ABOUT SIMIN

Simin Parvaz holds a B.A. in sociology from UC Berkeley.  She has always held an appreciation for fine art and photography.  As a teenager, she was encouraged to pursue her creativity in art class when her colored pencil drawing was selected for display at her boarding school in England.

As a full-time mom, she kept up with her drawings and explored oil painting, watercolor, watercolor pencil, pen & ink and photography.  What she puts on the canvas or a paper is what she wants to see and bring into her world.  For her, art is therapeutic and brings inner peace and serenity. Her photos reflect her observations of different facets of life, colors, and patterns, providing an opportunity to share with others.

MEMBERSHIPS

• Rockville Art League, 2019
  
• Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery, 2019
• Montgomery Art Association, 2018-present
• Smithsonian Associates, 2018-present
• Glen Echo Park Partnership for Art and Culture, 2017-present
• International Arts & Artists, 2017
• Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region, 2014-2016

EXHIBITION HISTORY

• RAL, Brookside Gardens, 2019
• MAA ExhibitionPaint, The Town of Kensington, Labor Day  Show, 2019
  
• Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery Drawing Show, 2019
• MAA Exhibition, Brookside Gardens, 2019
• RAL, Glenview Mansion Art Show, 2019
• Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery, 2019
• Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery Exhibition: 24th Annual Friends of Yellow Barn Member Show, 2018
• Glen Echo Park Partnership for Art & Culture: 48th Annual Labor Day Art Show, 2018
• Cosmos Club,  Cosmotographers Biennal Show, 2017
• Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery, 2017
• Cosmos Club, Fine Art Exhibition, 2016
• Cosmos Club: Cosmotographers Biennal Show, 2015
• Brookside School of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2014

PUBLICATIONS

All Hallows Guild of Washington National Cathedral Gardens: Centennial Coloring Book (2016)