Bio
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Farsad Labbauf is an Iranian visual artist living and working in the New York area. Best known for his linear figurative painting style, he immigrated to the United States at the age of thirteen. After enrolling in Rhode Island School of Design in 1982, Labbauf obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts, followed by a second degree in Industrial Design. The origins of Labbauf's paintings lie in Figurative expressionism, a style he practiced for more than two decades. His linear figurative paintings are inspired in part by theories in Quantum physics as well as Monistic belief systems. Labbauf’s artworks have been featured in more than sixty group shows across the globe, including Saatchi Gallery in London and Ex Aurum Museum in Pescara, Italy, in addition to solo exhibitions in New York, Boston, Amsterdam, Tehran, and Esfahan Museum of Contemporary Art. His artworks can also be found in numerous public and private collections including The Salsali Museum, Dubai, Saatchi Gallery in London, Carsten de Boer Art Collection, in Amsterdam, Museum of Contemporary Art in Esfahan and The Newark Museum of Art in the US. His work is currently represented by Etemad Gallery in Iran.