Atossa is a full-time artist working out of her studio in West Lafayette, Indiana. She was born and raised in Iran and has spent most of her adult life in the Midwest of the United States, mainly in Michigan where she received her graduate degrees from Michigan State University, and in Indiana where she worked as a research scientist.
Atossa was influenced by her father, a painter, a calligrapher, and a musician, from whom she received her earliest art training and inspiration. She later pursued her art education through various workshops, independent studies, and artist residencies, working with accomplished artists from the United States.
Education:
Michigan State University: B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Biological and Nutritional Sciences
Independent Painting Studies with Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin
Selected Exhibitions and Awards:
2023 Indiana Artist Club 91st Annual Juried Exhibition, Indianapolis Museum of Art (Merit Award)
2022 Two-person show, Saks Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana
2021 Indiana Artist Club Juried member show, Indianapolis, Indiana (Merit Award)
2022 Indiana Artist Club 90th Annual Juried Exhibition, Indianapolis Museum of Art (Merit Award)
2021 Indiana Artist Club 89th Annual Juried Exhibition, Indianapolis Museum of Art (Merit Award)
2021 Richmond Art Museum 123rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Indiana (Purchase Award)
2021 Indiana Artist Club Juried member show, Richmond Art Museum, Indiana (Third prize)
2021 Wabash Valley 77th Annual Juried Exhibition, Swope Art Museum, Indiana (Purchase Award)
2021 Solo Exhibition: The Arts Federation, Lafayette, Indiana
2020 Solo Exhibition: The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, Indiana
2020 Hoosier Salon 96th Annual Juried Exhibition, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
2019 Hoosier Salon 95th Annual Juried Exhibition, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
2018 Hoosier Salon 94th Annual Juried Exhibition, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
2017 Wabash Valley Artist Society Juried Exhibition, Lafayette, Indiana (Best in Show)
