Armin Amirian (1995) is an Iranian photographer and visual artist based in Isfahan.  

For him, Iran is a rich depository of contributions in the field of art, architecture, music, literature, and cinema.

The city of Isfahan, in particular, of opulent architectural structures and is the birthing ground of many prominent Iranian artists and prominent figures. It is also the home of the 25-year-old photographer, and artist who, inspired by the work of many before him and the plight of his country, has chosen to create dynamic interpretations of the collective experiences of boasts his people. 

More here.

"LEGACY" virtual Art Exhibition - UNA Bexhill and Hastings
 
UNA Bexhill and Hastings has been supporting the art work of Franco-Algerian Artist, Patrick Altes, who is based in Hastings.  
 
Patrick has now created a virtual Art Exhibition - "Legacy" - at the prestigious Janet Rady Fine Art Gallery in London.   I invite you to visit the Exhibition, you can "walk" inside the Gallery and view all the works, it's a fantastic 3D experience!     You will notice that UNA LASER is mentioned inside the Art Exhibition too as the virtual exhibition is also supported by UNA London and South East Region. 
 
His work in many ways reflects the ideals of the UN and the UNA, we believe.    Patrick's work is deliberately provocative, and with "Legacy" he raises poignant issues, such as colonialism, dominance and slavery, racism as well as equality, questioning the very concept of being human.  "Legacy" also ties up quite well with the Together First campaign and invites us to discuss pending issues in the human predicament. 
 
We have sent out a global press release in English, French and Spanish so it will have a broader appeal, as we are promoting it among the English, French and Spanish speaking world.  
 
 Here is the link to the 3D Art Exhibition
 
"LEGACY " virtual Art Exhibition
 
As it is an International Art Gallery and Exhibition, we are promoting it through UNA Sweden (Malmo) and in France, as well as in Spain and in the whole of Latin America using different digital platforms. The virtual exhibition has been visited by more than 600 people from different countries so far, including from all over the UK, France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, the US  and many Latin American countries such as Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, etc. 
 
Here is the Janet Rady Art Gallery website if you would like to find more information about the Art Gallery:   www.janetradyfineart.com 
 
I hope you enjoy the Exhibition and any feedback will be most welcomed. 
 
Gonzalo Alvarez 
UNA Climate and Oceans 
UNA Bexhill and Hastings 
UNA London and South East Region (Committee Member)

I am thrilled to announce that I have been appointed the Specialist of Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art at Chiswick Auctions.

We are now welcoming consignments for the inaugural Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern & North African Art sale taking place in the Autumn.

The sale will feature a selection of artworks dating from the 20th century up until the present day including paintings, photography, prints and sculpture from the broader Arab world, Iran and North Africa as well as works by diaspora artists.  

If you have any artworks that you would like to consign, I am happy to provide a free and confidential valuation or advise you on the market.

Consign at: janet.rady@chiswickauctions.co.uk

Janet Rady

We are pleased to support the Hello World initiative by TransCultural Exchange.

On June 20, 2020 – the summer/winter solstice –the nonprofit organization TransCultural Exchange invites art lovers on a (virtual) voyage around the world. 

Live Streaming of the launch will take place 11:00 – noon EST (UTC -4)
On TransCultural Exchange’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TransCulturalExchange

With the mere click of a mouse, travelers can check out paintings, music, dances, films and installations by contemporary artists working in Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Japan, Norway, Spain, Germany, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Senegal, Turkey and Zambia with countless stops along the way. They can collaborate with art projects from Kyrgyzstan, the UK, US, Brazil and more. The choices are myriad; hundreds of artists and cultural venues from over 70 countries make up the tour.

During the solstice launch, the public will also see and hear from the artists who donated their work to Hello World’s global showcase.

Advance entrée to some of the places you can visit is <here>.
The names of some of the artists whose works you will experience is <here>.
On the June 20^th, and thereafter you can see/hear/experience the Hello World’s gallery of artists’ works <here>.

Our January newsletter is out: Your guide to the world of Contemporary Middle Eastern art, with a unique online compilation of events... and more!

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This March, Shirin Neshat and Fereydoun Ave jointly exhibit separate bodies of work similarly named The Book of Kings or Shahnameh after the work by the epic poem by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi. Rebecca Anne Proctor explores the artistic and intellectual dialogue between the two artists.

More here.

Iranian sculptor Masoud Akhavanjam will exhibit two stainless steel sculptures as part of the exhibition PERSONAL STRUCTURES - open borders of the GAA Foundation, alongside the 2019 Venice Biennale.

