Youssof Kohzad

During his high school years, he wrote plays and created artwork for Kabul Theater.After returning from Italy, he traveled to the former Soviet Union, India, and former East Germany to exhibit his art along with other contemporary Afghan artists.[citation needed] From 1966-1969 he held executive positions in the Ministry of Media and Culture, in which he was the head of the Fine Arts Department.In 1976, he founded the National Gallery in Kabul, which included 700 paintings, and some work dating back a hundred years.His first art exhibit in the United States was held in August 2001 in Palo Alto.
AfghanistanCaliforniaUnited StatesDramatic ArtsPersianAfghanwriterpainterplaywrightartistart consultantTracy, CaliforniaChendawolAcademy of ArtRome, ItalySoviet UnionEast GermanyMoscowMinistry of Media and CultureFine Arts DepartmentrefugeePalo AltoMojasema Ha May Khandand (1975)