Hossein valamanesh biography of mahatma gandhi

Iranian-Australian artist (1949–2022)

Hossein ValamaneshAM (2 March 1949 – 15 January 2022) was an Iranian-Australian contemporary artist who lived and worked in Adelaide, South Australia. He worked in mixed media, printmaking, installations, and sculpture.

He often collaborated with his wife, Angela Valamanesh.

Early life and education

Hossein Valamanesh was born in Tehran, Iran on 2 March 1949.^[1] He worked with theatre director Bijan Mofid from 1968 to 1971, and graduated from at the Tehran School of Art in Tehran in 1970.^[2][3]

He emigrated to Perth, Western Australia, in 1973, and while living there travelled to remote Aboriginal communities in WA, where he felt a connection between their ancient culture and his own Persian culture.^[3] He worked with the Round Earth Company and Aboriginal children.^[2]

He continued his art education at the South Australian School of Art after moving to Adel The Story of Gandhi - Mahatma Gandhi TOXO