About
Mahvash Mossaed
Mahvash Mossaed is an award-winning filmmaker, published author, gallery owner, and internationally exhibited artist.
Mahvash Mossaed is an Iranian-American award-winning filmmaker, writer, and artist known for her thought-provoking explorations of identity, culture, and the human condition. Her multidisciplinary work has been exhibited internationally, and her films have garnered acclaim at prestigious festivals worldwide, including the New York Independent Film & Video Festival, where she received awards for Best Cultural Documentary and Best Director.
Based in California, her art has been showcased across Europe, Asia, Africa, and extensively throughout the United States, with her latest exhibition held at the American Visionary Art Museum in Maryland. Her work has graced the covers of more than 45 books and is part of notable collections, including those of Bijan and Steven Spielberg. She has also been featured on NBC News.
As a published poet and author, her notable works include My Painted Dreams, A Woman Defined, Blue, and Encounters of a Volunteer in a County Hospital. Mossaed’s artistic and literary contributions continue to inspire, drawing deeply from her rich cultural heritage and engaging contemporary themes.
- Based in California
- Works exhibited across Europe, Asia, Africa, and extensively in the United States
- Latest exhibition at the American Visionary Art Museum, Maryland
- Featured on the covers and inside over 45 books
- Works collected by prominent figures, including Bijan and Steven Spielberg
- Featured on NBC News
- Award-winning filmmaker at the New York Independent Film & Video Festival (Best Cultural Documentary & Best Director)
- Published poet and author of My Painted Dreams, A Woman Defined, Blue, and Encounters of a Volunteer in a County Hospital
Dear Mahvash Mossaed,
The most curious if not purely serendipitous event occurred tonight as the flyer from the Reading you gave at the Borders book store in Orange, California on Sept. 23rd fell out of some lost and distant file. This was the reading where you may have possibly met, I believe, my quite close colleague Dr. Jerome Block, who had sent me a copy of the announcement. Quite the remarkable event. I continue the work Jerome and I began together, at times still getting his advice and input even under the circumstances, shall we say. I was just wondering about the import of this happening, if there were any. Although I participate in Slam Poetry for many years, it does not measure up to what I have just read of yours.
Greetings from Jerome. He is doing well of course. I mentioned your name and he replied with a very very cordial smile.
Best wishes,
Steven Evans
Omaha, Nebraska
sevans@gsm-usa.com