Painter Ali Bozorgmehr Honored by LA’s Art of Elysium Gala
By Fred Parvaneh
The Iranian-American artist Ali Bozorgmehr, whose art is an amalgamation of Persian calligraphy and painting, has been honored by the Art of Elysium, a California-based organization that pairs volunteer artists with communities...
Works by Tanavoli, Mohassess Go on Show At Dubai’s Meem Gallery
By Rawaa Talass
In Iran, they say it is a sign of eternal friendship when bread and salt are shared among people. This old and cordial tradition is currently being revived in a cultural collaboration...
Six Iranian Women Photographers Star in Washington Exhibition
By Nazanine Nouri
Forty years after the Revolution that dramatically altered the role of women in Iranian society, “My Iran: Six Women Photographers,” a new exhibition at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, presents the work...
Portraying the Rich Kids of Tehran: Meet Javaad Alipoor, Rising Star of British Theater
By Tim Cornwell
On a recent visit to Iran, the British-Iranian playwright Javaad Alipoor found himself at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, looking at a work by the painter David Hockney. Hockney -- who...
Tanavoli Exhibition of Birds, Cages, Wearable Art Opens at Vancouver Art Museum
By Kayhan Life
“Oh Nightingale: Parviz Tanavoli” is an exhibition currently on at the West Vancouver Art Museum that spans the six-decade career of the Iranian-Canadian artist. It focuses on his wearable art as well...
Post-Revolutionary Iranian Stamps Go On Show in New London Exhibition
“Stamps of a Revolution,” a solo exhibition by the Iranian artist Ali Mobasser, has just opened at the Paper Mache Tiger showroom in London. The exhibition explores a narrative of the Iranian diaspora after...
Detention of Photojournalist Nooshin Jafari Upsets Iran’s Artistic Community
By Azadeh Karimi
More than 200 people in the Iranian film and theater community have released a statement expressing their concerns about the wellbeing of Nooshin Jafari, a photojournalist and culture reporter who was arrested...
Shirin Neshat to Get Her First-Ever West Coast Retrospective at The Broad in LA
The first major West Coast retrospective of the Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat opens in mid-October at The Broad in Los Angeles.
“Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again” will survey 25 years of Neshat’s...
Iranian-Americans Cook Up a Storm in Los Angeles Times Food Bowl
By Fred Parvaneh
Every year, the Los Angeles Times promotes a citywide celebration of food called "Food Bowl" that features a select number of restaurants offering special menus.
Momed, a Mediterranean restaurant with locations in Beverly...
Monir Farmanfarmaian’s First Posthumous Exhibition to Open in Sharjah
The first posthumous retrospective of the Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian is due to open at the Sharjah Art Foundation in the United Arab Emirates in October.
Monir, the charismatic, silver-haired artist who produced stunning...
