Samira Alikhanzadeh

Samira Alikhanzadeh (born 1967) is an Iranian artist who lives and works in Tehran.[1]

Samira Alikhanzadeh
No.7 from the Persian Carpet series-digital print on Perspex, Borchalou Rug and mirror fragments mounted on board-162x218cm-unique-2011 Assar Art Gallery
Born1967
Iran
Nationality Iran
Known forMixed media

Born in Tehran, she began painting under the supervision of Aydin Aghdashloo. She studied painting at Alzahra University and earned a BFAin Painting in 1996 and an MA in Painting in 1998 at Islamic Azad University.[2][3]

Alikhanzadeh uses acrylic paint, mirrors and old found images, mainly family photographs, in her work. She uses these images from the past to explore identity and reality in modern Iran. Some works also include actual Persian carpets to evoke the past.[1][4]

Alikhanzadeh's work has appeared in exhibitions in the United Arab Emirates, Canada, the United States and France.[2] Her art is included in various collections found in Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[1] Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, The Devi Art Foundation, and The Farjam Foundation.

References
  1. "Samira Alikhanzadeh". Assar Art Gallery.
  2. Eigner, Saeb (2010). Art of the Middle East. ISBN 978-1-8589-4500-2.
  3. "Samira Alikhanzadeh". artnet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. "Samira Alikhanzadeh". LACMA.
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