Hossein Valamanesh

Hossein Valamanesh
Born(1949-03-02)2 March 1949
Tehran, Iran
Died15 January 2022(2022-01-15) (aged 72)
Adelaide, South Australia
EducationTehran School of Art and South Australian School of Art
Known forSculpture, painting, art installation
AwardsVisual Arts Board grant, Australia Council; Grand Prize at the Dacca Biennale, Bangladesh
14 Pieces (2005) by Angela and Hossein Valamanesh, in front of the South Australian Museum
Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine at Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney (1999)
Detail of the Irish Famine memorial
Detail of the Irish Famine memorial

Hossein Valamanesh AM (2 March 1949 – 15 January 2022) was an Iranian-Australian contemporary artist who lived and worked in Adelaide, South Australia. He worked in mixed media, printmaking, installations, and sculpture. He often collaborated with his wife, Angela Valamanesh.