The sculptures 'Dilemma of Man' and 'Metamorphosis' will be exhibited publicly on the Venice waterfront, Giardini Marinaressa, from 5 May to 29 November 2019. 

More here.

Our May newsletter is out: Your guide to the world of Contemporary Middle Eastern art, with a unique online compilation of events... and more!

Following his prestigious selection as Finalist with Special Mention at the Ooshot Award, JRFA Iranian artist Armin Amirian will be showing his “A”ar, Tent and Clothes photo series at the 2018 Ooshot Award Exhibition, from April 19 to April 28, 2019, at les Magasins généraux in Pantin, Grand Paris, France.

Being the first Photographic Commission Prize, the Ooshot Award wishes to reward visions of authors and artists serving brands, companies and institutions.

Our April newsletter is out: Your guide to the world of Contemporary Middle Eastern art

For everyone who visited Art Dubai and the Sharjah Biennale last month, we hope you had a wonderful and as inspirationally art-filled trip as we did! But if you didn't, don't forget there are many exciting events to look forward to...

Our March newsletter is out: Your guide to the world of Contemporary Middle Eastern art

With the official start of Spring just round the corner, we are excited by the lengthening of the days and the numerous art events taking place this month. There is a lot happening!...

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We hope you had a relaxing and positive January, despite the weather! As the art world is picking up again after a restorative break, we have many exciting events to look forward to...

Our first newsletter of the year is out!

We hope you are enjoying a relaxing holiday and have had a chance to catch up with friends and family.

As we put another year behind us and enter 2019, we remind ourselves that art is a powerful expression of humanity and of global shared ideologies. And as such our understanding and appreciation of it is ever more necessary.

Our December newsletter and last issue of 2018 is out: Exhibitions and events across the globe relating to contemporary Middle Eastern art, Art Matters, Inspiration... and some unsual Holiday Gift Ideas!

The Ocean Can Be Yours: Interview with the exhibition Curator Janet Rady (Director of Janet Rady Fine Art), and the four featured Iranian artists Afsoon, Ghalamdar, Jason Noushin, and Katayoun Rouhi.

Our November newsletter is out covering exhibitions and events across the globe relating to contemporary Middle Eastern art. Read more to update your calendar and to learn what the Art Matters and Inspiration sections are about this month!

Being behind Armin Amirian's lense: The Janet Rady Fine Art Iranian artist shares with us a backstage video and a behind the scenes photo documentation of his work in progress.

Our October newsletter is out! Exhibitions and events across the globe relating to contemporary Middle Eastern art, Art Matters, Opportunities, Publications... and some Inspiration.

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We are pleased to announce that Camille Zakharia's photo project will be part of the Venice Biennale for Architecture 2018. A substantial section of his work (16 pages) will be included in the catalogue. Furthermore, My Art Guides features Zakharia's photo on their main page.

Our May newsletter is out: Browse Exhibitions and events across the globe relating to contemporary Middle Eastern art, Art Matters, and some Inspiration.

Our April newsletter is out covering the expansion and the increasing numbers of exhibitions and events across the globe relating to contemporary Middle Eastern art.

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Our January newsletter and first issue of 2018 is out! As we enter the first days of 2018 tentatively and with sincere hopes of a brighter year ahead, we remind ourselves that art is a powerful expression of humanity and of global shared idealogies.  And as such our appreciation of it is ever more necessary.

Our December newsletter and last issue of 2017 is out! Check out our selection of thought provoking exhibitions and events across the globe relating to the region, as well as our Art Matters and Inspiration sections. We wish everyone a happy holiday season and look forward to catching up again with you again in the New Year.

Our November newsletter is out, covering an array of varied exhibitions and events relating to contemporary Middle Eastern art across the globe, from Australia to China to Europe and the US. Also find out what our Art Matters and Inspiration sections are about this month. Sign up here to receive our future news.

Our October newsletter is out, featuring a number of thought provoking exhibitions and events across the globe relating to the region as well as our newly named Art Matters section and finally Inspiration. Sign up here to receive our future news.

In order to enhance the culture of peaceful coexistence, using the almighty power of art, “Art for Peace” Group composed of a number of artists, including Armin Amirian.

Errances Nomadiques - Exhibition by Firouz Farman Farmaian at the Musee de Marrakech Place Ben Youssef, Marrakech-Medina

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Promoted by the Begihandi collective, GETXOPHOTO is a festival dedicated to images that takes place in Getxo (Basque Country) and supports the exploration of formats, stands and unconventional exhibition spaces to show the different images......Abandoned is an exercise in imagination threaded by irony and social critique.

