EXHIBITION EVE with Ramin Samandari,
2023 SAALM Artist of the Year
 A Conversation with the Artist and a preview of his Exhibition at the
San Antonio Art League & Museum
Ramin Samandari's EXHIBITION EVE PREVIEW on Saturday, September 23 from 5:30-7:30 will be truly special. Guests will enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres, view a sneak preview of the exhibition, and will be the first to receive free copies of the gorgeous printed catalog (perhaps Ramin will even sign them!)
There's more! All attending guests will receive a ticket for a chance to win a personal portrait photograph taken by Ramin at his Magical Realism Studio. The portrait will be in the style of his legendary Faces of Art project (below) Many thanks to Ramin for his generosity in donating this priceless gift! This is an amazing opportunity for one very lucky person.

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Artist's Statement: I arrived in Odessa, Texas in 1978 at age 17, sent there by my parents in the midst of the Iranian revolution. At the time I thought I might return to my homeland in a few years with a medical degree, but then the Iran-Iraq War broke out, so I renewed my U.S. visa, eventually got a green card, and in 1990 became a U.S. citizen. 

A resident of San Antonio since 1988, I decided in the early '90s to pursue my life long passion of photography.  Throughout the '90s, I exhibited mostly in non traditional venues in San Antonio and Austin. Between 2000 and 2001, I had several solo exhibitions at the University of Incarnate Word's Center for Spirituality, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Carver Cultural Art Center and the San Antonio Museum of Art. 

My work has been exhibited at The Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, UTSA gallery, Southwest School of Art, Artpace, City of San Antonio Department of Culture and Creative Development and many private galleries. 

My work is in the permanent collection at San Antonio Museum of Art, University of Texas at San Antonio, The Tobin Center for the Performing Art and Institute of Texan Cultures. 

​I’ve been selected as the 2023 Artist of the Year by the San Antonio Art League and Museum.