Nasser Ovissi

Nasser Ovissi
ناصر اویسی
Nasser Ovissi, 2017
Born1934 (age 91–92)
Tehran, Pahlavi Iran (now Iran)
Other nameNāṣir Uvaysī
OccupationsPainter, printmaker, ceramicist
MovementSaqqakhaneh
Websitewww.galleryovissi.com
Daf Auction, July 2017
Blue Lady Dove

Nasser Ovissi (Persian: ناصر اویسی; born 1934) is an Iranian-born American painter, and printmaker, associated with the Saqqakhaneh movement.[1] He is one of the pioneers of Iranian modern art.[2] Ovissi lives in Reston, Virginia.[3]

Life and career

Nasser Ovissi was born in 1934, in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran (now Iran).[1] He graduated with a B.A. degree in 1956 in law and political science from the University of Tehran.[2] He later studied art in Rome.[2]

His first exhibition was held in 1956 in Tehran.[1] Due to the Iranian Revolution, Ovissi moved to the United States.[4] Ovissi has work in museum collections, including at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "آثاری از اویسی و استپانیان در پاریس به روی دیوار می‌رود" [Works by Ovissi and Stepanian go on the wall in Paris]. ایسنا (ISNA News) (in Persian). November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "زيبارويان و اسب ها، نمايشگاه ناصر اويسی" [Beauty and Horses, Nasser Ovesi Exhibition]. BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ O'Connell, Michael (October 18, 2024). "Pop-Up Boutique Showcases Work Of Longtime Reston Artist Nasser Ovissi". Reston, VA Patch. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ovissi, Nasser". Le Delarge, Le dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Artist: Nasser Ovissi". North Carolina Museum of Art. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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