Moshgan’s early dream of becoming an artist was sparked by her experience growing up in an artistic family. After graduating from high school, she decided to devote herself exclusively to painting.

At the Kamalolmok School of fine arts, Tehran, Moshgan studied under Said Broumand, who pioneered the introduction of western art to her generation. Mr. Broumand played an important role in her artistic development by both emphasizing drawing fundamentals and inspiring a deeper appreciation of art.

After her training, Moshgan became one of the chief organizers of a group of likeminded, avant-garde female artists. She and the group spent several years drawing and painting in the countryside and other places of interests.

Moshgan’s move to New York in 1986 has marked a new and sustained period of growth in her painting, as she eagerly soaked in her new environment. Since her arrival to this city, she has spent several years studying marble and terracotta sculpture, as well as exhibiting her work in her native country. During this time, she has continued her studies as well, obtaining 2 B.A. degrees in Fine Arts and Art History from Hunter college,  the city college of New York ,and attending classes at the Art Student’s league.

Moshgan is the translator of more than ten books on the subject of art from English into her native Persian, benefiting her fellow Persian artists and students immensely, since Western art books are a rare source in her country.

ARTIST'S  STATEMENT

As an artist, I am fascinated with the world of nature in all of its myriad manifestations. Nature has much to tell us if we were willing to listen; in fact, I consider nature to be my greatest teacher. My interest has been to find beauty and truth in everyday objects that most people would overlook, whether the subject is landscape, figure, or still-life. My still-life arrangements, for example,represemt much more than a group of objects to me. The essence of the arrangement as a composite of color, shape, line, tone, and texture begins to take on a personality of its own, quite apart from the individual elements. Only when I am able to capture the character of the scene ( which often takes time to emerge!) do I feel that my work is successful.

It is this whole or overall mood that I am searching for in all my work. I strive to accomplish this through the medium of oil, which, with its rich impasto and great versatility, allows me to express emotion ranging from powerful outbursts to subtle nuances. It is the time-honored tradition of oil painting that attracts me to the medium as well. Working with the medium gives me a feeling of connection with the old masters, both modern and traditional.

My desire to express the complexities of emotion with paint has led me to a painterly style of application. I have found that loose, strong brushwork as well as the use of intense colors provide me with the boldness and sense of immediacy that I require.

My major artistic influences range from early Modernists such as Cezanne and the Post-Impressionists Van Gogh and Gauguin, to the Fauves and German Expressionists.