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Darvish Fakhr (born 1969) is an
Iranian American Iranian Americans are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. Iranian Americans are among the most highly educated people in the United States. They have historically excelled in busin ...
artist born in Newfoundland. He is an artist in the field of Iranian portrait paintings.


Biography

Born in 1969, Fakhr grew up in the U.S. before moving to Britain where his practice has been based for the last two decades. Fakhr trained at the
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (Museum School, SMFA at Tufts, or SMFA; formerly the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) is the art school of Tufts University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusett ...
and the
Slade School of Fine Art The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...
in London. In 2004 he won the BP Travel Award and used the opportunity to go to Iran and paint local people in Tehran and Isfahan. Fakhr's paintings show the depths of emotion behind outwardly ritualised lives and aim to help us understand the common humanity that links the Western world and the Middle East. He explores the relationship between shared memory and the passage of time, looking both to the past and the future. He currently lives in Brighton, Sussex.


Exhibitions

* 2014 "Palimpsest" Edge of Arabia, London * 2013 "Farce" Aun Gallery, Tehran * 2011 "Safar" Aun Gallery, Tehran * 2008 Commissioned by Jerwood Gallery to paint Akram Khan. The nine piece panel is now part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery, London. * 2007 "Embodiment" group show- Signal Gallery, Hoxton, London * 2006 Included in Publication, "The Portrait Now" by Sandy Nairne and Sarah Howgate * 2003 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London * 2003 Quod Art Gallery, Brighton * 2002 Chelsea Art Fair, London * 2001 Medici Gallery, Piccadilly, London * 2001 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London * 2001 Royal West of England Academy, 3rd Place, Bristol * 1998 Exhibition of Portraits at Blue Gallery, Chelsea * 1997 Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art * 1993 Annual Boit Competition, Museum School, Boston, Mass.


Awards

* 2007 BP Award- National Portrait Gallery, London and Edinburgh * 2006 BP Award- National Portrait Gallery, London and Aberdeen * 2005 BP Travel Award Show, National Portrait Gallery, London and Edinburgh * 2004 Winner of BP Travel Award, National Portrait Gallery, London * 2000 BP Award – National Portrait Gallery, London and Aberdeen * 1999 BP Award – National Portrait Gallery, London and Aberdeen * 1998 BP Award – National Portrait Gallery, London and Aberdeen


See also

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Islamic art Islamic art is a part of Islamic culture and encompasses the visual arts produced since the 7th century CE by people who lived within territories inhabited or ruled by Muslim populations. Referring to characteristic traditions across a wide ra ...
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Iranian art Persian art or Iranian art () has one of the richest art heritages in world history and has been strong in many media including architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking and sculpture. At different times, influences ...
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Islamic calligraphy Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from it. It includes Arabic, Persian, Ottoman, and Urdu calligraphy.Chapman, Caroline (2012). '' ...
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List of Iranian artists The following list of Iranian artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Iran, of Iranian descent or who produce works that are primarily about Iran. Cinema artists Ac ...
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Modern and contemporary art in Iran A cursory glance at the history of art reveals that social, political and economic conditions have always played a major role in the emergence of new artistic currents and styles. As an example ''Flight'' by Morteza Katouzian is showing the margi ...


References


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Reorient Magazine


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