Renowned Iranian Artist to Visit AUK

The American University of Kuwait will be hosting a Persian Art Week on February 20-23 where prominent Iranian Painter and Photographer Mr. Hassan Meshkinfam will be visiting the AUK campus. Mr. Meshkinfam will have an art and photography display everyday from 10-5 pm on the 5th floor of the Liberal Arts Building. The renowned Iranian artist will also be holding workshops for art students and will also be attending various art classes throughout the week. 

The highlight of the week is the main lecture on Wednesday February 23 in the AUK Auditorium from 12:30-3 pm where Mr. Meshkinfam will be discussing 'Trends in Persian Art'. This lecture will be open to the public. 

Mr. Meshkinfam is a renowned Iranian artist who was educated in Iran and at the Besancon School of Fine Arts in Paris. Since 1981 he has established The Gallery of Modern Art in Shiraz, where he continues to teach painting. His art work and photographs have ornamented numerous national and international galleries. He has also put on display many domestic and international art shows and has published various albums of his works. Among his most outstanding commitment and contributions to art is his creation in 2003 of the first private museum of visual arts in Iran. The Meshkinfam Museum is in his home town of Shiraz and his joint recent volume with AUK's Professor of International Studies Dr. Gholam Vatandoust titled The Meshkinfam Museum of Art: The First Private Museum of Visual Arts in Iran is a tribute to such an effort.
 

Mr. Hassan Meshkinfam
 

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