Yaghoub Emdadian

 

Born in 1949, Tabriz, Iran

Education:

Graduated from School of Fine Arts, Tehran

BFA in painting, University of Fine Arts, Tehran

MFA in graphic design, University of Decorative Arts, Tehran

Exhibitions:

Numerous solo and group exhibitions held in Iran and abroad

Minoo Emami

Born in 1963, Tehran

Artistic Activities:

Organizer and lecturer on aesthetics, painting, and organizing drawing courses for 20 years.
Organizer of Public exhibitions and critic for students.

Solo Exhibitions:

2013   Golestan gallery, Tehran
2008   Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2005   Artist’s Workshop, Tehran
2002   Artist’s Workshop, Tehran
2000   Barg Gallery, Tehran
1998   Barg Gallery, Tehran
1998   Artist’s Workshop, Tehran

Group Exhibitions:

Has held more than 20 group exhibitions in different galleries in Tehran since   1994 .
2010   Forum Schlossplatz, Switzerland
1999   Jadis Galery, Dubai

Prizes:

2013   Invited Member of the Cambridge art Association, MA, US
2012   Artist of the “Lettre International” German art magazine #97, summer
2010   Letter of appreciation from (UNHCR), for taking part in an exhibition for Afghan refugees
2007   Letter of appreciation from United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHC R)
2005   Letter of commendation from Iranian Legendary Women Festival

Publications:

2012   “Minoo Emami, Collected Works”, published by Aras Publication, Erbil, Iraq
2007   “Selected Paintings”, published by LakLak Publication, Tehran

Parvaneh E’temadi

Born in 1948 ̗ Tehran ̗ Iran
Education:
Studied Fine Arts at College of Fine Art ̗ Tehran University

Exhibitions:

Participation in several solo and group exhibitions in Iran and abroad such as:
Wade Gallery ̗ Los Angeles ̗ CA
Wade Gallery ̗ Vancouver ̗ British Columbia ̗ Canada
Majless Gallery ̗ Dubai
First exhibition of International Art ̗ Tehran
Fifty Years of Iranian Art ̗ Iran – America Society  The International Art Fair 7’76 ̗ Basle ̗ Switzerland
Examples of Iranian Art ̗ Peking – Shanghai (Peaple’s Republic of China)
Cite Des Arts ̗ Paris 1978
Contemporary Iranian Art: Four Women ̗ Foxley / Leach Gallery ̗ Washington ̗ D.C
Gallery Espace (Collaboration with Manjit Bawa) ̗ New Delhi ̗ India

Hanibal Alkhas

1930, Kermanshah , Iran – 2010 , U.S
Education: 
B.A Visual arts, Chicago Art institute
M.A Visual arts, Chicago Art institute
Exhibitions:  Participation in more than 60 exhibitions in Iran and abroad
Artistic Activities: 
Author and translator of art books for children and adults
Illustrator and book cover designer
Translation of Hafez’s poetry into Assyrian

Iman Afsarian

Born: 1974- Tehran, Iran

 Education:

2000: MA, Illustration, Art University, Tehran, Iran
1996 : BA, Painting, Art University, Tehran, Iran


Solo Exhibitions:

 2008: Aria Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006: Aria Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2004: Haft Samar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1995: Haft Samar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1994: Haft Samar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran Group Exhibitions: 2010: The Promise of Loss: A Contemporary Index of Iran, Arario Gallery, New York, USA
2009: Routes II: An Exhibition of Contemporary Middle East and Arab, Waterhouse and Dodd Gallery, London, UK
2009: The Promise of Loss: A Contemporary Index of Iran, Ernst Hilger Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2009: Viewpoints and Viewing Points – Asian Art Biennial, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2009: Tehran-Frankfurt/ Frankfurt-Tehran, Mah-e-Mehr Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008: Tehran-Frankfurt/ Frankfurt-Tehran, Mousonturm Cultural Center, Frankfurt, Germany
2007: Broken Promises, Forbidden Dreams, London Art, Iranian Heritage Foundation, London, United Kingdom
2007: Modernism in Iranian Art, Art College, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
2005: Moscow Artist’s House, Moscow, Russia
2004: 6th Painting Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2002: 5h Painting Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2000: 4th Painting Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
1998: 3rd Painting Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran Other Activities/ Publications: 2003-Present: Art Director, Herfeh Honarmand Art Magazine, Tehran, Iran
2003-Present: Author, Herfeh Honarmand Art Magazine/ Tandis Art Magazine
2007: Modernism in Iranian Art, lecture, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
2007: Treibsand, DVD Magazine

Reza Afsari

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Born in 1968-Iran
Education:
M.A in Painting , “Honar University” , Tehran.Iran 2001 
B.A in Painting , ” Honar University ” , Tehran.Iran 1996
Memberships:
Member of Iranian Painters Society 
Member of Institute for Promotion of Visual Art
Member of ” Divar-e- Sefid Art Group  . .
Awards:
Selected Artist the 5th Tehran Contemporary Painting Biennial , 2000
Selected Artist the first Student Visual Arts Festival , ” honar Univesity ” , 1989
Certificate of Merit ” An Image From the Heavens” 2000

