September 24 - November 4, 2023
From San Antonio Art League and Museum:
“Iranian-born photographer, I arrived in Odessa, Texas in 1978 at age 17, sent there by my parents in the midst of the Iranian revolution. At the time I thought I would return to my homeland in a few years with a medical degree, but then the Iran-Iraq War broke out, so I renewed my U.S. visa, eventually got a green card, and in 1990 became a U.S. citizen.
A resident of San Antonio since 1988, I decided in the early ’90s to pursue my life long passion of photography. Throughout the ’90s, I exhibited mostly in non traditional venues in San Antonio and Austin.
Between 2000 and 2001, I had several solo exhibitions at the University of Incarnate Word’s Center for Spirituality, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Carver Cultural Art Center and the San Antonio Museum of Art.
My work has been exhibited at The Contemporary at Blue star, UTSA gallery, Southwest School of Art, Artpace, City of San Antonio Department of Culture and many private galleries.
My work is in the permanent collection at San Antonio Museum of Art, University of Texas at San Antonio, The Tobin Center for the Performing Art and Institute of Texan Cultures.
This exhibit is a solo show for San Antonio Art League and Museum’s 2023 Artist of the Year.
Samandari’s works are a selection from about 2000 to 2023.”
Reception: September 24, 2023 | 3–5 pm
130 King William Street
San Antonio, 78204 TX
(210) 223-1140
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