Samira Abbassy | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Ahvaz, Imperial State of Persia (now Iran) |
| Other names | Samira al-Abbasi, Samira Abbasi |
| Education | Birmingham Polytechnic, Canterbury College of Art (BFA) |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Website | www |
Samira Abbassy (born 1965) is an Iranian-born British painter and draftsperson, of Arab heritage. Her work address issues of mythology, female deities, psyche, memory, and the diaspora.[1][2][3] Abbassy lives in New York City, and previously lived in London.[4]
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