Yari Ostovany

Born in Iran in 1962, Yari Ostovany is based in San Francisco. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Art from the University of Nevada, and holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. Poetry, literature, and music are the main sources of inspiration in his art that turns into a fusion of two overlapped cultures: his Iranian heritage and the American Abstract Expressionism movement. Ostovany’s work can be found in the permanent collections of institutions such as the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut, Pasargad Bank Museum in Tehran, Iran, University of Nevada, Reno Art Department.