User:Farahnaz tafreshi/About you

Farahnaz Tafreshi was born in Oct, 26, 1977, grew up and graduated in Fine Arts at Art University, Tehran, Iran. She graduated at OCAD University, Toronto, Canada majoring in Drawing and Painting and received scholarship for her post-graduation OCAD University’s Florence, Italy program. She gained valuable experience and insight as a participant OCAD University’s Florence, Italy and International Artist Residency program in U.S.A. Farahnaz Tafreshi has received several diplomas and workshops in sculpture, photography, silkscreen printing and special effect and prosthetic from Iran and North America. Her art works have been exhibited at public and private galleries in Iran, Europe, North America and U.S.A. She has been engaged in teaching art, working at art museum and art gallery as well as running a silkscreen printing house. During 25 years of her experience as international artist she has worked about #400 pieces big oil, acrylic and pastel painting which showed to the public and privet galleries and mostly sold to privet collectors. Her last exhibition was at Seyhoun Gallery in LA, U.S.A in November 2014. Her current body of work is heavily influenced by the experience of traveling and living in Iran, Europe, North America and United State. Due to political persecution in her country many of her art pieces have been lost and today there is no way of proving the major recognition she had as an artist in her home country. As Farahnaz Tafreshi fled out of her country she had re-located to North America and moved to Europe and United State where she had to re- define and re-establish her artistic identity. In the last 15 years she had built a solid reputation in the art community and has established herself as a leading practicing artist, an art educator and expert - juror of the works of others. Her reputation in the art community today is the one of the leading voices in Abstract painting.