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DeutschMaryam Hashemi
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Maryam Hashemi | |
|---|---|
 Tehrani Girl by Maryam Hashemi | |
| Born | Maryam Sandjari 1977 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | Islamic Azad University |
| Known for | Painting |
| Website | http://www.maryamhashemi.com |
Maryam Hashemi (Persian: مریم هاشمی) (born 1977) is an Iranian visual artist based at Hackney Wick in East London. Often working in pencil, watercolour or acrylic paint.[1]
Biography
[edit]Hashemi grew up in Tehran. She graduated from Islamic Azad University in 2001 with a degree in Graphic Design and has been living in the UK since 2002.[citation needed] 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 many of her works are in the form of self-portraits.[2] She has been known for her works in watercolors and pencil, but her recent works are also produced with acrylic on canvas, recreations and installation.
She has been exhibiting in many museums and art centres including the London Canal Museum,[3][4] Watermans Arts Centre,[5] The Broadway and artsdepot.[6]
She has been featured on TV and radio shows including BBC2 Making Art,[1] and has been part of many festivals including Edinburgh Iranian Festival,[7] London Persian-English Theatre Festival[6] and Hackney WickED.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Making Art Work: First Idea to Final Piece - Maryam Hashemi - introduction". BBC Two. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Maryam Hashemi". Traces Project. Counterpoints Arts. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Summer Exhibition 2009 - Take A a Second Look". London Canal Museum. 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009.
- ^ "Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11" (PDF). London Canal Museum. 2011. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Five of the best: Iranian artist at Watermans Arts Centre". MyLondon. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b "The 3rd London Persian English Theatre Festival catalogue" (PDF). Saam Theatre Group and London Independent Iranian Community Arts Association. September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Art Exhibition". Edinburg Iranian Festival. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hackney Swingers' Club". Hackney WickED. Retrieved 17 May 2016.