Mahsa Karimi is an Iranian artist. Mahsa was born in 1981, and lives and works in Tehran, Iran. Mahsa Karimi has mainly focused on social issues with a touch of personal experience in her artworks, and there is always an ironic view of these situations. It is obvious that,” daily life” is a great source of inspiration for her. She says her first hand experiences and other cultural matters play a key role in her paintings. Mahsa Karimi has become well known for her ironic artworks and she always brings opposing situations into a single scene. She started studying Art at Azadegan Art School and she continued studying Graphic design at Valiasr Art University at Tehran. After a few years she went onto higher education at the Australian college, TAFE.
Mahsa Karimi started working as a skilful illustrator from 2005 to 2010 but since then she has focused on becoming a unique painter with her personal style. Between 2010 and 2011, her works were exhibited in several group exhibitions. In 2012 she had her first solo exhibition with her famous series: “Afternoon Tea Will Be Provided” which was presented in Azad Art Gallery, where the works were sold out in her first attempt. In 2013, Mahsa Karimi had her second solo exhibition again with Azad Art Gallery. This series of exhibited artworks had a complete personal concept which was all about her fears, hence the name of this project: “PHOBIA”.
“Retail and Wholesale of Your Family Photos” was the name of her third solo exhibition. Mahsa Karimi presented them in Azad Art Gallery in 2015. Again she focused on family matters and relationships. In 2016 she had her fourth solo exhibition which was presented in Mehrva Art Gallery. The title of this exhibition refers to the hardships and difficulties imposed upon the people including herself. Mahsa Karimi has her next solo show in 2017 was very successful and drew a crowd of nearly 300 people to the gallery on the opening evening. Dastan Art Gallery hosted the exhibition at its “Electric Room”. And the title of the exhibition was “Their Chronic Conditions”. The exhibition consisted of drawings, paintings, and an installation by the artist. Again her solo show was welcomed by the audience.
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