Shulamit Nazarian

Shulamit Nazarian in Los Angeles, California.

Shulamit Nazarian is a contemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles, California.

History

The gallery was established in 2006 by Shulamit Nazarian, the daughter of business mogul Younes Nazarian and sculptor Soraya Nazarian, as a roving art platform.[1][2] It moved into a five-story Modernist beachhouse in October 2012.[3]

Artists in the gallery include Krista Nassi, an Iranian-born, LA-based artist whose work is exhibited at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art; Angela Larian, another Iranian-born, LA-based artist; Cindy Shaoul, an Iranian-born, NYC-based artist and granddaughter of Albert Nemethy; Josephine Mairzadeh, an Iranian-born, NYC-based artist; Soraya Sarah Nazarian, Shulamit's Iranian-born mother; David Abir, a Persian-American artist.[1]

The gallery partnered with Fowler Museum at UCLA on an exhibition called "Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews" in 2012.[3]

The gallery represents Gary Baseman, an American artist; Tal Shochat, an Israeli artist; Pouya Afshar, an Iranian-born, LA-based artist.[3] In 2013, it featured Doni Silver Simons, a Persian-American artist and Afshar in an exhibition.[3] In 2014, it exhibited the work of Jonas N.T. Becker, an installation artist.[4]

The gallery exhibited the works of Theodore Boyer And Jake Ziemann in February 2016.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Karmel Melamed, Iranian Jews increasingly ‘coming out of the closet’ — as artists, The Times of Israel, June 25, 2013
  2. Jonathan Maseng, Shulamit Gallery showcases Iranian stories, artists, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, October 19, 2012
  3. 1 2 3 4 Deborah Vankin, Some 'walk right out' of L.A. gallery with Israeli, Iranian artists, The Los Angeles Times, October 1, 2014
  4. Deborah Vankin, Shulamit Gallery shows Jonas N.T. Becker debut, The Los Angeles Times, February 9, 2014
  5. Binlot, Ann (February 29, 2016). "Theodore Boyer And Jake Ziemann Intersect In Shulamit Nazarian Los Angeles Exhibition". Forbes. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

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