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Golnar Adili ( fa, گلنار عدیلی; born 1976 in
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) is an Iranian-born American multidisciplinary artist based in
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, New York. Much of her work is influenced by growing up in post-
Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...
in Tehran and issues of displacement.


Biography

Adili was born in 1976 in Falls Church, Virginia, but by 1980 at the age four her family moved back to Iran. Her parents were political activists and after their move to Iran, her father was forced to flee back to the United States. She returned to the United States in 1994 to reunite with her father and pursue her college education. In 1998 she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting from the
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and in 2006 she received a
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in Architecture from
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. In 2009 she won a Fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Artists Books from
New York Foundation for the Arts The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is an independent 501(c)(3) charity, funded through government, foundation, corporate, and individual support, established in 1971. It is part of a network of national not-for-profit arts organizations ...
. Adili has been awarded residencies at
Women's Studio Workshop Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) is a nonprofit visual arts studio and private press offering residencies and educational workshops, located in Rosendale, New York. The workshop was founded in 1974 by Ann Kalmbach, Tatana Kellner, Anita Wetzel, ...
(2015),
The MacDowell Colony MacDowell is an artist's residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States, founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell. Prior to July 2020, it was known as the MacDowell ...
(2007, 2013), the Rockefeller Foundation at the Bellagio Center, and the Lower East Side Printshop (2014), among others.


Exhibitions

A list of select exhibitions by Golnar Adili, in order by year. * 2016 – "Language Landscape," Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, New York * 2014 – "Good News From Iran", Pasinger Fabrik-Munich, Munich, Germany * 2013 – "Art on Paper + 1", The Brussels Contemporary Drawing Fair, Galeri Coullaud and Koulinsky, Paris, France * 2013 – "Displacement",
Craft and Folk Art Museum Craft Contemporary, formerly the Craft and Folk Art Museum, is a non-profit, non-collecting arts museum dedicated to showcasing contemporary craft in Los Angeles, California. The museum is located on Los Angeles' Museum Row on Wilshire Boulevard, ...
, Los Angeles, California * 2011 – "Forged Patterning: Solo Show", Aun Gallery, Tehran, Iran


See also

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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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List of Iranian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Iran or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Panteha Abareshi (born 1999), multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, California * Golnar Adili (born 1976), artist bas ...
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Iranian modern and contemporary art 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


External links


Golnar Adili's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adili, Golnar 1976 births American people of Iranian descent Artists from Brooklyn University of Virginia alumni Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning alumni MacDowell Colony fellows American contemporary artists Living people People from Falls Church, Virginia Artists from Virginia 21st-century American artists 21st-century American women artists American artists of Iranian descent