Alireza Jodey

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Born 1969, Qazvin, Iran
Education:
MA in Painting, Azad University
Memberships:
Member of the Society of Iranian Painters
Member of the art group 30+
Artistic Activities:
Art instructor and professor at Azad, Soureh, and Zahedan Art Universities
Exhibtions:

Participation in more than 60 group exhibitions in Iran, Canada, Armenia, Jordan, China, and France

Participation in Beijing, Venice, and Bangladesh biennials
Solo exhibitions:
Arya Gallery
Barg Gallery
Mah Gallery
Iranian Artists’ Forum galleries

Mohamad Ali Taraghijah

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Born 1943 Tehran

Graduated in mechanical engineering ,the College of Science & Technology, Tehran.

Won gold medal at Iran’s inter-collegiate arts competition, 1967

Exhibitions:

2007 The First Iranian Biennial of Printmaking,Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.
2006 International Painting Biennial of the Islamic World,
2006 Gallery Artefiz Zurich Switzerland.
2006 Beijing International Art Expo 2006 China.
2005 Museu da Agua Lisbon Portugal + Palácio da Bolsa Porto Portugal.
2005 X-Cathédrale Sacré Coeur,Casablanca,Morocco.
2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1996 Galerie Arcade Chausse-Coqs, Genève, Switzerland.
2005 Modern Art Movement,Tehran Museum Of Contemporary Art.
2004 Capua, Chiosto di San Domenico, Italy.
2004 Villa Dutoite, Genève, Switzerland.
2004,2002,2000 The 2nd & 1st. International Painting Biennial of the Islamic World, TMCA.
2004,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1996 Galerie Arcade Chausse-Coqs, Genève, Switzerland.
2003 Museum of Art & Science, Daytona Beach, FL, U.S.A.
2003 Al Bidda Gallery, Doha, U.A.E.
2003 Art Museum of Southeast Texas, U.S.A.
2003 Spritual Vision Exhibition, Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art.
2003,2000,1997,1995,1993,1991 Iranian Painting Biennial, TMCA.
2002 Los Angles (Central) Public Library, U.S.A.
2002 Christie’s, London, UK.
2001 Meredian International Center ,Washington D.C., U.S.A.
2001 Sharjeh Art Biennial, U.A.E.2001 Queens Library Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2001 United Nation, Genève, Switzerland.2001 Barbican Art Galleries, London, U.K.
2001 Galerie Amber, Leiden, Netherlands.2000 Gallery Azteca, Madrid, Spain.
2000 The International Contemporary Arts Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2000 Symbolic Expression in Iranian Modernist Painting, Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art.
2000 Art Expo New York, New York, U.S.A.
2000 International Trade Center, Washington DC.
2000 1st. Drawing Biennial,Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA).
1999 Islamic Cultural Centre, London, U.K.
1998 Art Triennial of India Dehli,India.
1998 Expo 98 Lisbon, Portugal.
1997 China Art Expo 97, Beijing, China.
1997 Maison de l’Iran ,Paris , France.
1997,1993,1990 Rathaus Pavillon Pforzheim, Germany.
1996 Feria Internacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico.
1995 27e Festival International de Peinture, Canges-sur-Mer, France.
1995 Galerie Reindle, Innsbruck, Austria.
1994 Fortezza de Basso, Florance, Italy.
1994,1988 Galerie Galeothek, Innsbruck, Austria.
1993,1991 Gallery Seyhoon, Teheran, Iran.
1992 Galerie Art & Decor, Wien, Austria.
1992,1989,1988,1986, 1986 Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA), Iran
1991,1989 Galerie im Ried, Zürich, Switzerland.
1988 Galerie Modus-Vivendi, Zürich, Switzerland.

Sadegh Tabrizi

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Born 1938, Tehran ̗ Iran

Innovating a new style in painting (calligraphy painting)

Education:
MA in painting, Art University, Tehran

Solo Exhibitions:

Organizing France the first club exhibition 1959

Solo exhibitions in Paris and Stockholm 1972

Group Exhibitons:

Taking part in Singapore, Sidney, Bologna, Switzerland and some other countries’ Art Expos

Artworks in Collections:

Henan museum in China 1997

 

Shideh Tami

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Born in Tehran, 1962

Solo exhibitions:

2003, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2002, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2002, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2000, Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery, Tehran
1999, Cite International des Arts, Paris
1998, Association Art et Culture Pouya, Paris
1996, Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery, Tehran
1994, Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery, Tehran
1992, Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery, Tehran

