Hamed Ataei

Hamed Ataei was born in June, 1979, in Tehran, Iran. He became fascinated with painting when he was a teenager and started painting seriously in 2001 under the guidance of Iman Maleki, helping to instruct others in the way of art creation starting in 2005. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions including at the Ara painting studio at Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran, the Tash painting studio at Mina allery, and ModPortrait exhibitions at the Bantierra Galley and the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain.

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