze, fiber and textile, and techniques commonly regarded as feminine practices, like weaving, sewing and knitting. Her works mainly represent her concerns with cultural issues and challenges in her homeland, Iran, with regards to its heritage and traditions, modernization, and gender policies. Her works were included and displayed in more than 30 group exhibitions and two solo exhibitions in Iran and Greece in art galleries such as Saba Art Gallery, Iran Artists Organizations, Imam Ali Museum, Textile Arts Factory as well as Shirin. She has received several national and international awards [2] and is currently a member of the Iranian Sculptors' Association. [3]
Behjat Sadr, was an Iranian modern art painter whose works have been exhibited in New York, Paris, and Rome. In her paintings, Sadr is known for using a palette knife on canvases or metallic surfaces to create visual rhythm, movement and geometric shapes.
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art,, also known as TMoCA, is among the largest art museums in Tehran and Iran. It has collections of more than 3,000 items that include 19th and 20th century's world-class European and American paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures. TMoCA also has one of the greatest collections of Iranian modern and contemporary art.
Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam, was an Iranian-born painter, sculptor, and a professor of art. He was most notable for his style of abstract expressionism, and was once referred to as the "pioneer of modern Iranian abstraction".
Iran Darroudi was an Iranian contemporary artist.
Parviz Tanavoli is an Iranian sculptor, painter, educator, and art historian. He is a pioneer within the Saqqakhaneh School of Art, a neo-traditionalist art movement. Tanavoli has been one of the most expensive Iranian artists in sales. Tanavoli series of sculpture work Heech are displayed in prestigious museums and public places, such as the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hamline University, Aga Khan Museum, and as public art in the city of Vancouver. Additionally Tanavoli has written extensively on this history of Persian art and Persian crafts. Since 1989, Tanavoli has held dual nationality and has lived and worked both in Tehran, and Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
Guity Novin is an Iranian-born Canadian artist, known as a figurative painter and graphic designer. She classifies her work as "transpressionism", a term coined by Novin in the 1990s. Her works are in private and public collections worldwide. Novin has served on a UNESCO national committee of artists.
Farideh Lashai was an Iranian painter. She was born in Rasht, Iran. She was also a writer and translator. Her foremost book is Shal Bamu. She is renowned for her abstract contemporary paintings, which are a combination of traditional and contemporary views of nature.
Ahmad Aali (Persian: احمد عالی, is an Iranian photographer and artist.
Roxana Manouchehri is an Iranian visual artist. Through her work, Manouchehri generally focuses on her surroundings and its essential aspects. Although many Iranians’ lifestyles appear modern, they are still governed largely by conventional, religious attitudes. She addresses the gap of nature and form found between modernism and tradition. She has an M.A. in Painting from the Art University Tehran, Iran, 2001, and a B.A. in Painting from the same university, 1997.
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was an Iranian artist and a collector of traditional folk art. She is noted for having been one of the most prominent Iranian artists of the contemporary period, and she was the first artist to achieve an artistic practice that weds the geometric patterns and cut-glass mosaic techniques (Āina-kāri) of her Iranian heritage with the rhythms of modern Western geometric abstraction. In 2017, the Monir Museum in Tehran, Iran was opened in her honor.
Shahla Aghapour also known as Shahla Aghapour-Benakohell is an Iranian artist, author and gallery director living in Germany. She works both as a writer and poet, as well as a painter, sculptor, performance artist and director of Galerie-Benakohell.
Nurieh Mozaffari is an Iranian–born contemporary painter.
Pariyoush Ganji (Persian: پرییوش گنجی, born in 1945) is an Iranian painter, designer, and educator. Her artwork and design have been influenced by traditional Persian art. Ganji lives in Tehran.
Samira Alikhanzadeh is an Iranian visual artist and painter. She lives and works in Tehran.
Shaghayegh Cyrous (Persian: شقایق سیروس; is an American artist and curator based in Los Angeles. Her interactive time-based investigations, participatory projects, and video installations have been said to "create a poetic space for human connections."
Shirin Abedinirad is an Iranian artist best known for her mirror installations. Her works often present optical illusions, as she experiments with light and movement through mirrors. Having worked on sculptural installations, performance and video art, Abedinirad has explored the pivotal concept of self-identity in the broader context of society. In 2016, she authored a book titled Conceptual Art & Fashion Design in the 21st Century, which was published by Nazar Art Publication in Iran.
Arghavan Khosravi is an Iranian-born American visual artist, and illustrator. She is known for her three dimensional paintings with works that cross between the traditions of European Renaissance and Persian miniature; with themes of freedom, exile, and empowerment. Khosravi lives in Stamford, Connecticut, and previously lived in Natick, Massachusetts.
Ghazaleh Avarzamani is an Iranian-born Canadian multidisciplinary artist and curator who lives and works between London and Toronto.
Parvaneh Etemadi is an Iranian visual artist. She works as a painter, draftsperson, printmaker, and collagist. She is known for her still life work, and cement paintings. Etemadi is a major art figure within the city of Tehran, but is also well known internationally.