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Hossein Valamanesh

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Hossein Valamanesh
EducationTehran School of Art and South Australian School of Art
Known forSculpturePainting
AwardsVisual Arts Board Grant, Australia Council, Grand Prize at the Dacca Biennale, Bangladesh

Hossein Valamanesh is one of Australia's leading contemporary artists. Iranian born, he migrated to Australia in 1973 and lives in Adelaide, South Australia.

Career beginnings

Valamanesh attended the Teran School of Art, graduating in 1970 and later he attended the South Australia School of Art, graduating in 1977. [1]

Art

Valamanesh's field is contemporary art and he has had his work exhibited in numerous galleries, mainly in Australia.[2]

The following museums exhibit his work:

  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
  • University of South Australia, Adelaide
  • University of Western Australia, Perth
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane
  • Artbank
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
  • Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
  • Alice Springs Art Centre, Alice Springs
  • National Gallery of New Zealand
  • Gryphon Gallery, University of Melbourne

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