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Shirazeh Houshiary

b.1955

Sculptor, draughtsman and teacher, born in Iran, where early on she studied calligraphy and the theatre. Left Iran at 18 and studied at Hornsey College of Art, Middlesex Polytechnic, 1975–6; then Chelsea School of Art, 1976–9; becoming a junior fellow in fine art at Cardiff College of Art, 1979–80.

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Text Source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

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The Extended Shadow 1994 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

The Extended Shadow 1994 Government Art Collection
What I Tell about Me I Tell about You 1993 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

What I Tell about Me I Tell about You 1993 Bradford Museums and Galleries
KI Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

KI Southampton City Art Gallery
The Earth Is an Angel 1987 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

The Earth Is an Angel 1987 Tate
Veil 1999 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

Veil 1999 Tate Britain
Gravity 2004 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

Gravity 2004 British Council Collection
Shroud 2000 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

Shroud 2000 Tate
The Pen and the Ant 1984 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

The Pen and the Ant 1984 British Council Collection
Untitled 1984 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

Untitled 1984 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Listen to the Tale of the Reed No. 3 1982 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

Listen to the Tale of the Reed No. 3 1982 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
My Occidental Exile 1988 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

My Occidental Exile 1988 Southampton City Art Gallery
Cube of Man 1992 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

Cube of Man 1992 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre