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About Mariam Hosseini


Mariam Hosseini lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she works in the nonprofit arena and pursues ethnic cooking in her spare time. She received her MA and BA in international relations with a concentration in Middle Eastern and Iranian affairs. Her website is (re)definition.

Beyond Persia’s “Celluloid” in San Francisco

by Mariam Hosseini

Beyond Persia Celluloid

They’ve only been around for about a year, but Beyond Persia is already making waves in the Bay Area with their frequent arts and culture events. Their latest offering is Celluloid, a film and photography exhibit running at Gallery One in San Francisco through September 8. The event includes prominent Iranian-American artists Shadi Yousefian, Sara Rahbar, Dustin Ellis, and Ahmad Kiarostami, among others.

Beyond Persia’s mission is to “provide a venue for contemporary Iranian-American artists an opportunity to show-case, promote and sell their art to the public who are interested in collecting and acquiring art produced by Iranians living outside Iran.” To this end, the artists come from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life, collectively carving a new niche in Iranian-American art. To learn more about the artists, visit Beyond Persia’s events page.

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:18:40 -0700

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