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Maryam Salour has earned wide recognition for her innovations in ceramic-based mixed media and her curatorial leadership.

Early Life and Background

  • Studied computer science in the UK and France in the 1970s

  • Later turned to ceramics and sculpture, training in Paris

  • Returned to Tehran in the 1980s and founded her own art studio in 1987

  • Combines ceramic traditions with contemporary visual language

  • Produced and narrated eight BBC World Service programs about visually impaired young artists

  • Served as Director of the 8th National Biennial of Ceramic Arts in Tehran

  • Currently lives and works in Tehran

Nationality

Iranian artist

Themes

Ceramics and pottery, Sculpture, Mixed-media painting (often incorporating mirror, glaze, and clay)

Maryam Salour has earned wide recognition for her innovations in ceramic-based mixed media and her curatorial leadership. Awards Lists: Director of the 8th National Biennial of Ceramic Arts, Tehran Honored in various exhibitions and residencies across Europe, North America, and the Middle East Recognized as a pioneering figure in contemporary Iranian ceramic and mixed-media art