Kamran Khavarani

His paintings have gained recognition from the Library of Congress and have been researched for their therapeutic effects.

• Name — Kamran Khavarani • Born — 1941 • Birthplace — Tehran, Iran • Occupation — Painter, Architect • Known for — Abstract Romanticism • Website — http: khavarani.com/life.cfm http: khavarani.com/About.cfm

Kamran Khavarani was born in 1941, in Tehran, Iran. He started painting at the age of 12. Khavarani was trained in classical painting by Reza Samimi. In 1966, he graduated from The University of Tehran having completed a Master's in Architecture and a PhD in Urban Design. Khavarani started his career as an architect. In 1965, his conceptual design for the City Theater of Tehran was selected by an international jury. Khavarani moved to the United States in 1981. After he took residency in Los Angeles, California he had to start his architectural career all over. His first project in the States was in Beverly Hills. After the completion of that project in 1984, Khavarani won the CALBO Award of Excellence in the single-family category. He later designed the World Trade Bank of Beverly Hills, for which he won a design award from the City of Beverly Hills Architectural Commission. Khavarani took painting more seriously after arriving in the States. In the 1990s, he started studying philosophy and found inspiration in the works of the Persian poet Rumi. Khavarani's painting style was discovered by the late Professor Albert Boime, a Social Art Historian from UCLA. Boime wrote The Birth of Abstract Romanticism, Art for a New Humanity, Rumi and the Paintings of Kamran Khavarani, dedicating the entire volume to the works of Kamran Khavarani. Professor Albert Boime credited Khavarani for the creation of an artistic movement through his new style of painting, "Abstract Romanticism," and called it a "one-person movement" In 2010, Khavarani's drawing, titled "The Bird of Freedom" was presented by Nowruz Commission to the spirit of Thomas Jefferson and accepted into the Library of Congress by James Hadley Billington. This presentation was officially noted in the Congressional Records and became part of the United States history. In 2011, the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations awarded Khavarani the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in recognition of his contributions to America. In 2013, the potential therapeutic effect of his artwork was undergoing academic research.

• Illustration — Freedom_043L13WW, 28"x40" • Illustration — In the Beginning_034L13WW, 28"x40" • Illustration — As Above so Bellow_033L11NG, 28"x40" • Illustration — Tapestry with Pink Flowers_041L04EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Dawn's Breeze_023L04EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Color of Love_030L03EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Freedom_039L13WW, 28"x40" • Illustration — Ascension_066L13WW, 28"x40" • Illustration — Tree of Life_024L05NG, 28"x40" • Illustration — Order_028L04EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Oceanic Heaven_045L04EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Creation_048L13WW, 28"x40" • Illustration — The Way_021L03EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Creation_024L03EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Fluidity_024L11NG, 28"x40" • Illustration — Mithra_027L04EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Love at the Beginning_026L04EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Am I a Drop or the Ocean?_025L03EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Lilies in Love_018L06EN, 28"x40" • Illustration — Trinity_108S05NG, 3.3"x4" • Illustration — Creation_102S05NG, 3.3"x4" • Illustration — Trinity_030S05NG, 3.3"x4" • Illustration — Unveiling _105S05NG, 3.3"x4" • Illustration — Abundance_104S05NG, 3.3"x4" • Illustration — Mother Nature_029S05NG, 3.3"x4" • Illustration — Mother Nature_109S05NG, 3.3"x4" • Illustration — Life_107S05NG, 3.3"x4" • Illustration — Mother Earth_106S05NG, 3.3"x4" • Illustration — Oneness_028S05NG, 40"x28" • Illustration — Island of Love_046L04EN, 40"x28"

Kamran Khavarani is recorded with the occupation architect. Recorded as painter and architect.