From the first box of paints and the tentative experiments with color on the balcony of her family's...
About the artist
Joined In 2019
(2 Followers)
About the artist
Joined In 2019
(2 Followers)
ABOUT
EDUCATION
EXHIBITIONS
From the first box of paints and the tentative experiments with color on the balcony of her family's home in Tehran at age seven to the present master she is today, nature in all its myriad forms and colors continues to be her most reliable teacher. And as all true artists evolve, so it is with Moshgan that form gives way to color in her new experiments in abstract, all of it reminiscent of that seven year old little girl on her balcony a world away.
Moshgan’s journey to becoming a professional artist first found expression in Iran during that country’s Cultural Revolution in 1979 when the government closed the public universities. After a year of uncertainty, at age 18 the door to her soul life and her destiny opened. Enrolling full time in the prestigious and private Kamalolmolk School of Fine Arts brought her in touch with Saeed Broomand, a gifted teacher and visionary artist who lived in Europe and returned to Kamalolmolk with a keen appreciation of western art forms. Fortunate for Moshgan, Mr. Broomand’s artistry prevented him from allowing technique’s favor to overshadow the heart of his message: The responsibility of the artist to be free in their expression. Throughout her studies, an indomitable childlike sensibility ...
Kamalolmolk School of Fine Arts in Tehran, Iran
BA degree in Fine Arts, Hunter College New York
BA degree in Art History, Hunter College New York
Art Student League, New York
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Gallery of Graphic Arts - 2017, April 2014, February 2012, May 2009, August 2006, October 2004
Domaine Design, NJ - May 2012
Joseph Fischl Gallery, NYC - March 2007, July 2006
Sterling Gallery, New Orleans - 2007, 2006, 2005
Back Room Gallery, Beacon, NY - May 2008, May 2007
Mariana Gallery, Cold Spring, NY - August 2006
Soho East, Irvington, NY - April 2006
La Cantina Restaurant, Milan, Italy - May 2003
Roof top Gallery Madison Ave. New York - November 2002, June 2001
Viewpoint Gallery, New York - October 2000
Darya Baigi Gallery, Tehran, Iran - May & June 1998
Shiv Gallery, Tehran 1997
Barg Gallery, Tehran 1997