Meamar (born Ali Meamar, 1956) is an Iranian-American contemporary artist known for mixed-media paintings, fresco-inspired works, and a personal artistic style he calls Meamorphism. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Biography Ali Meamar was born in 1956 in Ahvaz, Iran. He studied fine arts at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence, Italy, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design and Sculpture in 1982.
He later continued his studies at the Accademia d’Arte e Design Leonetto Cappiello in Florence, specializing in Graphic Arts under a master of fresco painting.
In 1985, Meamar emigrated to the United States, where he has continued his artistic career. He resides with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Artistic style Meamar's work blends classical European techniques, especially fresco, sculpture, and Renaissance composition—with modern mixed-media practices. A central feature of his art is the integration of layered backgrounds: he frequently prints images of his earlier frescoes on wood panels and repaints over them, creating a palimpsest-like visual effect.
His art explores both traditional senses and what he calls "intangible senses" such as harmony, motion, temperature, and the emotional resonance of color.
Meamorphism Meamar uses the term Meamorphism to describe his artistic philosophy. The movement emphasizes:
multilayered visual surfaces interaction between memory, time, and identity blending classical and contemporary materials surrealist influence, especially after a pivotal encounter with Salvador Dalí
Meamorphism extends into his digital artworks and NFT collections.
Career Meamar began exhibiting while still a student in Italy, later expanding his career to Switzerland, France, and the United States. His works have been shown in contemporary art fairs, galleries, and curated exhibitions. He has been represented by Art People Gallery (San Francisco) since 2004.
He has been profiled in Art Business News and The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art.
Exhibitions The following is a list of selected exhibitions:
United States 2011 – Miami Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, FL 2010 – New York Art Expo, New York, NY 2007 – ABRA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2004–Present – Art People Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1999 – Hilton Fremont, CA 1989 – Art Expo, Los Angeles, CA 1988 – Art Expo, Los Angeles, CA 1987 – Art Expo, Los Angeles, CA
Europe 1983 – Doddoit Gallery, Paris, France 1982 – Est O Vest Gallery, Rome, Italy 1982 – Burdek AC Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland 1982 – Russo Gallery, Rome, Italy 1981 – Traghetto Gallery, Venice, Italy 1981 – Center Comunitario, Florence, Italy 1981 – Center Open Art, Milan, Italy 1980 – Arttits ABA, Florence, Italy 1978 – Festival of Art, Florence, Italy
Digital and NFT works Meamar is active in the digital art space and has released NFT works as part of the Meamorphism collection.
References
External links
Press release (archived), June 2012 meamarart at Instagram