Farah Ossouli Iranian, b. 1953
Overview
Nazanin, 2016
Farah Ossouli (b. 1953, Zanjan, Iran) has achieved a unique fusion of techniques, materials, themes, and narrations during her forty-year career as an artist. She has been a pioneer in introducing contemporary themes and ideas into miniature painting. Her works have been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Iran and abroad and are held at major public collections including Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi; Tropen Museum, Amsterdam; Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany, and Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran.
Works
In Your Arms (Aghooshat), 2016
Exhibitions
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Farah Ossouli
Abu Dhabi Art 2022 16 - 20 Nov 2022 Art FairsDastan had originally planned a different presentation for the fair that included showcasing works by five Iranian artists, Behjat Sadr (1924-2008), Mohsen Vaziri-Moghaddam (1924-2018), Koorosh Shishegaran (b. 1945), Mohammad-Hossein Emad...Read more -
"Mossavar-Nameh"
Dastan's Basement & Dastan+2 22 Jun - 20 Jul 2018 +2, The BasementA Large Exhibition of Mossavar-Nameh Project at Dastan+2 and Dastan's BasementRead more -
"Mossavar-Nameh"
Art Dubai 2018 21 - 24 Mar 2018 Art FairsMossavar-Nameh A Dastan Project Art Dubai 2018 Booth C2 Curatorial Team: Hormoz Hematian, Aria Kasaei, Ashkan Zahraei Concept: Hormoz Hematian Booth Design: StudioKargah — Aria Kasaei Structure Design and Production:...Read more
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The Sun that Rises from the West
Art Dubai 2016 16 - 19 Mar 2016 Art FairsA presentation fo works by Farah Ossouli, Amin Montazeri, Farhad Gavzan, Peybak, Bahareh Navabi, Nima Zaare Nahandi and Mohammad Hossein GholamzadehRead more -
Farah Ossouli | "Wounded Virtue"
Dastan +2 25 Dec 2015 - 23 Jan 2016 +2Solo Exhibition of Paintings by Farah OssouliRead more
News
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Buying Activity at Abu Dhabi Art Signals a Market Comeback for the UAE Despite a Looming Global Recession
Artnet November 21, 2022Abu Dhabi Art Fair’s 14th edition was held in Manarat Al Saadiyat from November 16 to 20, 2022. This Artnet Magazine article focuses mainly on...Read more -
"The World Was Catching on to Iran’s Contemporary Art. Then Sanctions Returned"
Bloomberg November 15, 2018Bloomberg has recently published an article by James Tarmy on the current situation of Iran's contemporary art and the effect of sanctions on it, focusing...Read more
