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Mahmoud Farshchian
Mahmoud Farshchian (Persian: محمود فرشچیان, romanized: Mahmud Faršciyân; 24 January 1930 – 9 August 2025) was an Iranian painter and educator. He was a master of Persian miniature painting.
His paintings have been hosted by several museums and exhibitions worldwide.
Mahmoud Farshchian was born on 24 January 1930, in the city of Isfahan, Imperial Iran. Farshchian's father, Gholamreza, was a Persian carpet merchant. His mother, Zahra, would often take Farshchian and his siblings to the Imamzadeh Ismail in Isfahan. Farshchian's childhood home had an area called the Chicken House, where he played with birds like sparrows, hens, and roosters. Birds are an element Farshchian often uses in his pieces, relating to his childhood memories. Young Mahmoud showed an interest in arts quite early in life and studied under the tutelage of Haji Mirza-Agha Emami and Isa Bahadori for several years.
After receiving his diploma from Isfahan's High School for the Fine Arts, Farshchian left for Europe, where he studied the works of the great western masters of painting. He had a doctorate (grade 1 in arts) in Iranian painting and Islamic arts from the High Council of Culture and Art.[citation needed]
Upon his return to Iran, he began to work at the National Institute of Fine Arts (which later became the Ministry of Art and Culture) and, in time, was appointed director of the Department of National Arts and professor at the University of Tehran's School of Fine Arts.
In the 1950s, he taught at Jalil Ziapour's School of Decorative Arts for Boys (Persian: Honarestān-e honarhā-ye zibā-ye pesarān) in Tehran. One of his students was painter Faramarz Pilaram.
Farshchian's first independent exhibit was in 1948, at the Iranian-British Cultural Association's office in Isfahan. His first exhibit outside of Iran took place in Istanbul, Turkey in 1960, while his earliest exhibitions in the United States date back to 1972 and 1973.
Farshchian has been exhibited in 57 individual shows and 86 group shows in Iran, Europe, America and Asian countries. His works are represented in several museums and major collections worldwide. He was awarded more than ten prizes by various art institutes and cultural centers.
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Mahmoud Farshchian
Mahmoud Farshchian (Persian: محمود فرشچیان, romanized: Mahmud Faršciyân; 24 January 1930 – 9 August 2025) was an Iranian painter and educator. He was a master of Persian miniature painting.
His paintings have been hosted by several museums and exhibitions worldwide.
Mahmoud Farshchian was born on 24 January 1930, in the city of Isfahan, Imperial Iran. Farshchian's father, Gholamreza, was a Persian carpet merchant. His mother, Zahra, would often take Farshchian and his siblings to the Imamzadeh Ismail in Isfahan. Farshchian's childhood home had an area called the Chicken House, where he played with birds like sparrows, hens, and roosters. Birds are an element Farshchian often uses in his pieces, relating to his childhood memories. Young Mahmoud showed an interest in arts quite early in life and studied under the tutelage of Haji Mirza-Agha Emami and Isa Bahadori for several years.
After receiving his diploma from Isfahan's High School for the Fine Arts, Farshchian left for Europe, where he studied the works of the great western masters of painting. He had a doctorate (grade 1 in arts) in Iranian painting and Islamic arts from the High Council of Culture and Art.[citation needed]
Upon his return to Iran, he began to work at the National Institute of Fine Arts (which later became the Ministry of Art and Culture) and, in time, was appointed director of the Department of National Arts and professor at the University of Tehran's School of Fine Arts.
In the 1950s, he taught at Jalil Ziapour's School of Decorative Arts for Boys (Persian: Honarestān-e honarhā-ye zibā-ye pesarān) in Tehran. One of his students was painter Faramarz Pilaram.
Farshchian's first independent exhibit was in 1948, at the Iranian-British Cultural Association's office in Isfahan. His first exhibit outside of Iran took place in Istanbul, Turkey in 1960, while his earliest exhibitions in the United States date back to 1972 and 1973.
Farshchian has been exhibited in 57 individual shows and 86 group shows in Iran, Europe, America and Asian countries. His works are represented in several museums and major collections worldwide. He was awarded more than ten prizes by various art institutes and cultural centers.