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Noreen Motamed is a Persian painter.

Daughter of Fereydoun Motamed

Fereydoun Motamed

Amir Ferydoon Motamed , 1917–1993, was an internationally-known professor and linguist, winner of the Louis de Broglie award, from the French Academy, and recipient of literary award "Le Grand Prix Littéraire d'Iran" from Writer's Association of French Language.Fereydoon was son of famous Iranian...

, she was born in Abadan

Abadan

Abadan is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island , from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraqi-Iran border. The civilian population of the city dropped to near zero during the eight-years Iran–Iraq War. In 1992, only 84,774 had returned to live...

, 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...

and attended primary and secondary school 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 first place from University of Tehran

University of Tehran

The University of Tehran , also known as Tehran University and UT, is Iran's oldest university. Located in Tehran, the university is among the most prestigious in the country, and is consistently selected as the first choice of many applicants in the annual nationwide entrance exam for top Iranian...

with a B.A. degree in Arts

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. She continued her postgraduate studies and once again graduated in first place from Alzahra University

Alzahra University

Alzahra University is a female-only state-run university in Vanak, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran.Founded in 1964 as a private institution under title of The Higher Educational Institute For Girls , it was renamed Farah Pahlavi University after empress Farah Pahlavi, the wife of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi...

with a Master of Arts degree with concentration in painting

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

. She began painting

Painting

as a professional artist in 1983. Starting with a figurative art

Figurative art

Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork—particularly paintings and sculptures—which are clearly derived from real object sources, and are therefore by definition representational.-Definition:...

style she then turned to a synthesis of abstraction

Abstract art

Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...

and figuration (Abstract figurative

Abstract figurative

Abstract figurative is a term describing a synthesis of abstraction and figuration in art – the creation of any art piece that combines Abstract art and Figurative art, bringing together two opposing styles by taking strong references to the real world and synthesizing them with departures from...

), depicting Persian female rug and kilim

Kilim

Kilims are flat tapestry-woven carpets or rugs produced from the Balkans to Pakistan. Kilims can be purely decorative or can function as prayer rugs. Recently-made kilims are popular floor-coverings in Western households.-Etymology:...

weavers or humans and nature. Persian miniatures have been great sources of inspiration in her latest paintings which are depictions of Modern Iranian in traditional spaces. She has continued this style while in U.S.A. with a western influence as it appears in some of her abstract figurative 2 collection. In 2008 her latest work (abstract figurative 3 collection) reveals a romantic touch that is added to her paintings.

Selected solo exhibitions

Solo Exhibition, November 1–8, 2008, Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Laleh Gallery, 2006, Tehran-Iran
Bamdad Gallery titled “Manifestation of Eternity of the Persian Carpets” 1996, Tehran-Iran

Selected group exhibitions

Group exhibition at IRI's Attaché’s office in Paris, France. Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum in Tehran, Iran.Inaugurated in 1977, and built adjacent to Tehran's Laleh Park, the museum was designed by Iranian architect Kamran Diba, who employed elements from traditional Persian architecture. The building can be listed as a contemporary...

's treasury selects and displays one of Noreen Motamed's painting at the Paris
Paris
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exhibition by the Iranian House of Culture, May 29 - June 12, 2009.
Group exhibition at the Patuxent River Appreciation Days (PRAD), Oct 2008, Maryland, USA
The Third Iranian Painter Biennale, 1995, Tehran-Iran
Touch of Art Gallery, 1998, Virginia USA

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