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Leyly Matine-Daftary

Leyly Matine-Daftary

Iranian artist (1937–2007)

Leyly Matine-Daftary (1937–2007) was an Iranian modernist artist and art educator. She was based in both Tehran and Paris.[1] Matine-Daftary was best known for her flat paintings that highlighted simplicity but still expressed emotions.[2]

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Biography

Leyly Matine-Daftary was born in 1937 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran (now known as Iran).[3] Her father, Ahmad Matin-Daftari, was Prime Minister of Iran,[4] as was one of her grandfathers, Mohammad Mossadegh. After completing her elementary education in Tehran, she attended Cheltenham Ladies' College. She obtained a Fine Arts degree from the Slade School of Fine Art before returning to Tehran in the late 1950s.[1][3]

From 1960 until 1956 she lectured on sculpture and sculpting at the Fine Arts Faculty of Tehran University.[3][5] Matine-Daftary was involved in the early Tehran Biennial and in the Shiraz Arts Festival, for which she created iconic identifying materials.[4]

Matine-Daftary died in Paris on 17 April 2007.[6]

Exhibitions

  • 2016, "20th Century Art/Middle East", part of Middle East Art Week, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai[7]
  • 2013 – 2014, "Iran Modern", Asia Society, New York City[8][9]
  • 1974 – 1975, "Exhibition of the Contemporary Iranian Art collection of Farah Pahlavi" - (traveling) Tehran, Islamabad, Delhi, Istanbul, Ankara, Belgrade, Moscow, London and Paris[5]
  • 1973, Salon d’Automne, Paris Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1968, "International Festival of Arts", Shiraz Modern Iranian Art and Columbia University, New York City, New York
  • 1967, ”25 Years of Modern Iranian Art”, Tehran Museum, Tehran, Iran
  • 1966, Tehran Biennale, Iranian Pavilion, Official Selection, Tehran, Iran
  • 1962, Tehran Biennale, Iranian Pavilion, Official Selection, Tehran, Iran

See also

References

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    "Daftary's Iranian Girl With Flower on Sotheby's Middle East Art Week". ArtDependence magazine. October 3, 2018. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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    Rastegar, Soussie; Vanzan, Anna (2007). Muraqqaʼe Sharqi: Studies in Honor of Peter Chelkowski. AIEP Editore. p. 214. ISBN 978-88-6086-010-1.
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    "Herchive: A Visual Archive Expanding Art History". ArtConnect. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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    "Leyly Matine-Daftary". artadoo.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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    "Leyly Matine-Daftary". Xerxes Fine Arts.
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    "Sotheby's shows off masterpieces in Dubai". Arabian Knight. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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    "Asia Society Museum Announces 26 Artists to Participate in First Major Exhibition of Modern Art from Iran". Asia Society Museum. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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    Kaylan, Melik (2013-09-17). "A Dawn Interrupted". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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