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Shamsia Hassani

1988 - Today

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Shamsia Hassani (Dari:شمسیه حسنی; née Ommolbanin Hassani; born 9 April 1988 in Iran to refugee Afghan parents) is an Afghan street artist, a fine arts lecturer, and the associate professor of Drawing and Anatomy Drawing at the Kabul University. She has popularized "street art" in the streets of Kabul and has exhibited her art in several countries including India, Iran, Germany, United States of America, Switzerland, Vietnam, Norway, Denmark, Turkey, Italy, Canada, and in diplomatic missions in Kabul. Hassani paints graffiti in Kabul to bring awareness to the war years. In 2014, Hassani was named one of FP's top 100 global thinkers. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Shamsia Hassani is the 2,017th most popular painter (down from 2,016th in 2024), the 514th most popular biography from Iran (up from 515th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iranian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Shamsia Hassani ranks 2,017 out of 2,023. Before her are Leslie Ward, Kara Walker, Jenny Saville, Viktor Lyapkalo, Laurel Holloman, and JR. After her are Julie Mehretu, Alfred E. Goodey, Nalini Malani, Jwan Yosef, Kseniya Simonova, and Nadia Khiari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Shamsia Hassani ranks 460. Before her are Nozomi Sasaki, Alexandra Shevchenko, Mariya Ise, Cody Walker, Evgeny Korolev, and Mikako Komatsu. After her are Toni Šunjić, Matías Suárez, Yohann Thuram-Ulien, Lee Yong-dae, Hikari Nakade, and Coco Rocha.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Shamsia Hassani ranks 514 out of 631. Before her are Mohammad Reza Golzar (1977), Shahin Najafi (1980), Reza Ghoochannejhad (1987), Rahman Rezaei (1975), Hamid Estili (1967), and Ruhollah Zam (1978). After her are Behrang Safari (1985), Mahtab Keramati (1970), Amir Tataloo (1987), Bahman Golbarnezhad (1968), Gegard Mousasi (1985), and Mohammad Khakpour (1969).

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Among PAINTERS In Iran

Among painters born in Iran, Shamsia Hassani ranks 7. Before her are Reza Abbasi (1565), Kamal-ol-molk (1848), Guity Novin (1944), Abd al-Samad (1500), Ali Divandari (1957), and Towhidi Tabari (1964).

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