Hooshang Khorasani

Hooshang is an internationally exhibited artist with working studios in Ruston, LA, and Orange County, CA. His background includes a BFA in painting, plus 12 years as a graphic designer and award-winning illustrator. He has worked as a self-employed artist in America and Spain since 1984. His paintings are displayed in private collections across Europe and the U.S. as well as in several corporate collections. They also have been exhibited in numerous galleries and are included in the permanent collections of American Saddlebred Museum and International Museum of the Horse, both in Lexington, KY; Union Museum of History and Art, Farmerville, LA; and Lake County Museum of Art, Tavares, FL.

Hooshang's work reflects a bold contemporary style, with hues that alternate between muted and highly energized. His paintings are in acrylic and mixed media, and range from brushwork to washes to work with a palette knife. He paints on board, canvas and paper.

Hooshang has received numerous awards for his work, including multiple Best of Show honors, and his works have been featured in several art books such as Studio Visit, Masters of Today and Trends. Hooshang also has been tapped by Bentley Global, which chose more than 20 of his works fo...

Bachelor of fine arts in painting

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
*Equine Art, Antique & Rare Book Auction, American Saddlebred Museum, Lexington, KY - 2023, 2021, 2019, 2016
*“Wonderland: Spring Gala,” Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND - 2023; “Take Two: Déjà vu Summer Gala” - 2021
*Annual Art Exhibition & Auction, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT - 2019-2021, 2014-2015, 2010-2011
*“April Showers Bloom Art at the Square,” Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT - 2015; “Style, Form & Color” - 2014; “From Paris with Love” - 2013
*“Art Unites Communities,” Attleboro (MA) Arts Museum - 2015; “Flower Show” - 2012-2013, 2010; “Horse Sense” - 2013; “Out of the Blue" - 2008 (Juror's Prize)
*“Western Spirit Art Show,” Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY - 2012-2013
*“A Russian Night in Taos,” Taos (NM) Art Museum - 2011-2012
*“Horizontal Grandeur,” Stevens County Museum, Morris, MN - 2011
*“Paperworks 4 Me II,” Lake County Museum of Art, Tavares, FL - 2010 (works added to permanent collection)
*“September Competition,” Alexandria (LA) Museum of Art - 2010
*“unseen,” ARC Gallery, Museum of Science & Industry, Tampa, FL - 2010
*Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA - 2008 (3rd-place award)
*“Four Footed,” Ormond (Beach, FL) Memorial Art Museum - 2006
*“Rural...