14 Facts About Mahmoud Farshchian

Mahmoud Farshchian is an Iranian painter and educator.

Mahmoud Farshchian's paintings have been hosted by several museums and exhibitions worldwide.

Mahmoud Farshchian was born on January 24,1930, in the city of Isfahan, Pahlavi Iran.

Birds are an element Mahmoud Farshchian often uses in his pieces, relating to his childhood memories.

Young Mahmoud Farshchian showed an interest in arts quite early in life and studied under the tutelage of Haji Mirza-Agha Emami and Isa Bahadori for several years.

Mahmoud Farshchian has a doctorate in Iranian painting and Islamic arts from the High Council of Culture and Art.

Nia was seventeen years-old and Mahmoud Farshchian was twenty-four years old.

Mahmoud Farshchian has been exhibited in 57 individual shows and 86 group shows in Iran, Europe, America and Asian countries.

Mahmoud Farshchian's works are represented in several museums and major collections worldwide.

Mahmoud Farshchian has been awarded more than ten prizes by various art institutes and cultural centers.

Mahmoud Farshchian is the founder of his own school in Iranian Painting, which adheres to classical form while making use of new techniques to broaden the scope of Iranian painting.

Mahmoud Farshchian has brought new life to this art form and has freed it from the symbiotic relationship it has historically had with poetry and literature, to give it an independence it had not previously enjoyed.

Master Mahmoud Farshchian has played a decisive role in introducing Iranian art to the international art scene.

Mahmoud Farshchian has been invited to speak and exhibit at numerous universities and art institutes.