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A Paul Wadsworth painting hangs in our living room – a shard of sunlight leaping up from a Cornish moor, a bright streak of yellow bursting from an earthy Celtic landscape.

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Janet Rady Fine Art's Director and Curator Janet Rady has been appointed to the jury of the BEHNAM BAKHTIAR AWARD.

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Art journalist and writer Lisa Pollman in conversation with Shahram Karimi.

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Art journalist and writer Lisa Pollman in conversation with Armin Amirian.

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We are happy to announce that 'Coalition' by Armin Amirian has been selected for 'Focus Iran 2' exhibition at CAFAM museum in Los Angeles. To find out more click here. 

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Firouz Farman Farmaian likes to say that history commands and I often relate to Tolstoy’s determinist vision of it. Interview by art journalist and writer Lisa Pollman

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Art journalist and writer Lisa Pollman in conversation with Mahmood Sabzi.

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Sassan Behnam Bakhtiar reintroduces Iran’s rich cultural heritage in spite of the politics and propaganda - Interview by art journalist and writer Lisa Pollman

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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery has acquired three works by Janet Rady Fine Art artist Malekeh Nayiny.

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Read the full interview with Nurieh Mozaffari, by art journalist and writer Lisa Pollman.

Malekeh Nayiny's solo exhibition will open on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Etemad Gallery in Tehran. Download here the enlarged card.

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Islamic Art Now, Part 2 exhibition features approximately 29 works by artists from Iran, the Arab world, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, including JRFA artist Fereydoun Ave. The exhibition marks the first major installations of LACMA’s collection of contemporary art of the Middle East.

Hojat Amani's exhibition at the MIA in Doha, Qatar, was featured in the Shargh Daily Newspaper. The exhibition, Qajar Women - Images of Women in 19th century Iran, showcases a wide variety of artworks from the Qajar period, all of which feature Persian women as the main subject, and will be on view until 11 June 2016.

We feature this December the work of Yemeni artist, Nasser Al Aswadi. Nasser’s canvases can be read on many different levels, whether it be calligraphic or abstract or allusory. Browse here installation shots of the artist's work at Dar Al Funoon in Kuwait and Galerie Clairefontaine in Luxembourg.

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In celebration of Qajar Women, MIA (Museum of Islamic Art) presents a panel discussion chaired by Janet Rady who will present the works of Shadi Ghadirian. The panel discussion will take place on Wednesday 9 December and will comprise talks and demonstration workshops by JRFA artist Hojat Amani and artist Mahmood Sabzi whose works are part of the special exhibition.

Janet Rady Fine Art's London-based curator and gallerist Janet Rady is featured in "Wim Delvoye goes to Tehran for surprise solo show" article in The Art Newspaper.

We are pleased to announce that Les Riches Heures digital work by Janet Rady Fine Art artist Patrick Altes was acquired by MAMA (Musée Public National d'Art Moderne et Contemporain). The large work was prepared for the 7th edition of FIAC 2015 in Algiers (Festival International d’Art Contemporain), which has officially invited Patrick Altes.

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We are happy to announce that Janet Rady Fine Art artist Patrick Altès will be exhibiting in Algerianism Part I - the ‘Art Of’ Being Algerian, a group exhibition and a collaboration between Patrick Altès and Toufik Douib, part of the Nour Festival of Arts 2015. Algerianism Part I is a chapter that explores the theme of dual identity through the many lenses of Algeria’s contemporary art scene. Download the press release and the flyer.

Check out the October News including details of our participation in ArtBahrain and sign up now to receive our future newsletters.

We are pleased to announce that Maryam Ashkanian Ganjgah has been selected for the 4th International Emerging Artist Award (IEAA) taking place in Dubai. The mission of IEAA is to promote and increase the visibility of both Emirati and international emerging artists on the global art scene.

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"Whether you are reading this on the beach enjoying a well deserved break or in your office or at home, we wish everyone very happy holidays during the month of August..."

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We are pleased to announce that Janet Rady Fine Art artist Maryam Ashkanian is invited for a residency of 1 month in AIR Antwerpen, as part of the exchange program between AIR Antwerpen and Kooshk Residency Tehran.

Read more about AIR Antwerpen and visit Ashkanian's artist page.

"Firstly, we would like to wish all our friends a very happy and joyous Ramadan.
With the international contemporary art now in full swing and memories of Art Basel still fresh in our minds, we look look forward to a packed programme of events, not least in London which is hosting the third edition of the Shubbak Festival, starting on 11th July 2015..."

