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Artist Information:
Roshan Houshmand
Andes, NY
United States
Member Since: Aug 2000
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Artist Media:
Painting Acrylic (2)
Painting Oil (12)
Artist Statement:

As an Iranian/American woman
artist, the most significant
aspect of making art is the
unique fulfillment of psychic,
spiritual and emotional needs.
Life parallels art. Audacity
combined with humility has
offered me a life of extremes,
in pursuit of meaning, in
search of truth. In life as
in art...

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Artist Galleries:
http://www.roshanhoushmand.com.
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Artist Reviews:
REVIEWS:
El Periodico, Barcelona,
Spain; El Pais, Barcelona,
Spain; New Orleans Gambit, New
Orleans, LA; The News, Boca
Raton, FL; Boca Thursday, Boca
Raton, FL; La Vanguardia,
Barcelona, Spain; ABC, Madrid,
Spain; Marte, Barcelona,
Spain;
Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale,
FL; Post Gazette, Pittsburgh,
PA; North Hills News Record,
Pittsburgh, PA.

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Collections:
G. Carlson, NY
H. Stewart, NY
S. Aikens, AK
R. Uram, CA
E. Stilwell, FL
M. Schweitzer, Costa Rica
N. Spencer & M. Bufrun, UK
 Stock Family, Germany
Stirling Family, NJ
Guardiola Family, Spain
B. Radice, FL
Molly Bonner, US
 Alemi Family, VA
Sanjana Family, PA
Mirsafian Family, US
Law Family...

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Commissions:


2004 Big Apple Fest, NY, NY.
Public Art.
2002 Mainline Art Center,
Philadelphia, PA. Public Art.
1993 J. Iranzo, Valencia,
Spain. Mural Commission.
1992 BDM Architects,
Barcelona, Spain.
1991 Marianovich Arte,
Barcelona, Spain. Exterior
Mural.
1986 M. Lydia, Boca
Raton, FL. Commission.

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Exhibitions for Roshan Houshmand:



SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Hunting Tavern Museum, Andes, NY.
Spirit, Santa Fe, NM.
Galeria Rene Metras, Barcelona, Spain.
Galeria Nota Bene, Cadaques, Spain.
"Ritos y Gritos", Galerie Denise Levy, Barcelona, Spain.
Galerie SIO, Calafell, Spain.
Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA.
Sadolin Inc., Copenhagen, DK.
Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
Spirit Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
Marguerite Oestreicher Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA.
Marianovich Arte, Barcelona, Spain.
Jedigs Kunsthandle, Copenhagen, Denmark
Villa Schifanoia, Florence, Italy

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Rhonda Schaller, NY, NY.
“21st Century Women”, US Mission to NATO, Truman Hall, Brussels, Belgium.
"TOTEM", Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL.
Mural Gallery, Stamford, NY.
Essential Art, The Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY.
72nd Annual National, The Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY.
“Sky’s the Limit”, Enderlin Gallery, Roxbury, NY
“Flowers”, Enderlin Gallery, Roxbury, NY.
“Found Objects”, The Belfry Center, Minneapolis, MN.
“Symbol and Logic”, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA. .
Art Struck Gallery, Blue Ridge, GA. Juried exhibition.
“Art from Life”, Enderlin Gallery, Roxbury, NY.
“Landscapes”, Enderlin Gallery, Roxbury, NY.
“Community Art Exhibition”, Andes Society for History and Culture, Hunting Tavern Museum, Andes, NY.
Alpan Gallery, Huntington, Long Island, NY.
“visual AIDS”, Sperone Westwater Gallery, NY, NY.
“Artists for Peace, Justice and Civil Liberties”; www.taparts.com.
“Contemporary V”; www.periodgallery.com.
“Emotional Sensibilities”, Evolving Perceptions, CP ArtSpace, Washington, DC.
“Celebrating Spirituality”, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY.
“The Art of Love”, SAAAIDS, Gallery ArtsIndia, NY, NY.
"Cross-Cultural Expressions", CIMA; M.Y. Art Prospects, NY, NY.
“Postcards from the Edge”, visual AIDS, Sara Meltzer Gallery, NY, NY.
Children's Hospital, Washington, DC.
Worth Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
"Evolving Perceptions", 505 Gallery, Washington, DC.
Brick City Center for the Arts, Ocala, FL.
Galeria Nota Bene, Cadaques, Spain.
"Evolving Perceptions", National Press Club, Washington, DC.
Galeria Rene Metras, Barcelona, Spain.
"II Biennial of Art for Fight Against AIDS",PalauRobert,Barcelona,Spain.
"L ‘Estany del Desig", Centre Civic Carmel, Barcelona, Spain.
"Arxipelag", Capella del Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu, Barcelona, Spain.
"Maraton de les Arts", Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona, Spain.
Galeria SIO, Calafell, Spain.
Spirit Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
Turner-Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
"33 Premi a la Pintura Jove", Sala Pares, Barcelona, Spain.
SATA Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA.
"TOTEM", Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL.
10th Auction for the Red Cross, Barcelona, Spain.
Atherton Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
"I Biennial for Fight Against AIDS", Sala Placa de Cataluna, Barcelona, Spain
"Art and Design from Spain", Bloomingdale’s, New York, NY.
Curzon Gallery, Boca Raton, FL.
HOME for Contemporary Theatre and Art, New York, NY.
Chicago Center for the Print, Chicago, IL.
Brooklyn Art and Cultural Center (BACA), Brooklyn, NY.

AWARDS/GRANTS

2006 US Gov’t Grant for “21st Century American Women Artists”, Art in Embassies Program,
US Mission to NATO, Brussels, Belgium.
2005 NY State Council for the Arts, Decentralization Grant, Roxbury, NY.
2003 “The Healing Power of Art”, Manhattan Arts International; Award of Excellence, NY, NY.
1982 Sandra Kessleman Slotnik Award, Bennington College, Bennington, VT.
1982 Ella Woodner Macy Award, Bennington College, Bennington, VT.

ACADEMIA/TEACHING

2007 - SUNY Delhi, Delhi, NY; Adjunct Professor.
2004-08 Catskill Arts Society, Livingston Manor, NY.
2001-2 Community College of Allegheny County, Bethel Park, West Mifflin, PA; Adjunct Professor.
2000-02 Penn State University, Beaver, PA; Adjunct Professor.
2000 The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Adjunct Professor.
1998-99 Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA. 1992-3 Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain; Visiting artist.
1992 Winchester Graduate School of Art, Barcelona, Spain; Visiting lecturer.
1990-91 LEAP, New York, NY. Art Coordinator and Teacher with NPO for NY Public School System.

EDUCATION

1985, 89 Painting Tutorial with J. Alpuy of the Atelier of J. Torres Garcia; NY, NY.
1984 MFA, Rosary College, Ill; (Now Dominican University); Graduate Program in Florence, Italy.
1983 MA, Rosary College, Ill; Graduate Program in Florence, Italy.
1982 BA, Bennington College, Bennington, VT; Scholarship student, recipient of two awards.
1981 SVA, School of Visual Arts, NY, NY; Summer program in Morocco.








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