In the past few years, I have mostly painted oil on canvas and have done drawings with pen, ink, and watercolor. I have always loved and practised abstraction, but sometimes my work does not seem truly abstract, probably because the inspiration comes from nature. I love indeed the sky, the horizon, deserts, mountains..., but my intention is not to represent them in a conscious way. I just want to express my feelings and sensations through form and color. Art, to me, is a spiritual quest. One may call my works abstract landscapes, or lyrical abstraction. In my view, music is the model for every art, including poetry and visual arts. ”De la musique avant toute chose”, Verlaine wrote in defining poetry. The essence of art is always abstract, whether this art is representational or not. I must also admit that without harmony and beauty, art loses its meaning to me. Obviously the latter terms are purely subjective and relative. My paintings can be happy or sad, like my days. I do not seek to please others, but to express myself. If some people share the same sensations, they may appreciate my work, and that will make me happy, of course. But if they do not, it is ok, too.



I did my high school in Paris and studied art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (Paris) from 1970 to 1976. I graduated with a degree in printmaking (equivalent MFA). I taught this art at the College of Decorative Arts in Tehran, and French at The French Institute in Tehran for several years, then I moved to the United States with my family in 1984, after having earned a Master`s degree in French literature from Aix-en-Provence, France. I taught French at the University of Massachusetts/Boston and at Clark University in Worcester, MA. I got my Ph.D. in French from Brown University in 1989. I have taught at Auburn University in Alabama since then.

2008-2010 Grandview Gallery, AAC, Atlanta, GA (several times)


2008 Auburn Arts

Association, Auburn, AL.


2009 Biggin Gallery, Auburn University, Alabama


2009 Space 301, Mobile, AL.


2009 Arta Gallery, Toronto, ON


2009DudleyGallery,Auburn University, Auburn,AL. (Solo)


2009 Buckhead Library Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Solo)


2010 The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, N.J. (24th International Juried Show)


2010 Space 301, Mobile, AL.