Azi Amari
Azi Amari is an Iranian Amerian artist living and working in New York City.
Born in Tehran the year of revolution, Amari grew up during the eight-year Iran-Iraq war. Her given name of Azadeh means ‘person who is free.’ The trauma of war at such a formative age catalyzed an enduring desire and appreciation for peace.
She double majored in Engineering and Fine Art in Iran and immigrated to the United States in 2008 where she received an MFA in Studio Art from New York University.
As an immigrant, a woman and a minority, identity and cultural expression inform many themes in her creative practice. Her work has been exhibited in New York, California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Arizona, as well as Duabi and Iran. She teaches at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at NYU.
