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Reza Saffari
Sculptor
Vancouver, Canada
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Reza Saffari was born in Meshed, Iran in 1948. He has lived in Canada for the past 20 years. He was granted a scholarship from the Italian Embassy in Iran and moved to Rome, Italy in 1980. He studied sculpting for 6 years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and Frosinone. After graduating he participated in many exhibitions in Iran and Italy where he was very well known and respected for his life size pieces in his community. After spending 8 years perfecting his work in many different cities, he immigrated to Canada in 1988. He now lives and continues to create in Vancouver, B.C.
Education:
1980 - 1982, Academy of Fine Art Plastic courses, Rome, Italy
1982 - 1986, Bachelor of Art in Sculpting, Frosinone, Italy
Exhibitions:
1975, National Park, Iran
1982, International Gallery, Rome, Italy
1983, Conti Art Gallery, Rome, Italy
1984, Bi Annual of Alatri, Rome, Italy
1985, Art Contemporary, Alatri, Italy
Municipality Art Centre, Sezze, Italy
1986, Gallery of Academia, Frosinone, Italy
1987, Art Gallery Juilia, Rome, Italy
Art Gallery Bottega Coppede, Rome, Italy
Art Studio 2, Rome, Italy
1989, Sinclair Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Arts in Action Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Simon Patrich Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1990, Art Gallery, Prince George
Art Expo Robson Square, Vancouver, BC, Canada
City Hall Art Exhibition, Toronto
Octagon Art Galleries, Montreal
New Art Gallery, Calgary
Accurate Art Gallery, Sacramento, USA
Plug in Art Gallery, Winnipeg
Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1992, Art Exhibition in University of BC, Vancouver, BC
1993, West View Mountain Gallery, Coquitlam, BC
2003-5, Made Series of Monumental Sculptures for cities in Iran
Prominent
1976, Over life size statues, made for Mr. Karachi an Art collector.
1985, Made the bust of Lord Benedettis from Carrara Marble Rome, Italy
1986, Museum of Sezze in Italy purchased Art pieces in stone called Sadness.
1989, Series of statues in Bronze made as model for Ministry of Immigration
Called "Immigrants" for the monument in Vancouver Canada
1990 - 2003, Sold many pieces by Art Collectors in Canada.
2003 - 2005, Series of over size statues made and installed in the city in Iran.
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