Negar Assari
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Negar Assari is a painter, photographer, sculptor, and graphic artist born in Tehran
, Iran
. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Art and Architecture (Tehran) with a concentration in Educational Visual Communication in 1993. After moving to the United States in 1994, she earned a Master's degree in Visual Information Technology from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA in 1997. In 2000, she founded the non-profit Art of Iran organization, which is an online community detailing the history of Iranian art, as well as maintaining an Iranian artists database. Since 2003 she has designed the annual charity calendar for Children of Persia.
Assari is the cover artist and contributor for The Poetry Of Iranian Women an anthology of contemporary poems edited by Sheema Kalbasi
. She is also the cover designer for Mihan's Future and Four Springs, two collection of poetry by Partow B. Nooriala as well as two of Fereidoun Farahandouz's poetry CDs - Sedaaye Eshgh (The Voice Of Love) and Faryaad dar Baad (Cry In The Wind). She was the Invited Artist and promotional poster designer for the Art and Material Culture of Iranian Shiism Conference at the University of Oxford
in July 2006. In 2007, Assari created the theme poster for the Iranian Women's Studies Foundation (IWSF)18th Annual International Conference, which was held June 29-July 1, 2007 at the University of Maryland, College Park campus. She also designed the theme poster for the Rumi International Conference held September 28–30, 2007, also at the University of Maryland, College Park campus.
Assari is a member of The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media
(WAALM), an organization which promotes various forms of art and awards an annual Persian Golden Lioness Award to artists and scholars.She has appeared several times as an in-studio guest on Voice of America
, speaking in Persian
to Iranian/Persian communities on issues of art and culture. She frequently contributes artwork and text to Iranian.com
. She lives near Washington, DC with her husband and three children.
and Europe
. Her works include The Cage (2003), Religion And Tolerance (2001) and Art For Peace (2000). The Religion And Tolerance work was selected for inclusion at the 2003 Florence Biennale
(Italy
) International Contemporary Art Exhibition.
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...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Art and Architecture (Tehran) with a concentration in Educational Visual Communication in 1993. After moving to the United States in 1994, she earned a Master's degree in Visual Information Technology from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA in 1997. In 2000, she founded the non-profit Art of Iran organization, which is an online community detailing the history of Iranian art, as well as maintaining an Iranian artists database. Since 2003 she has designed the annual charity calendar for Children of Persia.
Assari is the cover artist and contributor for The Poetry Of Iranian Women an anthology of contemporary poems edited by Sheema Kalbasi
Sheema Kalbasi
Sheema Kalbasi is an award winning poet, producer, critic, blogger, and human rights advocate.- Biography :Kalbasi is the founder and president of , a film production and publishing company. She is the director and the co-director of several literary projects including the . She has published two...
. She is also the cover designer for Mihan's Future and Four Springs, two collection of poetry by Partow B. Nooriala as well as two of Fereidoun Farahandouz's poetry CDs - Sedaaye Eshgh (The Voice Of Love) and Faryaad dar Baad (Cry In The Wind). She was the Invited Artist and promotional poster designer for the Art and Material Culture of Iranian Shiism Conference at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
in July 2006. In 2007, Assari created the theme poster for the Iranian Women's Studies Foundation (IWSF)18th Annual International Conference, which was held June 29-July 1, 2007 at the University of Maryland, College Park campus. She also designed the theme poster for the Rumi International Conference held September 28–30, 2007, also at the University of Maryland, College Park campus.
Assari is a member of The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media
The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media
The Persian Golden Lioness Awards were established by the World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media , which was established by Mustafa Dorbayani in February 2005 in order to support, develop and promote Dramatic and Fine Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry, and Literature as well as Professional...
(WAALM), an organization which promotes various forms of art and awards an annual Persian Golden Lioness Award to artists and scholars.She has appeared several times as an in-studio guest on Voice of America
Voice of America
Voice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
, speaking in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
to Iranian/Persian communities on issues of art and culture. She frequently contributes artwork and text to Iranian.com
Iranian.com
Iranian.com, also known as The Iranian and The Iranian Times, is an online English language magazine.Founded in July 1995 by entrepreneur/journalist Jahanshah Javid, Iranian.com has the largest online following among Iranians residing in North America, with about 68,000 visitors per month-Awards...
. She lives near Washington, DC with her husband and three children.
Works
Assari has created art that emphasizes peace, religious tolerance, cultural advancement, and women's and children's issues. Assari uses different media - including sculpting, drawing, painting, photography, and computer graphics - and has been featured in multiple exhibitions in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Her works include The Cage (2003), Religion And Tolerance (2001) and Art For Peace (2000). The Religion And Tolerance work was selected for inclusion at the 2003 Florence Biennale
Florence Biennale
The Florence Biennale is an international contemporary art fair held every two years in the Historical Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. The Biennale is run by Arte Studio, whose first contemporary art exhibition occurred in 1986. Subsequent exhibits grew, and they eventually formed the first...
(Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) International Contemporary Art Exhibition.
Exhibitions
Assari has had her artwork featured in the following exhibitions:- Iranian Women Studies Exhibition - June 1998, University of the District of ColumbiaUniversity of the District of ColumbiaThe University of the District of Columbia is a historically black, public university located in Washington, D.C. UDC is one of only a few urban land-grant universities in the country and a member of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...
- ArtomaticArtomaticArtomatic is a five-week, multimedia arts event held in the Washington, D.C. area. It has been held in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009...
- May 1999, Washington, DC - Art for Peace - September 2000, Washington, DC
- Art-o-Matic - October 2000, Washington, DC
- Emotional Sensibilities - January 2002, Washington, DC
- Images of Protest and Peace - April 2003, Mt. Rainier, MD
- Group Exhibition - October 2003, Dubai, UAE
- Breaking the Silence: Questioning Authority - October 2003, Arlington, VA
- Florence BiennaleFlorence BiennaleThe Florence Biennale is an international contemporary art fair held every two years in the Historical Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. The Biennale is run by Arte Studio, whose first contemporary art exhibition occurred in 1986. Subsequent exhibits grew, and they eventually formed the first...
International Contemporary Art Exhibition - December 2003, Florence, Italy - Dialogue Through Art: A Pictorial Conversation - February 2004, Washington, DC
- Iranian Women Studies Exhibition - June–July 2007, College Park, MD