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"...Look out too for the new feature in our newsletter where we cover a different topic relating to the art market and collecting.  For our inaugural issue, we focus on the hot topic of the rise of buying art on-line..."

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Remember to check out the great blogs and E-mags which will help keep you in touch with the ever growing world of Contemporary Middle Eastern art. Arab Arts Blog, REORIENT, Borders and Bridges, Nahla Ink, Arts Press, The Culturist and Al Mahha. Please email us if you would like your blog featured on a future news page.

The Caspian Arts Foundation MA Visual Arts Scholarship at University of the Arts London is available for artists living in Afghanistan.

In partnership with Culture + Conflict and funded by the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation, this opportunity is worth £25,000 covering both full tuition fees and a contribution to living costs. Applications must be submitted no later than Friday 5th June.

Application form available here. For more information email info@caspianartsfoundation.com

"With Spring officially here and Winter blues receding, we turn our thoughts to a month packed with art.  So what does May mean to you? What will you choose from - the Gallery weekend in Berlin, Paris Photo LA, the  56th  Venice  Biennale,  Frieze NY, 1:54 NY, Art 15 London, Photo London, or the innumerable superb museum shows?..."

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Hojat Amani's work was featured in "Image of Women in Iranian Contemporary Art", an exhibition by The Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (ACCEA) in Armenia.

The ACCEA encourages and facilitates uninhibited expression and creativity of Armenian contemporary and avant-garde artists.

Browse Amani's works on his artist page.

Janet Rady Fine Art artist Patrick Altes has been shortlisted for the Athens Photo Festival 2015 with the "A Story of Revolutions" series.

The Athens Photo Festival explores issues relevant to our times, with programmes working internationally, nationally and locally, encompassing a variety of activities that aim at fostering a critical understanding of contemporary culture and society through photography and related media.

Visit Altes' artist page and read more about his practice.

Janet Rady Fine Art Egyptian artist Mohamed Abouelnaga’s exhibition The Warrior opens on Sunday 12 April 2015 at the Lab and shows his new work, in which he reflects on the issue of being a warrior in contemporary times.

Inspired by a 19th century archive of glass negatives with portraits of British soldiers and their families at the time of British colonization of Egypt, Abouelnaga transforms the prints through scratches and other interventions, producing a critical view of a colonial time in the context of today.

Read more about the exhibition here and visit Abouelnaga's artist page.

The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Qatar presents Qajar Women, Images of Women in 19th century Iran, featuring Janet Rady Fine Art artist Hojat Amani.

The exhibition features the centrality of the female form to the artwork of the Qajar period in Iran (1785-1925). Through a variety of historical objects from MIA's collection, in juxtaposition with photographs and contemporary artworks inspired by the Qajar period, it explores the meaning of the image of women at the onset of modernity.

Read more about the exhibition here and visit Hojat Amani's artist page.

"...For our April Janet Rady Fine Art artist of the month, we feature the award winning Dubai based artist Richard Allenby-Pratt.   Currently showing at the Syngenta Award’s Scarcity-Waste exhibition at Somerset House in London, Richard’s striking images highlight the fragility of man’s relationship with the natural world...."

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"As the month of March commences, its a case of 'On your marks, get set, go........!'  With the Armory Fair in NYC focusing on the MENAM region, followed by the Sharjah Biennial 12, and Art Dubai, all approaching and all equally important, I for one need to ensure endless amounts of stamina (and coffee) to stay the course!..."

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On February 2, 2015, the Caravan Exhibition of Visual Art presented Paintings by Premier Contemporary Arab, Persian and Jewish Visual Artists, including both Janet Rady Fine Art artists Patrick Altes and Sameh Ismael.

In the wake of the recent terrorist tragedy in Paris, France, CARAVAN'S interfaith peace-building art exhibition titled THE BRIDGE opened in Paris at the historic Church of St. Germain des Pres, the oldest church in Paris to commemorate the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week.

View Altes' and Ismael's works on their respective artist pages.

We are pleased to share that The Syngenta Photography Award Ceremony will be held on 10 March 2015 at the Somerset House in London, as Janet Rady Fine Art artist Richard Allenby-Pratt is one of the 6 finalists.

The Syngenta Photography Award aims to stimulate dialogue about significant global challenges.

In a world of limited resources, scarcity and waste have become fundamental social, political and environmental issues of our time.