Group exhibitions:

2003, Articultural Gallery, Los Angeles
2003, La Scuola Italiana di Tehran
2003, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2003, National Arts Club, New York
2002, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2001, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
2001, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2001, Signature Gallery, Munster
1999, Cite International des Arts, Paris
1998, Aria Gallery, Tehran
1996, French Embassy, Tehran , Iran
1994, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
1993, Afrand Gallery, Tehran
1992, Golestan Gallery, Tehran

Ane Mohamad Tatari

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Born 1956, Gonbad-Kavoos, Iran

Education:

MA Painting, Azad University, Tehran

Exhibitions:

Participatin in more than 50 individual and Group Exhibitions in Iran , USA , UK , Jordan , Armenia ,India, France ,Italy ,Venezuela and…

Works in Art Collections:

4 works in the British Museum – London, England
3 works in TMCA – Tehran, Iran
2 works in the Jordan Library – Jordan
1 work in the Swiss embassy – Tehran, Iran
2 works in Iran Academy of Arts – Tehran, Iran
4 works in the Imam Ali Museum – Tehran, Iran
Awards:
Winner of “Porsesh Mehr” Festival of Plastic Arts / Tehran
2003 Winner of the 2nd Biennial of Contemporary Painting of the Islamic World / Tehran / Iran
2003 Winner of the 1st Festival of Plastic Arts / Tehran / Iran

2003 Winner of the 3rd National Festival of Plastic Arts / Isfahan / Iran

1997 Selected Artist, the 2nd Tehran Contemporary Painting Biennial

Faramarz Pilaram

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Born in Tehran , 1937-1983
Education:
High School Diploma, School of visual arts for boys, Tehran
MA  Interior Design, Decorative Painting, Art University, Tehran
Artistic Activities:
Co-founder of “Sagha-khaneh” style in Iran
Teacher Assistant (Drawing course) Faculty of Architecture, Elm-o-san’at University, 1972-1980
Exhibitions:
Participation in numerous exhibitions, including:
2 individual exhibitions, Farhang Hall
The Exhibition of Iranian Contemporary Art, Monaco

The Exhibition of Iranian Contemporary Art, USA

The 3rd and 4th Tehran International Painting Biennials and Venice Biennial

Afshin Pirhashemi

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born 1974, Tehran ̗ Iran
Education:
B.A in Painting, Azad University of Tehran
Exhibitions:
Participation in 15 Individual Exhibitions & 50 Group Exhibitions in Iran, Us, and Europe

Awards:

Winner of the Second Beijing international Art Biennial, China 2004
Winner of the Fifth and Sixth Tehran International Painting Biennials

Nasser Palangi

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Painter, Photographer, New Media Artist

Born 1957 Hamadan –Iran

Lives Canberra – Australia

Education:

M.A. in painting
B.A. in Visual Arts, with distinction
Additional training and research
1 year full time research in Art History, Department of Art History, University of Central England (UCE), Birmingham, UK, PA (Oct. 1992 – Oct. 93
Certificate of French language and civilization, Department of language, Sorbonne University, Paris, France, PA (July 1991- Jan 1991, Full time study)
Awards and Prizes:
Certificate of Art honors award, for paintings and drawings of the Iran-Iraq war, Iran Islamic Art Centre, Tehran, Iran, 2000.
Certificate of honor award, for selected photo collage art work, the Organizing Committee of China International Art Exposition, Beijing, China, 1999.
Best art work prize for painting, International Art competition (Hareme Amn), Ministry of Art and Culture Tehran, Iran, 1988.
Certificate of honor Art honor award for my war art mural painting, Iran Ministry of Art and Culture, Tehran, Iran, 1987.
Special prize for selected painting in the third biennial of Contemporary Iranian Paintings, Tehran Contemporary Museum, Tehran, Iran, 1995.

Residencies:

Artist In Residence, at the “ Instituto de Investigaciones, Estéticas”, Mexico National University (UNAM), Mexico City , Mexico, from st1 May- 10 June, 2008.
Artist in Residence at Salaam Cultural Museum, Seattle, U.S.A., from 12 May- 30 Sep, 2000.

Grants:

Graham F Smith Peace Trust Inc, Grant for exhibition project: I lost everything – Woman during the war;
An exhibition of photographs & sketches of women living through the Iran- Iraq war (1980-1988), 2005.
ART ACT Grants for developing the Photo collages and paintings: Australian history and heritage, Canberra, Australia, 2005.

