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Masoud Babakhani

"Surrounded by my grandfathers paintings of the countryside around my home town in Iran, my love for painting began when I was just a child. At 14, my parents sent me to the Shiraz Art School where I studied for four years. Thereafter, I spent another two years at the Mogtama Hunar University in Tehran, learning to use all sorts of materials for my paintings.

In 1993, I joined the University of Marmara in Turkey where I meet some artists. I had the opportunity of working with some famous artists and a year later I held my first art exhibition, titled gSofrah , which was televised in Turkey, Germany and Switzerland.

In 1997, I returned to Iran. I produced my first film titled gAshurah. I also designed stage sets and costumes for two films, titled gDoghmanh and gNo Endh. I have also acted in films.

After arriving in the UK in 2000, one of the first things I did was to learn English at college and also study Art and Design in the University of Central England. I have continued to paint and hold exhibitions of my work.

Currently, I am working on a series of paintings which will, I hope , express through beautiful women and flowers the need for beauty in all our lives."

• 1989 Shiraz Negarkhane vasal

• 1990 Shiraz Negarkhane vassal

• 1991 Tehran Moshtamh honar

• 1992 Shiraz Negarkhane vassal

• 1994 Turkey Gallery bar in Sera Sarvilar

• 1999 Turkey Qughave

• 2002 UK Art museum in Birmingham

• 2003 UK RBSA

• 2003 UK RBSA

Some of his pictures are shown below but if you want to contact him e-mail him on masoudbab@yahoo.co.uk

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