Arghavan Khosravi

Arghavan Khosravi (b. 1984, Shahr-e-kord, Iran) earned an MFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design after completing the studio art program at Brandeis University. Khosravi previously earned a BFA in Graphic Design from Tehran Azad University and an MFA in Illustration from the University of Tehran. The artist has had recent exhibitions at prominent venues such as the FLAG Art Foundation, NY; the Orlando Museum of Art, FL; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Yinchuan, China; Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI; Art Production Fund, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY; and Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH; among others. Forthcoming exhibitions include shows at the Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI; the Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA; and Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY. Khosravi has held residencies at the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA; the Studios at MassMoCA, North Adams, MA; Monson Arts, Monson, ME; and Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY. She is a 2019 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation’s Painters & Sculptors Grant and a 2017-18 recipient of the Walter Feldman Fellowship. Her work can be found in the collections of the Newport Art Museum and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Khosravi lives and works in Stamford, Connecticut.

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Arghavan Khosravi, The Suspension, 2020, signed and dated verso, acrylic and cement on cotton canvas wrapped over shaped wood panel, wood cutout, 57 1/2 x 47 inches (146.1 x 119.4 cm)
Arghavan Khosravi, The Anatomy of A Woman Series #2, acrylic on cotton canvas and found wood block printed textile mounted on two shaped wood panels, 54 x 25 inches (138 x 64 cm)
Arghavan Khosravi, Forbidden Funeral, 2018, acrylic and gold leaf on found patterned textile and linen canvas stretched over wood panels, brass chain, 55 x 37 inches
Arghavan Khosravi, Simurg, 2019, acrylic on cotton canvas mounted on shaped wood panel, 42 x 31 x 2 in
Arghavan Khosravi, A Gentle Greeting, 2020, acrylic on canvas mounted on wood panel, 36 x 36 in (91.4 x 91.4 cm)
Arghavan Khosravi, The Balance, 2019, acrylic on found fabric mounted on wood panel, 40 1/2 x 31 1/2 in (102.9 x 80 cm)
Arghavan Khosravi, Compulsory Halo, 2019, acrylic on found wood block printed fabric (which is a praying mat) and cotton canvas mounted on wood panel, 47.7 × 45 × 2 in
Arghavan Khosravi, Let Me Help You, 2019, acrylic on found wood block, printed fabric and cotton canvas mounted on wood panel, 45 x 31 1/2 in (114.3 x 80 cm)
Arghavan Khosravi, Mesmerized, Listen to the Big Brother, 2019, acrylic, cement and colored pencil on found wood block printed fabric and cotton canvas mounted on wood panel, 52 x 38 in
Arghavan Khosravi, A Family Portrait (Childhood Memories), 2019, acrylic on found textile mounted on wood panel, 42.5 x 27 in
Arghavan Khosravi, The Morning Ritual, acrylic on linen canvas mounted on wood panel, 46 x 32 inches (118 x 83.5 cm)
Arghavan Khosravi, Self-censorship series 5, 2018, acrylic on linen canvas mounted on wood panel, 24 x 24 in
Arghavan Khosravi, You're Free to Fly, 2019, acrylic on found textile mounted on wood panel, 50 x 32 in