Selected solo exhibitions:

2008   20 years of artists works review, Photo-collage and painting, Isfahan Contemporary Museum, Iran.
2007   Iranian History of the18th Century, photo-media collage, Mina Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
2006   Women during the Iran- Iraq war, photographs and drawings, Foyer gallery of the School Of Art,ANU,Canberra,Australia.
2006   Revelation, photo-media and painting, Singapore History Museum, Singapore.
2005   Futuristic Vision of the past, photo collage, ANCA Gallery, Canberra, Australia

Selected group exhibitions:

2010   Honey and Paper, faces in our time, photo media, Beleconon Art Center, Canberra Australia
2009    1st International Fajr Visual art Festival, painting, Tehran Contemporary Museum, Iran.
2008    Australian memory, Photo collage, Belconnen Gallery, (21st july-1st August), Canberra. Australia
2007    New Art Exhibition, new media, Saba Gallery, Iran Academy of Art, Iran.
(Published Catalogue & DVD by: Dr. A. Hosseinirad –pp32-33, Tehran, Iran, 2004).
2007   History Recalls War and Art, photograph and drawing, Northeastern University, Curry student Center Art Gallery ( Jan 8-27), Boston, U.S.A.
2007   War & Modern Art, photo media, Saba Gallery, Academy of ART, Tehran, Iran.
2006    Word into Arts (collection of Modern Middle East Artists), photo collage, British Museum,
(18 May – 3 September) London, UK.

Houshang Pezeshknia

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1917   Is born 26 July in Tehran

1932   Attends Military High School

1937   Received BA fegree in History & Geography from Teachers Training College

1942   Travels to France and Turkey

Begins studies at Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts under the supervision of Prof. Leopold Levy

1944   Exhibits paintings at Iranian Consulate, Istanbul

1946   Completes studies at Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts

Returns to Iran

1947   Holds his first solo exhibition in Tehran

1948   Teaches History, Geograohy & Franch in high schools in Tabriz

Is employed by the B.P.Company, Abadan Office.

1949   Holds a solo exhibition at “Apadana Gallery”, Tehran

1950   Holds a solo exhibition at “Annex Restaurant”, Abadan

Holds a solo exhibition at “Braim”, Abadan

1956   Makes a film strip baesd on Sadegh Hedayat,s short story, “Laleh”

1958   Returns to Tehran

1960   Travels to Paris & London

Holds a solo exhibition at “Tedesco Gallery”, Paris

1961   Participates at “The Salon d’ Automne”, Paris

Sale of a few works in London

1972   Passes away, 6 December, due to a heart attach, Tehran

1976   Solo exhibition at “Iran_America Society”, Tehran

1991   Solo exhibition at “Sheikh Gallery”, Tehran

1992   Solo exhibition at “Seyhoun Gallery”, Tehran

1999   Two of his drawings are displayed in the 1st Biennial of Tehran Contemporary drawing, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art

An exhibition is held in his memory in the “House of Iranian Artists”, Tehran

 

Nima Petgar

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1946 -2015  Tehran

Education:

BA in Sculpture, Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma

Solo Exhibitions:
Retrospective, Tehran 1983
Art Studio 1990
Seyhoun Gallery 1991
Seyhoun Gallery 1995
Iranian Artists’ Forum 2003

Day Gallery 2005

Selected Group Exhibitions:
Middle Eastern Contemporary Painters, Turkish Embassy 1965
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts 1980, 1989, 1990
Biennial of Painting, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts 1991
Contemporary Artists, Turkmenistan 1999
Contemporary Artists, a new perspective to nature, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts 1999
Members of the Society of Iranian Painters, Iranian Artists’ Forum 2000Contemporary Artists, Symbolic Expression in Works of Iranian Modern Painters, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts 2000
Royal Mirage, Dubai 2002
West Hollywood, L.A., California 2002
Royal Mirage, Dubai 2003
Biennial of Painting, visiting artist, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts 2003

Bam Earthquake Charity Exhibition, Iranian Artists’ Forum 2003

Boston, Texas 2004
Art Expo, Vahdat Hall, Tehran 2004
Works at Public Collections:
3 paintings, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts

Painting, Abadan Museum of Contemporary Arts

Bust, Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma