Kasra Kiai(کسری کیایی)
Kasra kiai (کسری کیایی) is one of the best Iranian realism painter. He was born into an art loving family in 1973 in Tehran, Iran. His grandfather, Gorgin Kiai was an artist of many talents.He taught music and playing the Dulcimer to Kasra’s father, "Milad Kiai", while Kasra inherited his grandfather’s talent for painting.
Kasra completed his high school diploma in the field of painting in 1991, his Bachelor of Arts in 1996 and in 1998 received his Master of Arts degree in painting.
In 1993 he won the first prize in a national painting competition among Iranian university students and He has been recognized as one of the top 100 finalists in 2008/2009 International Art Renewal Center Salon competition. His first master and teacher was Morteza Katouzian, the greatest realist painter in Iran. In his opinion, Katouzian was the pioneer of the realism style in Iran during the time when many modern Iranian artists were trying to enforce their own styles. Later, Kasra benefited from the master painter Abbas Katouzian and the great master of Iranian landscape painting, Rahim Navessi. He has painting classes in Tehran and Vancouver.you can see more details in webpage www.kasrakiai.com
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