Azi Amari

Artwork depicting a woman in a black robe and headscarf, wearing sunglasses, surrounded by faded, sepia-toned images of women in traditional clothing with sacks on their backs, against a textured background.

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.

Artistic depiction of a standing figure with a halo, alongside a block of stylized script in dark and gold tones, on a textured background.

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.

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