About
Artist Biography
Persian, American artist brought up and lived in New York all her life then decided to move to Dubai to further her education in completing her Master’s degree and to gain another world of cultural experience in arts. Yalda is an international artist who has had the opportunity of experiencing the artistic side of diverse cultures while living abroad and travelling along her exhibitions in several cities around the world.
With her own distinctive style of traditional yet modern techniques, she has always had her own creation of art which when one visualizes can instantly distinguish her work. Colours are used extremely intense with expressive lines which stream on her paintings among flowing rhythmic poetry that is a mixture of calligraphy and modern writing.
I find creating art profoundly meditative; it is a transformation of my emotions into something tangible. I tend to focus more on the emotional being than the figurative one. A combination of traditional symbols along with modern concepts, allocates me to expose my work in an evident manner
Yalda Jafari
Yalda’s work is driven by the need to be inventive, but also aesthetically gratifying and at the same time not very much caught up in function, which she feels is a way that conveys the curiosity of the viewers to her works. Her artistic creations are characterized in three different techniques and styles: Contemporary Traditional Symbolism with calligraphy and poetry, Modern Abstract Decorative art which is employed for exclusive furniture design and making of unique vintage-shabby chic pieces and the final technique is the Folk Illustrative art which brings out the more humorous fun side of the paintings and the child in all of us which she believes in an eternal existence in every adult; as well as illustrations which are used for children books.
In all her styles, she correlates the story within the painting to a calligraphy writing which expresses the theme of the art work in words that grows further into the mind and imagination of the artist and her creation of words into art, simultaneously giving the viewer a chance to see the connection between the flow of words and the symbols produced in the piece.
Yalda’s art studio is a play room of different pieces of art for display before they are entered into gallery exhibitions or private homes…vintage art decors, paintings, fabric art, children’s story books, accessories, murals and wall paintings. She has done several selective art and paintings for VIP’s within the base region as well as abroad, and has had her works displayed in well recognized galleries and locations globally.
With a Bachelor degree in Computer Graphics/Animation and a Master’s degree in International Business, Yalda has been creating and at the same time marketing her work in many different countries.
“Your daily routines of life appear greatly more beautiful when viewed artistically; I visualize the surroundings with details, colours and senses which are eventually implemented in my works”.
Education
Fine Arts, Computer Graphics/Animation
New York Institute of Technology
International Business
University of Wollongong in Dubai
Skills and Qualities
- Great skills in working in a multicultural environment, easy to get along with diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Great team worker and team leader, extremely responsible with tasks
- Strong partnership and collaboration proficiency
- Creative, energetic, great organization and communication skills
- Work well under pressure, multi-tasker
- Curator skills and exhibition planner
- Excellent events planning, creative ideas for successively hosting events
- Multilingual
International Exhibitions and Events
- January 2019-present: Shyn Gallery (continuous work with gallery, their collectors & clients)
- October 2017: Shyn Gallery
- December 2017. “Fluorescent”, Surface Art Gallery
- February 2016. Private Show, the launch of “Glow ”
- January 2016, Art Lounge, Tehran (On-going exhibition, representing gallery) *
- July 2015. “Fluorescent “, Art Lounge (First and only painting sold amongst 20 other artists, Opening Night, over 800 guests attended)
- July 2015, Art Lounge, (Melal Group Center), Tehran
- February 2015, Shyn Gallery, Tehran (On-going exhibition, representing gallery) *
- January 2015, Art Lounge Gallery, Tehran
- January 2014, Art Centre Gallery, Tehran
- July 2013, Ramin Andalibi Showroom, exclusive arts, Tehran
- August 2012, Art Galleries Europe, Paris
- July 2012, Art Galleries Europe, London
- March 2011, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran
- February 2011, Alliance Fransace, (sponsored by the French Embassy Dubai
- March 2001: “Simplicity of lines”, New York Long Island
- April 2000: “My illustrations”, New York, NY, NYIT, Midge Kaar Gallery
- August 1999: “Illusion”, Santa Cruz, California
- January 2011, Sofitel Hotel, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai
- October 2010; Dubai Intercon, Silent Auction (Children Hope Foundation, CHF)
- April 2010: 4Walls Art Gallery, Dubai
- November 2009: Intercon. Silent Auction (Children Hope Foundation, CHF) (all works bid, sold)
- August 2009-November 2009: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), The Gate Village
- June 2009: MORE Cafe, Dubai Mall
- May 2009: “The World of Abstract Creativity and infinite possibilities…”, HULT Business school
- February 2009: “My Name is Robot”, The Jam Jar gallery, Dubai, maynameisrobot.org
- August 2008: Art Oasis, Wafi, Raffles, Dubai
- December 2008: START charity event, Green Art gallery, Dubai
- November 2008: Art and Fashion show, Burjuman, Dubai
- December 2007: Art & Fashion show, Burjuman, Dubai
- October 20007: The Avenue gallery Bin Hendi Avenue), Dubai
- August 2007: Ibis World Trade Centre Hotel, Dubai
- April 2007: “Mosaic 2007”, Sharjah, Higher College of Technology, Sharjah
- November 2006: Art and Fashion show, Burjuman, Dubai
- June 2006: “Colors of Sand”, The Empty Quarter Art gallery, Knowledge Village
- September 2003: “Rang”, Nashre Sales gallery, Tehran
Public Art
- Little Wings Foundation: 2010 Greeting card (published globally)
- Art of Can: December 2008 Red Bull International competition, UAE competition Chosen as one of the international artists for work to be exhibited within the region as well as globally www.redbullartofcan.ae
- Art of Can: November 2007 Red Bull international competition, Pennsylvania, USA
- Art of Can: November 2006, Red Bull International competition, UAE Finalist for the Red Bull art competition
- Falcon, sculpture painting- public art display: Same theme and concept of the New York Cows, October 2007, Dubai “Flight of the Falcons, Falcons statues auctioned at Christies auction for charity
- Artist Jam: October 2006, Breast Cancer Awareness Charity
- UNICEF greeting card: illustrated greeting card for UNICEF, to be published internationally
- Little Wings Foundation: Eid Greeting card 2010
- Exclusive Interior paintings: murals, deigns for exclusive VIP clients
- Special line of works have been made selectively for resorts, some located in Oman, and the Maldives, and also franchised in other locations in the Middle East. Package of works include: paintings, postcards, hand made figurines, illustrated frames.
- Commissioned paintings for commercial and residential venues, events, and public displays