Learn more about The Syngenta Photography Award here, and remember to visit Allenby-Pratt's artist page.

Not long to go before the Edinburgh Iranian Festival at which Janet Rady has the honour of being invited to speak at the opening ceremony of the Perceptions Exhibition.

This month also, we are pleased to focus on Janet Rady Fine Art artist Khaled Akil.   Through his photography, Khaled poignantly engages with issues affecting Syrian society today, drawing on diverse historical and political imagery to highlight the fragility of this ancient culture.

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FotoFest presents International Discoveries, an exhibition about discovery and the launching of important art careers internationally, featuring Janet Rady Fine Art artist Khaled Akil and running from January 22 till March 7, 2015.

The International Discoveries exhibition and surrounding programs focus primarily on new and developing work from across the world and the international network of photography events which involve FotoFest. The works display an extraordinary range of ideas and utilization of the photographic medium, from classical realism to conceptual abstraction, from the poetry of landscape to the harsh brutalities of politics and war.

Visit Khaled Akil's artist page to view his works.

Details about the exhibition and surrounding events, including Artist Receptions and Talks, can be found here.

On 30 October 2014, Janet Rady was a guest panelist at the Vastari symposium 'The Axis Shifting East', a symposium to open Asian Art in London prior to the inaugural gala party held at Asia House in London.

Director of Janet Rady Fine Art, Contemporary Arab and Iranian art dealer, specialist at The Auction Room, previously Sotheby's, Thomas Gibson Fine Art and Lisson Gallery, Janet Rady talks about The Effect of Lifting Sanctions on Export of Art from Iran.

Watch the full stream video here.

Janet Rady Fine Art artist Hossam Dirar was listed among Top 10 should know Egyptian Contemporary Artists, according to The Culture Trip.

'Hossam Dirar is a man of many talents. Using painting, photography, video, installation, and graphic design, he is not a man to be pigeon holed. His portraits from his most recent exhibition, ‘Awaiting’ (April 2014) at the Albareh Art Gallery, engage in the Egyptian tradition of portraiture in a way that challenges all previous assumptions. The women depicted do not sit passively, but stare back at the viewer, seducing and challenging; they are clearly women with stories. In contrast, he uses video in his piece, ‘from 11:00 till 11:03’, as a means of documentation, in order to demonstrate the wide range of activities that occur across Cairo in a given moment, one year after the Egyptian Revolution.'

Discover more about Hossam Dirar on his artist page.

For the New Year, we are pleased to bring you a continuing selection of news, exhibitions, opportunities and items which particularly drew our attention.

This month, we feature Janet Rady Fine Art artist Katia Boyadjian. Armenian in origin, and now living in France, Katia comes from a renowned family of portrait photographers, including her uncle Van Leo, in whose footsteps she follows in hand colouring her photographic prints.

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We are pleased to announce that Janet Rady Fine Art artist Maryam Ashkanian has been shortlisted for the Bienal de las Fronteras.

The aim of the Biennial of the Frontier’s is to promote the most innovative emerging art proposals and thus contribute to foster dialogue, exchange and critical discussion that takes into consideration the regional ­ global relationship, its challenges and opportunities. The works by the selected artists will be exhibited in March, 2015 at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Tamaulipas (MACT), the Biennial’s main venue, and they will be incorporated in the Museum’s Contemporary Art Collection.

To know more about Maryam Ashkanian, visit her artist page and read further news in the Tehran Times.

We are pleased to share with you our first monthly newsletter and December issue available here, focusing on one of Janet Rady Fine Art artists.

'Featuring a variety of topics including events, exhibition and book reviews, interviews and analyses of the region, as well as competitions, hot tips and maybe even some gossip, we aim to provide you with a personal overview of what makes Middle Eastern art and culture so exciting.'

Further editions are unmissable. Sign up now and know more about the next artist of the month.

In his interview for The Francophone Africa Portsmouth University website, downloadable here, Altes talks about his experience as an artist in residence at the university, elaborating on the the influences, techniques and concept that shaped his work and style today.

To know more about Patrick Atles, visit his artist page here.

Photographer Richard Allenby-Pratt has been selected as one of three finalists for the professional commission of the Syngenta Photography Award. The award features photographers whose work is concerned with sustainability and environmental issues. We will find out the winner at the awards ceremony in Somerset House, London, next March. The winner will receive substantial funding for their project; in Allenby-Pratt's case that would be to expand the remit of his "consumption" project to include the other countries of the GCC.

