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Parviz Tanavoli
Iranian sculptor, painter, historian (born 1937)
Parviz Tanavoli (Persian: پرویز تناولی; born 1937) is an Iranian sculptor, painter, educator, and art historian.
He is a pioneer within the Saqqakhaneh school of art,[1] a neo-traditionalist art movement.[2] Tanavoli has been one of the most expensive Iranian artists in sales.[3] Tanavoli series of sculpture work Heech 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.[citation needed] 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.[4][5]
Early life and education
Parviz Tanavoli was born 24 March 1937 in Tehran.[6