Maryam Salour (born 24 September 1954 in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
) is an Iranian
sculptor
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
, ceramist and painter. She lives in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
, and previously lived in Paris.
Early life and education
After receiving high school diploma in Tehran, Iran, Salour moved to London to study computer science in 1974–75. She continued her computer education in École Superieure des Informatiques. Paris, France and graduated in 1980. During the period of 1984–80 she worked at Khayat Publishing in Paris as calligrapher, line art designer and workshop supervisor. In 1986 she attended the course of Ceramic Studies at Academy de Savigny in Paris.
In 1987 Salour moved to Tehran and started her own workshop, practicing ceramics, sculpture and painting.
Career
Mayam Salour holds extensive knowledge and understanding of Iran's contemporary art. She has prepared eight programs for the
BBC World Service
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, including two programs on young blind Iranian painters. She also conducts summer ceramic classes for children and young people.
She has held more than 23 solo exhibitions in Iran, United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom and more took part in more than 24 group exhibitions in Iran, the UAE, Germany, France, the US and Venezuela. Salour was the director of the 8th Iranian National Biennial of Ceramic Arts in Tehran.
See also
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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.
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* Panteha Abareshi (born 1999), multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, California
* Golnar Adili (born 1976), artist bas ...
References
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External links
"Mryam Salour in Saatchi Art""Mryam Salour in Tavoos Art Magazine"
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1954 births
Living people
Iranian women painters
Iranian sculptors
Iranian women sculptors
Iranian potters
Women potters
21st-century women artists
21st-century ceramists
Iranian women ceramists
Women calligraphers