About the Artist
Mohammad Navid Bazargan Education PhD, Persian Literature, Tehran Azad University, 1997 Visual Arts Painting (Watercolor, oil, pastel, acrylic) Persian Calligraphy Exhibitions Sep 2023 : Calligraphy Exhibition, Pars Place , Washington DC Nov 2021: Art Auction Veno Auction Oct 2021: Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition on celebration of Rumi, Pars Place, Washington DC May 2015: Calligraphy group exhibition, Islamic Cultural Center of "We are the Bridge," Northern California Mar 2014: Calligraphy group exhibition, Islamic Cultural Center of "Calligraphies in Conversation," Northern California Oct 2011: Group exhibition "Nature," Isfahan, Arteh Gallery Nov 2000: Solo exhibition "Nature," Tehran, Heravi Gallery Nov 2000: Group exhibition "Nature," Tehran, Banafshes Gallery Sep 2000: Group exhibition "A new glance at nature," Tehran, Contemporary Art May 2000: Group exhibition "Negar gallery," Farhangsaray-e Niavaran May 1996: Biennial of Iranian painters, Farhangsaray-e Niavaran May 1994: Flowers and nature in art, Tehran International Expo. May 1994: Group exhibition/Nature, Tehran, Noor Gallery Dec 1993: Group painting exhibition, Farhangsaray-e Niavaran May 1993: "Flowers and nature in art," Tehran International Expo Mar 1993: Group painting exhibition, Tehran, Noor Gallery Dec 1992: Biennial of Iranian painters, Tehran, Contemporary Art Museum May 1992: Group painting exhibition, Tehran, Sheikh Gallery Apr 1992: Solo exhibition/Nature, Isfahan, Classic Gallery Jun 1990: Group painting exhibition, Tehran, Noor Gallery Feb 1990: Solo exhibition Nature, Tehran, Sheikh Gallery Art-related Awards, Certificates, Service Grant: Folklife Apprenticeship, Maryland State Arts Council Grant 2026 Grant: Folklife Apprenticeship, Maryland State Arts Council Grant 2025 Workshop: Persian Calligraphy, University of Maryland ,June 2025 Workshop: Persian Calligraphy and Painting, University of Maryland, June 2023 Workshop: Persian Calligraphy and Painting, University of Maryland, June 2019 Workshop: Persian Calligraphy, Persian Center, Berkeley, June 19, 2015 Workshop: Persian Calligraphy, Nastaliq style, Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, Oakland, California, May 1-2, 2015 Grant: ACTA (Alliance California Traditional Arts) Apprenticeship Program, 2015 Judge, Iranian Literary Masterpieces Illustration Festival, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Nov. 2007 Details "Outstanding Calligrapher," Certification from the Iranian Association of Calligraphers, 1990 "Selected painting award," Exhibition of Flowers and Nature in Artistic Works, Tehran, May 1994 "Selected painting award," Exhibition of Flowers and Nature in Artistic Works, Tehran, May 1993 "Selected painting award," Exhibition of Children Book Council, January 1992Featured Work
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Featured Work: Photos
Bird and Branch
Watercolor
2025
A solitary bird rests on a tree branch, painted in delicate washes of brown, green, and blue. The fluid brushwork and muted palette create an atmosphere of stillness and quiet reflection.
Bird and Branch 2
Ink & Water Color
2025
A small bird perches quietly on the branch of a towering tree, its trunk rising upward in sweeping strokes of deep brown and gold. The luminous foliage at the crown contrasts with the darker textures below, creating a sense of balance between strength and delicacy, grandeur and stillness.
Persian Calligraphy
Moltimedia
2023
A combination of Persian Calligraphy with Painting
Calligraphy
Ink
2024
Combination of the letterforms in Persian Calligraphy