Maryam Hashemi
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Maryam Hashemi is an Iranian
painter, based in London
, UK
since 2002. She grew up in Tehran
and graduated in Graphic Design from Azad University in 2001. Her first solo exhibition was at the Haft Samar Gallery in Tehran in 2001 which was followed by a group exhibition of "Ten Iranian Female Painters" in Brussels
. After finishing her studies she moved to London and since she settled has been active as an international artist.
She is a figurative painter, currently working in the Magical Realist style but some of her works are closer to Surrealism
, her subjects are mostly women and recently most of her works are in the form of self-portraits. She has been known for her works in watercolors and pencil, but her recent works are produced in acrylic on canvas. Apart from painting, she has also been active as a performer. Her performance art
has included working within the experimental Pink Fish Ensemble which typically involves mixed media, such as live painting, body art and poetry, often integrated with music.
She was invited to Edinburgh Iranian Festival 2009 as exhibiting artist and for 2011 she was the festival's Art Representative as well as exhibiting artist. She has developed a fascination with London's canals and their history more recently and has captured this interest in many of her recent works. In the Summer 2009 and Autumn 2010 she exhibited at The London Canal Museum
with the photographer Tim Lewis as part of the museum's temporary exhibition .In 2011 the exhibition was shown at the Yorkshire Waterways Museum.
In 2010 She had been invited by Art centres such as Watermans Arts Centre
and Broadway Theatre, Barking to exhibit as part of their seasonal program. During her exhibition at the Broadway Theatre, she was interviewed by Tamasha
program from BBC Persian
, Manoto TV, Persian VOA Shabahang program during the same exhibition.
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
painter, based in London
London
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, UK
United Kingdom
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since 2002. She grew up in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
and graduated in Graphic Design from Azad University in 2001. Her first solo exhibition was at the Haft Samar Gallery in Tehran in 2001 which was followed by a group exhibition of "Ten Iranian Female Painters" in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. After finishing her studies she moved to London and since she settled has been active as an international artist.
She is a figurative painter, currently working in the Magical Realist style but some of her works are closer to Surrealism
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
, her subjects are mostly women and recently most of her works are in the form of self-portraits. She has been known for her works in watercolors and pencil, but her recent works are produced in acrylic on canvas. Apart from painting, she has also been active as a performer. Her performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
has included working within the experimental Pink Fish Ensemble which typically involves mixed media, such as live painting, body art and poetry, often integrated with music.
She was invited to Edinburgh Iranian Festival 2009 as exhibiting artist and for 2011 she was the festival's Art Representative as well as exhibiting artist. She has developed a fascination with London's canals and their history more recently and has captured this interest in many of her recent works. In the Summer 2009 and Autumn 2010 she exhibited at The London Canal Museum
London Canal Museum
London Canal Museum in the King's Cross area of London, England, is a regional museum that displays information about the history of London's canals.- History :...
with the photographer Tim Lewis as part of the museum's temporary exhibition .In 2011 the exhibition was shown at the Yorkshire Waterways Museum.
In 2010 She had been invited by Art centres such as Watermans Arts Centre
Watermans Arts Centre
Watermans Art Centre is a multipurpose arts centre. It is located in Brentford, alongside the banks of the River Thames overlooking Kew Gardens.It includes a 239 seat theatre and a 125 seat cinema.-External links:* - Official site...
and Broadway Theatre, Barking to exhibit as part of their seasonal program. During her exhibition at the Broadway Theatre, she was interviewed by Tamasha
Tamasha
Tamasha is a traditional Marathi folk art form. often with singing and dancing, widely performed by local or travelling theatre groups within the state of Maharashtra, India. It has also been the subject of several Marathi films...
program from BBC Persian
BBC Persian
BBC Persian is the Persian language radio station and TV operated by the BBC which conveys the latest political, social, economical and sport news relevant to Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, and the world. Its headquarters are in London, United Kingdom...
, Manoto TV, Persian VOA Shabahang program during the same exhibition.
External links
- Maryam Hashemi at Edinburgh Iranian Festival 2010
- Review by Roya Jahanbin
- Illustration for Jadid Online
- Slide show by Steve Ash
- Maryam Hashemi's website
- Maryam Hashemi's blog
- Maryam Hashemi on Saatchi Online
- Article by TINADOT 2010
- Broadway Barking Exhibition 2009
- "Jadid on line " interview 2009 (in Persian)
- Exhibition at RISC 2009
- Iranian.com (Edinburgh Iranian Festival works 2009)
- Iranian.com 2006
- Desire No Shackles 2004
- Elahe Gallery 2001