Mohammad Ali Taraghijah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | August 12, 2010 Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, Artist |
| Spouse | Firoozeh Navabi |
| Children | Mohammad Taraghijah Ali Taraghijah |
| Website | http://www.taraghijah.com |
Mohammad-Ali Taraghijah (Persian: محمدعلی ترقیجاه; 1943 – August 12, 2010)[1] was an Iranian painter, whose work often featured rural, Iranian, landscape imagery.
Born 1943 in Tehran, Iran.[2] He graduated from the College of Science & Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, yet his heart was set on creating art.[3] He participated in the Iran National Art Competition in 1968 and he won the Golden Award that year.[3] In 1970 he returned to Tehran and decided to take up painting professionally.
In 1994, the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art selected some of his works for the museum collection and printed a collection of these works. In 1998, UNICEF selected two of his paintings for their Christmas cards.
His beautiful works have been exhibited in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France, United States and Japan. His paintings were selected by the International Museum of 20th Century Arts to present Iran's art.
His elder son, Mohammad Taraghijah, is an architect,[4] and his younger son, Ali Taraghijah, is also a painter.[5]