Statement:

Nakhoda Abdolrasoul Gharibi (b.1955, Bushehr, Iran) was born into a religious family of fishermen. He has lived near the coast of Jofreh Port.

After his retirement in 2018, he started painting by coincidence and out of instinct. His works were put on public display for the first time in January 2020 in Outsider Inn Gallery.

Nakhoda lives and works in Bushehr. (His body of works, according to the Outsider Art categories, is defined as Naïve Art).