Yari Ostovany Information

Ostovany, Yari (born 1962) Iranian contemporary painter Yari Ostovany was born in Tehran. His father was a man of arts and letters and was friends with many of the prominent musicians and poets of the time. When Yari was very young he was sent to the classes of Arab Ali Sherveh, master of painting. At 16 he left Iran for USA to follow his studies. He spent the last two years of high school in Texas and in Reno. He then attended the University of Nevada – Reno as an Art major and after completing the course of painting he assiduously started to create artistic works. After receiving his BA he attended in the San Francisco Art Institute where he received his Master of Fine Arts in 1995. At present time he works and lives in Northern California. Solo Exhibitions 1. Manville Gallery, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1988 2. Walter McNamara Gallery, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1989 3. Other Art Gallery, Southern Oregon College, USA, 1997 4. Hourian Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, 1998 5. Bochum Cultural Center Gallery, Bochum, Germany, 2002 6. Art Corner Gallery, Cologne, Germany, 2003 7. Foot work Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA,1994 8. North-West Library, Reno, Nevada, USA, 2008 9. San José Gallery; San José, California, USA, 2009 10. Queen Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2010 11. Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California, USA, 2011 12. Art People Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, 2012 13. Linie Rosé Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, 2013 14. Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, 2013 15. LA Art Core Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2014 16. The Shed Contemporary Gallery, Dina Point, California, USA, 2014 17. Red Mountain Gallery, Reno, Nevada, USA, 2014 18. Vorres Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, 2014 19. Vorres Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, 2015 20. Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran, 2015 21. Mill Valley Art Commission, Mill Valley, California, USA, 2015 22. Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA, 2015 ————————————- Two Person Exhibitions 1. Haleh Gallery, Berg am Starnberger See, Germany, 2013 2. Lake George Art Project, Lake George, New York, USA, 2014 3. MiM Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2015 ————————————- Group Exhibitions 1. Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1986 2. Walter McNamara Gallery, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1987 3. Nevada Art State Council, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1988 4. Ackerman Center, UCLA University, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1988 5. Nevada Museum State, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 1989 6. E. L. Wiegand Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1990 7. Dow and Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, California, USA, 1991 8. San Francisco Art Institute Spring Exhibition, San Francisco, California, USA, 1992 9. Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California, USA. 1993 10. Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1993 11. Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California, 1994 12. Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California, 1994 13. Monterrey College, Monterrey, California, USA, 1995 14. Korea Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California, 1996 15. National Press Club, Washington DC, USA, 1997 16. San Jose College, San Jose, California, USA, 1997 17. Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California, USA, 1997 18. Ovissi Gallery, Emeryville, California, USA, 1999 19. Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran, 1999 20. WORKS Gallery, San Jose, California, USA, 1999 21. Eklektikos Gallery, Washington DC, USA, 1999 22. Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran, 2000 23. Köln Galerie, Cologne, Germany, 2000 24. Kunsthof Merten, Merten, Germany, 2001 25. Mojaveri Gallery, Cologne, Germany, 2002 26. Hot House Art Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2003 27. Sheppard Gallery, Reno, Nevada, USA, 2006 28. la Giornata del Contemporaneo, Camaver Kunsthaus, Lecco, Italy, 2007 29. Sierra Artsen Gallery, Reno, Nevada, USA, 2007 30. Lalium Gallery, Varna, Italy, 2008 31. Fullerton Art Center, State University California, Fullerton, California, USA, 2009 32. Vision-Chandler Gallery, Arizona, USA, 2004 33. Art People Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, 2011 34. Arts West Gallery, Elon, North Carolina, USA, 2011 35. 133 Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2011 36. Misho Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, 2012 37. Orange County Contemporary Arts Center, Santa Anna, California, USA, 2012 38. Etense Castle Museum, Ferrara, Italy, 2012 39. Selby Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, USA, 2013 40. Worth Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, 2013 41. 1377 Gallery – St. Rafael, California, USA, 2013 42. Thomas and Bell Gallery, London, England, 2013 43. Shed Contemporary Gallery, Dina Point, California, USA, 2014 44. Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, California, USA, 2014 45. Abra Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2014