"Consumption" seeks to uncover aspects of the supply chain associated with the modern consumer. From the extraction of resources, to processing, manufacturing, energy production, construction, logistics and retail, through to waste management and re-use - and all the many other less immediately obvious aspects.

More about Richard Allenby-Pratt and his work can be found in our Artists section.

We are pleased to announce the publishing of Afsoon's new book "Jinns The Smokeless Fire", which can be viewed and purchased here, along with an interactive preview.

The book is a compilation of art and stories of jinns, from Morocco and Iran, created by the Iranian artist. Afsoon's nomadic life is reflected in her work, where East merges with West and the result is at once familiar and foreign.

More about Afsoon and her work can be found in our Artists section.

Hanibal Srouji is happy to announce his personal exhibition with Galerie Janine Rubeiz, representing Lebanon and participating in the First Edition of the Singapore Art Fair, 2014, which is also presenting a large selection of Lebanese Artists at the Lebanese Pavilion curated by Janine Maamari.

From the 27th to the 30th of November 2014, SINGAPORE ART FAIR (ME.NA.SA. ART) will be held at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. In its first edition, this modern and contemporary art fair, dedicated to the art of the ME.NA.SA region (Middle East, North Africa and South & South East Asia) will accommodate some 60 international galleries including solo shows.

More information here.

Back from the 3rd Oran Biennial of Mediterranean Contemporary, "A Story of Revolutions" is exhibited at Space Gallery, Portsmouth, 20 October-26 November 2014, as part of "Being Human", the UK's first nationwide festival of the humanities.  

Patrick Altes, a French artist born in Algeria, explores diaspora and identity in a body of work responding to a Leverhulme residency within the University of Portsmouth.

E-catalogue available on request.

For more information, visit:

www.port.ac.uk/space

www.patrickaltes.com

In this VIDEO Iranian artist Neda Dana-Haeri introduces us to her work inspired by Persian poetry and Sufi philosophy, describing her inspiration and thoughts behind the creation of her initial scrolls and works on paper.
Dana-Haeri has been in residence in New London for one month.

The Griffis Art Center encourages contemporary fine art and artists, creating an opportunity for international exchange among artists and the community through the visual arts." The Griffis Art Center has hosted artists from more than 38 countries and currently operates several facilities and programs.

We are pleased to announce that the catalogue is now live and bidding is now open for our second Middle Eastern Contemporary Art auction. Final and live online bidding will start on 1st October at 7pm (UK time).

To view the sale, click here.

To register to bid in the auction click here.  

MAC International 2014 is the largest art prize in Ireland and one of the few major prizes in the UK. The exhibition, which runs across all three MAC galleries, will offer you the very best in contemporary visual art across all art forms including sculpture, painting, photography, film, installation and performance.

Hanibal Srouji has been shortlisted in MAC exhibition.

For more information please click here.

We are pleased to announce that we shall be participating in this year's edition of Scope Basel (17 - 22 June 2014).  Come and see us at Booth F11.  

Read more for details of artists exhibited.  Please contact us if you are interested in any of these works.

Check out our exciting new scale indicator feature, showing how a work of art on our site will look on your wall. 

Just hover over and click the indicator button on the lower right hand corner in the work view to see it.

Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) in partnership with Barjeel Art Foundation presents a selection of works by leading Arab artists of the 20th century.

The exhibition commemorates International Museum Day 2014, an annual initiative by The International Council of Museums that seeks to promote museum issues in society. This year’s theme - ‘Museum Collections Make Connections’ - reflects the important role of these institutions as storytellers of cultural heritage.

Included in the exhibition at the Emirates Palace Gallery, Abu Dhabi will be the work of Janet Rady Fine Art artist, Laila Shawa.

Harrow Open Studios

7th, 8th, 14th & 15th June

Multi-skilled mixed media artist working across photography and digital imagery as well as printmaking, painting and collage. Making artist’s books, reconstructing family albums and mixed media pieces.

For more information please click here.

Janet Rady Fine Art is delighted to announce the acquisition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art of Fereydoun Ave's seminal work 'Rostam in the Dead of Winter'.

Janet Rady Fine Art is also pleased to announce that Hojat Amani's work 'Fallen Angels' has been acquired by LACMA. The work will be shown as part of the forthcoming exhibition 'Gardens of Eternity: Visualizing Paradise in Islamic Art', scheduled for 2016.

Exciting news! Janet Rady is pleased to announce she is now a Consultant to The Auction Room.  The first successful online auction with private view in London was held in September 2013.  Entries are now being accepted for the next sale to take place on 1 October 2014.  For more information, click here.