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Ala Ebtekar, Serenity
Serenity, 2007
ink over charcoal underdrawing on book pages mounted on canvas
diptych: 51 1/2” x 81” each


Ala Ebtekar, Morning Breeze Ala Ebtekar, Morning Breeze Ala Ebtekar, Morning Breeze
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Morning Breeze, 2007
acrylic, ink, and opaque watercolor on book page
10” x 6 3/4” uf; 12” x 8 1/2” fr each
Available individually


Ala Ebtekar
NNNNNNNG, 2003
Ink and watercolor on book pages
13.25 x 16.75” uf, 17” x 20.5” fr


Ala Ebtekar
TUNGK, 2003
Ink and watercolor on book pages
13.25 x 16.75” uf, 17” x 20.5” fr


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Elemental at Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA


Ala Ebtekar, Absent Arrivals 4
The Absent Arrivals #4, 2005
Graphite on paper
32 1/4” x 24 5/8”


Ala Ebtekar, Absent Arrivals 5
The Absent Arrivals #5, 2005
Graphite on paper
32 1/4” x 24 5/8”


Ala Ebtekar, Absent Arrivals 7
The Absent Arrivals #7, 2005
Graphite on paper
18 1/4” x 24 5/8”


Ala Ebtekar, Absent Arrivals 9
The Absent Arrivals #9, 2005
Graphite on paper
20 1/8” x 24 5/8”


Ala Ebtekar, Absent Arrivals 11
The Absent Arrivals #11, 2005
Graphite on paper
32 1/4” x 24 5/8”


Ala Ebtekar, Absent Arrivals 13
The Absent Arrivals #13, 2005
Graphite on paper
24 5/8” x 19 5/8”


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Emergence, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA



Ala Ebtekar
Untitled (Wrestlers I), 2004
mixed media with paint
10” x 12” fr


Ala Ebtekar
Untitled (Wrestlers II), 2004
Mixed media with paint
12” x 10” fr


Ala Ebtekar
Untitled (Wrestler), 2004
mixed media with paint
10 1/2” x 8 1/2” fr

Ala Ebtekar's figurative drawings are rooted in antique photography from Iran. The artist adapts images from Iranian gymnasium poses revisiting the images with a contemporary viewpoint and inviting comparisons with today’s hip hop culture and its idiomatic gestures and poses.

Born in the United States to Iranian parents, the artist was raised in both Iran and the U.S. As a young teenager he joined the K.O.S. (Kids of Survival), working with artist Tim Rollins in collaborative artworks involving groups of urban youth. He received his B.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute and, while finishing his MFA degree at Stanford this year, he has been exhibiting in the U.S. and abroad.

Ala Ebtekar has recently exhibited at the Richmond Art Center and the Orange County Biennial. In his site-specific presentations the artist will paint on the walls and show 3-D elements, carrying over themes and the spirit of his well-received exhibition in France, Do'Ka, at La Condition Publique de Roubaix, addressing the arts of the Diaspora of Middle East and North Africa.

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