Parviz Tanavoli
Parviz Tanavoli (; born 1937) is an Iranian
sculptor, painter, educator, and art historian. He is a pioneer within the
Saqqakhaneh School of Art, a neo-traditionalist art movement. Tanavoli has been one of the most expensive Iranian artists in sales. Tanavoli series of sculpture work are displayed in prestigious museums and public places, such as the
British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Hamline University,
Aga Khan Museum, and as public art in the city of Vancouver. Additionally Tanavoli has written extensively on this history of Persian art and Persian crafts. Since 1989, Tanavoli has held dual nationality and has lived and worked both in
Tehran, and
Horseshoe Bay in
West Vancouver,
British Columbia.
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