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- Leila Yassami -
Leila Yassami has been an
artist for over twenty years. She started drawing since the age of
twelve. She is a graduate of the National Academy of Design in
Manhattan, and has studied many years at the Art Student League of New York. She has had the opportunity to work under the direction of several
reputable artists including James Childs, Peter Cox, and Nelson Shanks. As a member of the National Arts Club and the Portrait Society of
America, her interest is mainly in the classical and impressionist styles -
see Artist's Works. Several years ago she decided to pass on her experience to
the younger generation thru her private art classes in drawing and painting,
and it has been a joyful and fulfilling experience ever since.
She has participated in numerous group
exhibitions in Manhattan; including the Cork gallery at Lincoln
center, New York, NY, the National Academy Museum, School of Arts
,New York, NY, and the Art Student league, New York, NY. |