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Marjan Hormozi
Professor and Area Head, Drawing Form and Drawing Studio
Teaches In
Fine Arts
Foundation
Painting
Education: 

Master of FIne Arts, University College (Slade School), London, England, (1984)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, (HON), University of East London, London, England, (1981)
Foundation, Chelsea School of Art, London, England, (1977)

Bio/Affiliation: 

Marjan Hormozi was born to an Iranian family in Tehran. Her father and uncle were in the advertising industry and in her early life she grew up in a very busy house that was like an around-the-clock ad agency. This very free and creative environment gave Marjan her initial love and passion for making art and storytelling. In 1969 her family sent her to Switzerland and then to England where she went to boarding school and art school. Marjan received her MFA from Slade School of Fine Arts (UK), and her BFA (honors) from the university of North London (UK) and completed her foundation studies at Chelsea School of Art (UK). She studied with some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st century. She is an international artist and her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in several countries including Japan, Korea, England, Germany and the USA. Recent gallery shows include Royal Academy of Art, PØST,  Track 16, CSUN gallery, Torrance Art Museum and others.

Marjan Hormozi is the recipient of several awards and fellowships including the Cheltenham fellowship (UK), Artist in Residence at the Stroud Museum (UK), Artist in Residence at the University of North London (UK) and Visiting Lecture at Slade School of Fine Arts (UK). Her work has appeared in several publications and is included in private collections nationally and internationally.  Since 1986 Marjan Hormozi has served educational institutions in the United Kingdom and the United States as a teacher, including lead faculty in foundation Studies. Marjan Hormozi is a recognized expert in field of Figurative Art. She has designed and created drawing, painting and foundation curriculum for several colleges.

Professor Hormozi is currently the Area Head for ‘Drawing Form’ and ‘Drawing Studio’ at Otis College of Art and Design and teaches Drawing and Painting at Otis College of Art and Design and California Institute of the Arts, (CalArts).

She lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

Awards/Honors: 
  • ‘Theater of Naiveté’, Long Beach, California
  • Best Of Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
  • Pathfinder Mural, New York, New York
  • Artist in Residence, University of East London, London, England
  • Cheltenham Fellowship, Cheltenham College of Art, Cheltenham, England
  • Artist in Residence, Stroud Museum, Stroud, England
  • Advisory Board, Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Professional Accomplishments/Exhibitions:  

Visiting Artist/Lecturer:

  • 2002-present, Slade School of Fine Art, Visiting Artist, London, England
  • 1996, The Quadrangle, University of Newcastle Up-On-Tyne, Visiting Artist, Newcastle Up-On-Tyne, England
  • 1986-87, University of East London, Artist-in-Residence, London, England
  • 1984-85, Stroud Museum, Artist-in-Residence, Gloucester, England
  • 1984-85, Cheltenham College of Art, Fellowship, Gloucester, England

Workshops/Presentations/Lectures/Symposiums:

  • 2019, ACAD Symposium ‘INCLUDE ME, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ’, Presentation ‘Diversity in the LIFE ROOM’, Otis College of Art and Design, (host campus), Westchester, California
               Exceptional Minds, Life Drawing Workshop ‘for visual effects artists and animators with autism’, Sherman Oaks, California
  • 2018-present, Instructor, Sitka Fine Arts Camp, Drawing and Painting courses, Sitka, Alaska
  • 2018, Otis College ‘Figurative Arts Residency’, Guest Lecturer, Otis College, Los Angeles, California
               'Otis Centennial Celebration’, Hosted a Drawing Marathon, (theme – Diversity) Otis College, Los Angeles, California
  • 2016-present, Otis Center for International Education, Paris Foundation Trip, Teach Drawing from Observation, Lectures at the Louvre, Centre Pompidou, Museé D’Orsay, and more
  • 2015-present, Saturday Satellite Skype Studio Symposium, Student/Public discussions with Contemporary Representational Artists, recent attendees include; British Painters Dexter Dalwood, Andrew Stahl (Head of Undergraduate Painting Slade School of Art)                            Neil Jeffries (Royal Academician) and Timothy Hyman (Royal Academician), Alison Jones, (Lecturer, Goldsmith University, London), Otis College of Art and Design, Westchester, California 

Select One Person Exhibitions:

  • 2021, MiM Gallery, Los Angeles, Califonia
  • 2012, PØST, “Ticking...”, Los Angeles, California
  • 2008, Track 16 Gallery, ‘Vice Squad’, Santa Monica, California

Select Group Exhibitions:

  • 2021, ‘Line Attack 10’, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2020, ‘27th Space: In The Time Of’, part of Maiden LA 2020, organized by Jamie Naqvi, and made possible by the Cal Arts Alumnx Council
               'Line Attack 9’, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2019, ‘Summer Show’, Royal Academy, London, England
               ‘Free Range’ 40th Anniversary Blinky Exhibition, CSUN Gallery, Northridge, California
               ‘Line Attack 8’, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2018, ‘Odyssey II’, Torrance Museum of Art, Torrance, Califnornia
               ‘Line Attack 7’, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2017, ‘Line Attack 6’, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2016, PØST, Fundraiser Art Auction Group Show, Los Angeles, California    
               ‘MAS Attack’, Torrance Museum of Art, Torrance, California
               ‘Line Attack 5’, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
               New Mexico Museum of Art , ‘Looking Forward, Looking Back’, Santa Fe, New Mexico
               (En)Gendered (In)Equity: The Gallery Tally Poster Project, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Hollywood, California
Publications:  
  • 2021, Eighth Annual “Activity Book” published to accompany the Tenth Annual “Line Attack” show at the Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2020, Seventh Annual “Activity Book” published to accompany the Ninth Annual “Line Attack” show at the Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2019, Daily Sitka Sentinel, Sitka, Alaska
               Sixth Annual “Activity Book” published to accompany the Eight Annual “Line Attack” show at the Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2018, Fifth Annual “Activity Book” published to accompany the Seventh Annual “Line Attack” show at the Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, Califonia
  • 2017, Fourth Annual “Activity Book” published to accompany the Sixth Annual “Line Attack” show at the Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2016, FABRIK Magazine, November issue, ‘Torrance Art Museum presents MAS Attack 13’
               Art LTD, May issue, ‘The Gender Gap’ by George Melrod, Gallery Talley mention
Clients/Employment History:  

Select Clients/Employment History

  • 1999-present, Otis College of Art & Design, Full-Time Professor, Area Head Drawing Form and Drawing Studio, Life-Drawing, Foundation & Representational Painting, Fine Arts, Los Angeles, California
  • 2003-present, California Institute of the Arts, Faculty, Life-Drawing/Painting (Character Animation), Valencia, California
  • 2018-present, Sitka Fine Arts Camp, Drawing and Painting Faculty, Sitka, Alaska
  • 1998-2016, Art Institute of California, Lead Faculty Drawing, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, California
  • 2002-present, Slade School of Fine Art, Guest Lecturer, London, England