Bita Vakili and the $40,000 “Oil Highway” at Christie’s Dubai / Environmental Warnings

This untitled work by Bita Vakili, known as “Oil Highway,” was auctioned for $40,000 at Christie’s Dubai on October 21, 2014. Many art theorists praised the piece’s aesthetic value and its wide horizontal format, and commended the painter’s environmental awareness.

Bita Vakili; Celebrating Humans When There Is No Human in the Painting

Although humans are not physically present in Bita Vakili's paintings, she says that the “Guardian of Treasure” series is a celebration of those who have contributed to the earth's beauty.

Bita Vakili: I Only Complete Six Paintings Annually | Middle Eastern Women Painters Face Numerous Obstacles

Vakili tells ArtDayMe: "I haven't changed all at once. This is a 30-year procedure. I progressed alongside society, the world, and my personal experiences."

Bita Vakili’s Paintings at Frankfurt, Moscow Art Fairs

Bita Vakili and "The Guardian of Treasure" at Nian Art Gallery | Photos

Bita Vakili; Dancing Woman and $45,000 "Dreaming New York"

Bita Vakili, an Iranian female painter, sold her most expensive work to date, "Dreaming New York," for $45,000 at Christie's Dubai auction on April 18, 2012. Vakili's departure from her previous genre of painting, for which she was well-known up until that point, distinguishes this piece.

Bita Vakili; From Christie's Record to Contemporary Abstraction

For the past few years, Bita Vakili, an Iranian painter with a remarkable track record in Middle Eastern auctions, has been moving her works from purely abstract themes to figurative ones on her well-known abstract platform