Sarah talks this week with LA-based artist Amir Fallah about his family of origin, immigrating to the US when he was 7, speaking at the recent UCLA School of Arts and Architecture commencement, and all the hard work that it took to get where he is now.
About Amir
Amir H. Fallah received his BFA in Fine Art & Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art and his MFA in painting at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions across the United States and abroad. Selected solo exhibitions include The Fowler Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson; South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings SD; Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland OR; San Diego ICA; and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland KS.
Show Notes
- Amir at UCLA's Commencement https://arts.ucla.edu/single/amir-h-fallah-the-art-of-resilience/
- Speech on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgcwVxE6m7c
- Amir H. Fallah website https://www.amirhfallah.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amirhfallah/?hl=en
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