About the Artist

Biography

Abolfazl Tavoosi Born in Isfahan Graduate of the High Institute of Fine Arts Bachelor's degree in Handicrafts from Isfahan University of Art, Thesis: (An Investigation of Form, Space, and Color in Contemporary Iranian Painting) Master's degree from the University of Science and Culture, Tehran (An Explanation of the Return of Contemporary Miniature Painters to the Isfahan School) Teaching Experience: Teaching Miniature Painting at Isfahan Campus University Teaching Geometry of Patterns at Azad University, Khorasgan Teaching Traditional Drawing, Miniature Painting, and Illumination at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman Teaching Miniature Painting, Traditional Drawing, Geometry of Patterns, Traditional Canvas Making, and Quality in Artworks at the University of Science and Culture, Tehran Author of the book “Teaching Miniature Painting for High Schools” for the Ministry of Education and Training in 2006 Held solo exhibitions in Isfahan and Istanbul Group exhibitions of miniature painting and floral and bird art in Isfahan and Tabriz Honor Diploma from the Ministry of Education and Training First place among the country's students in Tabriz

The Artist's Hand

Every work begins long before the brush touches the page — with the grinding of pigments, the sizing of paper, and a quiet attention to the grammar of Persian image-making. Line by line, layer by layer, gardens, figures, and architectural dreams take shape. What emerges is not only a picture, but a world where story and ornament breathe together.

A Living Tradition

Persian miniature painting is one of the great achievements of Islamic art. For centuries, in the courts and workshops of Iran, it has brought poetry, image, and design into a single, refined vision. Figures, gardens, and celestial events are rendered with stylized grace and a color sense that is instantly recognizable — a visual language that continues to evolve through artists like Abolfazl Tavoosi.