Jennifer Nowzaradan

 

Zaradan Fine Art was founded in 2001 by Jennifer Nowzaradan. This platform was established to showcase her original acrylic, oil, and watercolor paintings, alongside a range of recently introduced print options. Jennifer meticulously designs each product, drawing from sketches, detailed drawings, or collages derived from her diverse body of work. While she is fundamentally a painter, she also focuses on providing affordable reproductions of artworks in both large and small formats.

Jennifer Nowzaradan was born in Houston, Texas, in 1980. Her passion for art was ignited by the experiences she had at Houston's Modern and Contemporary Art Museums, as well as the Natural Science Museum. At an early age, she began exploring oil painting, and her artistic style and subjects were profoundly influenced by her studies in Cellular and Marine Biology, combined with an appreciation for Oriental Art and the geometric patterns present in Persian rugs and nature.

Both of Jennifer's parents significantly shaped her artistic journey. Her father, a surgeon from Tehran, Iran, and her mother, who grew up on a farm in Nashville, Tennessee, were two creative forces that greatly influenced her imagination and development as an artist. As a child, she was captivated by her father's detailed sketches of tissues and surgical instruments, which were later utilized in laparoscopic surgery studies. This exposure led her to explore biological samples under a microscope, revealing the intricate meanings embedded in the structures of nature. Her early artworks incorporated micron pens introduced by her father, as well as oil paints.

At the age of fifteen, Jennifer discovered scuba diving, which profoundly influenced her artwork during her high school years. After graduating, she relocated to Austin, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from St. Edward's University, with a focus on painting. During her undergraduate studies, her work was critiqued by artist Ray Donley, who utilized her pieces in demonstrations on layering techniques and design principles.

Jennifer began exhibiting her work publicly in 2001, starting at Wet Salon on South Congress Avenue, and subsequently at various venues throughout central Austin. In 2004, she enrolled in Alex Grey's Visionary Art Intensive in New York, continuing the program for five consecutive years. Her portfolio has since evolved to encompass visionary works featuring botanical motifs, traditional Persian patterns, ocean scapes, and op art designs. Currently, she is in her twentieth year as a high school art instructor and is developing a new series of abstract art and portraits slated for release by 2026.

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