Selected Solo Exhibitions
            :
Daryabeygi Art Gallery . Tehran . 1997
Ershad Art Gallery Arak . 1997
Laleh Art Gallery . Tehran . 1999 
Asar Art Gallery . Tehran . 2000 
Asar Art Gallery . Tehran . 2001
Golestan Art Gallery . Tehran . 2003 
Iranian Artists Forum . Tehran . 2005 

Mah art gallery . tehran . 2008

Group Exhibitions               
Over 60 Group Exhibition in Iran & Abroad
Azarbayejan , Bakoo    .
Iranian Artists “. 1992     2001

India , Lalit Kala Akademi   10 th Triennal .Russia , Moscow .    Contemporary Iranian Paintings . 2002

USA , Los Angeles .   ” Out of The Mist “, Don O’ Melveny Gallery . 2002

USA , New York .   The National Arts Club . ” Echoes in Blue ” 2003

USA , Houston .   ” Echoes in Blue ” 2003

France , Paris .   Cite International des Arts 2005

Morocco , Casablanca , Cathedrale Sacre Coeur . 2-24 feb 2006

Babak Etminani

Born in 1957, Tehran

MFA Painting/Drawing, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California.

BFA   Drawing (with high distinction), California College of Arts and Crafts

Certificate in Graphic Design, University of California, Berkeley
Selected Solo Exhibitions

2001, Barg Gallery, Tehran

1994, Aria Gallery, Tehran

1991, Art Gallery, CCAC, California

1989, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, CCAC, California
Selected Group Exhibitions

1999, Barg Gallery, Tehran

1998, Barg Gallery, Tehran

1991, Oliver Art Center, CCAC, California

1990, Seattle Museum of Art, Washington

1987, University of California Los Angeles

 

Farah Osooli

Born in1953 ̗ Zandjan ̗ Iran
Education:
High School Diploma in painting, Girls’ School of Visual Arts, Tehran 1971
BA  Graphic Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University, 1977

Membership:

Member of Dena Art Group
Member of the Society of Iranian Painters

Exhibitions:

Participation over 80 solo and group exhibitions in Iran and abroad

Iraj Eskandari

Painter, Sculptor and Muralist

Born 1956 Tehran

PhD, Art Research, Art University, 2005

MA, Art Research, Art University, 1995

BA, Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, 1978

Solo Exhibitions:

Homa art gallery, 2009

Nar Gallery, Tehran, 2008

Homa Gallery, Tehran, 2006

Arya Gallery, Tehran, 1998, 2000

Darya beigi Gallery, Tehran, 1995

Arya Gallery, Tehran, 1994

Sooreh Gallery, Tehran, 1985,1986,1987,1989

Chamber of Commerce, Mashad, 1972

Group Exhibitions:

More than 160 Painting Exhibitions in Iran, Senegal, Morocco, Switzerland, France, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Azerbaijan, Syria, USA

53rd International Biennial of Venice, Italy

Artistic Activities:

Designed and executed a number of murals in the streets of Tehran

Designed and executed a marble sculpture titled “Thinker” , Beirut , Lebanon

Professional Qualifications:

Curator of Iran’s Modern Art Movement (Iranian Collection of Tehran MoCA) Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006

Member of selection committee in the 4thInternational Painting Biennial of the Islamic World, 2006

Curator of the 2nd and 3rdBiennial of Iranian Contemporary Painting, 2003 and 2005

Curator of the 1st Painting Biennial of the Islamic World, 2000

Member of selection committee, the 1st, 3rd and 5th Biennial of Iranian contemporary Painting

Member of the Policy-making Committee, 5th and 6thBiennial of Iranian Contemporary Painting

Member of the Iranian Academy of Art, 2000-2002

Permanent member of the Association of Iranian Painters, 2000

Executive Responsibilities:

Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Art University, 1997-2008

Head of the Department of Painting at MA level, Art University, 1996-1998

 

Ahmad Esfandiari

1922- 2013 Tehran ̗ Iran
Education:
BA in Fine Arts, Tehran University
Solo Exhibitions:

Art Society for the Youth

Saba Gallery
Group Exhibitions:
Franco-Iranian Institute
Apadana Gallery
Mehregan Club
Fine Arts Administration
Iran-America Society
Five terms of Tehran Biennales
Philadelphia Exhibition
Negar Gallery
Tehran Gallery
“25 Years of Modern Art in Iran “show in Shiraz in conjunction with the First Shiraz Arts Festival
Group exhibitions in Esfahan
Gallery Seihun
Ex-Queen Farah’s Special Bureau
Group exhibitions after the Revolution, including 1994 Tehran Biennial