Background
Lavassani was born in Tehran, Iran in 1962.
Lavassani was born in Tehran, Iran in 1962.
He studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University, but felt after graduating that his degree had not been enough to put him on the "true path of painting".
He is known for his highly philosophical expressions in his artistic activities.
Lavassani has held numerous solo exhibitions in Tehran and has been subject of several national and international group exhibitions and art fairs. He has been the recipient of several awards including United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Noma Concourse in 2007 and 1994 and the first prize of Tehran’s 4th Biennial of Sculpture and 6th Biennial of Illustration. His work has been included in a number of publications inside and outside Iran in addition to being part of several important private collections.