“Art is greater than science because the latter proceeds by laborious accumulation and cautious reasoning, while the former reaches its goal at once by intuition and presentation; science can get along with talent, but art requires genius.”

- German Philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)

Formal Education:

M. F. A. Studies , Tyler School of Art. Temple University.

M.S. Interior Design, Nesbett College of Design Arts.  Drexel University.

B.S. Economics, College of Business and Economics. University of Delaware.

Selected Awards:

Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement, Awarded for exhibiting great promise in professional and public service activities. University of Delaware.

Full scholarship award for artistic merits, M.F.A. Program, Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

New York Museum of American Folk Art’s National Competition, honoring Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration, New York, New York.

Table Décor, First Place award, Noritake China, Noritake Corp., Tokyo, Japan.

Installations and Private Collections:

All works placed in corporate commissions and private collections, namely:

DuPont / Merck Pharmaceutical Corporation, Delaware. Jefferson Plaza, Wilmington, Delaware.
One Liberty Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Seimens Corporation, Germany.
Sears Roebuck and Company.
Medical Arts Pavilion, Wilmington, Delaware.
Algemen Bank of Netherlands, New York, New York.

Exhibitions:

Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina.
Auburn - Cord Duesenberg Museum, Auburn, Indiana.
Mingel International Museum of World Folk Art, La Jolla, California.
Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City , Utah.
American Museum of Quilts And Textiles, San Jose, California.

Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida.

Takashimaya Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Takashimaya Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan.
Takashimaya Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
Takashimaya Co., Ltd., Kyoto, Japan.

Delaware Art Museum’s Biennial, Wilmington, Delaware.
The Sacramento Community Convention Center, Sacramento, California.
Daven Port Art Gallery, Daven Port, Iowa.
The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland.

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine.
New York Museum of American Folk Art, New York, N.Y.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft exhibit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
One Woman Show, Awarded by the City/Council Art Comm, Wilmington, DE. Hagley Museum, Wilmington Delaware.
Governor Piers duPont Invitational Show, Dover, Delaware.

Television Appearances:

WHYY T.V., Public Broadcasting Service. “SPOTLIGHT”.
A personal interview by WHYY President, Rick Brightenfeld.
WNS T.V., First State Evening News. Show Opening Coverage.
WNS T.V., Focus Delaware, With Esq. Bob Weiner and Peggy Meyer.
And several other regional stations.

Design, Art, College Text, Educational, and Museum Books:

The Guild: A Source Book of The American Artist.
Krous Sikes, Inc., New York, N.Y.

All Flags Flying. In association with New York Museum of American Folk Art:
E.P. Dutton, New York, N.Y.

Design Book III: An international showcase of the best in contemporary art:
Lark Books: Ashville, N.C.

Reading Literature, Gold Level: McDoegal, Little & Company: Evanston, Illinois.

The Guild, A Source Book of The American artist:
Krous Sikes, Inc., New York, N.Y.

Design Source: American Society of Interior Designers.

The Contemporary Art: Pomegranate Books.

Designing Interiors: Purdue University: Holt, Rinehart And Winston.

American Art. Green stamp Publishers: Tokyo, Japan.

Magazines & Newspaper Articles:

Millionaire Magazine. “Iran Lawrence, On Art, Life and Beyond.” Jan/Feb 2000.
The Messenger, University of Delaware Alumni Magazine, May 1999.
The Freewinds Magazine. “An Interview with Iran Lawrence.” Summer 1998. Celebrity Magazine. “Celebrity Hot Wire.” Summer 1996.
The Messenger, University of Delaware Alumni Magazine.
“Mosaics of Many Colors.” May 1995.
Delaware Today Magazine. “Light and Motion.” March 1995.
New Castle County, Delaware Chamber of Commerce Business Magazine.
“The Art of Iran.” November 1994.
Tyler School of Art of Temple University College Catalogue, 1993.
Facilities Design And Management Magazine, June 1990.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine, July 1988.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine, November 1987.
The NewArk Post, February 1986. Delaware Today Magazine, November 1986. Working Woman Magazine, October 1986.
Delaware Today Magazine, September 1985.
The News Journal, February 1985.

Travels and Studies Abroad:

     Born and raised in Iran, studied art in Japan for 3½ years, and later attended a summer study of Roman Art and Architecture in Italy under the auspices of Drexel University’s Design Art Department. Her interest and formal studies in art, philosophy and anthropology have given her the understanding and appreciation of various cultures of the world and further refined through her travels to Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, England, Germany, Austria, Spain, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, and many of the Caribbean Islands.

Favorite Quotes:

     "The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it."

- Michelangelo