Goli Mahallati

Goli Mahallati's original acrylics and limited edition prints on canvas, often depict aspects of humanity. Her images of individuals alone and in groups are stirring.

The strength of the artist's statement is enforced by her choice to work withy a palette knife rather than a traditional brush, creating bold areas of colour and texture. The artist is able to touch our inner feelings through the truth of her images.

Significantly, her paintings mediate the tensions that are symptomatic of contemporary art. The warm and luminescent colour palette and the mysterious forms lead to a unified sense of energies often lacking in Post-Modernism.

Goli was born in Iran and graduated from the University of Tehran in 1977 and with her Masters from AIC (American International College) in Massachusetts in 1979. She worked for several years studying for her PHD at the University of Massachusetts. She now resides and works in Southern California