Las Vegas Hosts Persian Poet Saadi in Installation by Iranian Artist Nanda Sharif-pour
By Nazanine Nouri
As the Covid-19 pandemic pushes the United States and much of the rest of the world into lockdown, a public art installation in Las Vegas by the Iranian-American artist and refugee Nanda...
Iranian Artists Swarm Paris with Group Show at Galerie Nicolas Flamel
By Katayoun Halajan
Iranian modern and contemporary art took center stage at Paris's Galerie Nicolas Flamel earlier this year, as the work of 15 artists went on show in an exhibition titled "Time Machine." The...
Venice to Host Major Exhibition of Iranian Art, Curated by Ziba Ardalan
The Venice Art Biennale -- the world's largest and most important exhibition -- is hosting a prestigious show of Iranian contemporary art this year. Titled "The Spark Is You: Parasol Unit in Venice," it...
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...
Exhibition of Iranian Protest Art Opens in DC, Hosted by NUFDI
By Katty Biglari
“Iran Rising,” an exhibition of Iranian protest art curated by an all-woman team of Iranian-American designers, artists and architects opened in Washington on Saturday Nov. 19, and will run through Nov. 22.
The...
Iranian Refugee Portrait Leads Hoda Afshar to Win Australia’s Top Photography Award
The Melbourne-based, Iranian-born artist Hoda Afshar is the 2018 winner of the Bowness Photography Prize, Australia’s most important photography award, for her “Portrait of Behrouz Boochani, Manus Island.”
Afshar was selected from among 50 finalists...
Getting Iranian-Americans to Collect Art: A Talk With AdvocArtsy’s Roshi Rahnama
By Fred Parvaneh
Roshi Rahnama is a California-based ex-attorney and art collector. She is also the founder of a key series of events: the AdvocArtsy exhibitions, which have been instrumental in showcasing the work of artists of Iranian descent.
Roshi Rahnama is a California-based ex-attorney and art collector. She is also the founder of a key series of events: the AdvocArtsy exhibitions, which have been instrumental in showcasing the work of artists of Iranian descent.
Parastou Forouhar Reflects on Migrants’ Language, Makes Temporary Work of Art
The Iranian contemporary artist Parastou Forouhar has a tragic family history: In 1998, her parents Dariush and Parvaneh Forouhar, who were political activists, were assassinated at their home in Tehran.
Forouhar recently filled a London gallery...
Israeli Museum Celebrates Iranian Graphic Art
By Ahmad Rafat
An exhibition of contemporary Iranian poster art is currently on in a highly unexpected location: the L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem. Ending on November 19, the exhibition is a...
Isfahan-Based Painter Sahar Tabatabaei Wants Persian Art to Flourish
By Tara Jamali
“Only those who live and breathe art dare to pursue it here.”
Those are the words of the 30-year-old Isfahan-based artist Sahar Tabatabaei, who speaks from experience — as someone who took the dare.
For...
