Hossein Kazemi

Is Born 26 October 1924 in Tehran

1945 BA in painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University

Exhibitions:
1945   Participates in an exhibition held by “Iran- Soviet Cultural Society”

Holds a solo painting exhibition at “Franco- Iranian Society”, Tehran

1948   Holds a solo painting exhibition at “Franco- Iranian Society”, Tehran

1949   Holds a solo painting exhibition at Alborz High School, Tehran

Opens “Apadana Gallery” with other founding members: Mahmoud Javadpour & Houshang Ajoudani.

Participates in a group exhibition at “Apadana Gallery”, Tehran.

Holds an exhibition at “Apadana Gallery”, Tehran

1953   Travels to Paris & continues academic studies at School of Fine Arts, Paris.

Holds on exhibition at “Romeo & Juliet Gallery”, Paris.

1954   Holds a solo exhibition at Museum of Modern Arts, Paris.

1955   Holds a solo exhibition at Museum of Modern Arts, Paris.

1957   Participates in exhibition of foreign painters at “Petit Palais”, Paris.

Participates in a droup exhibition at “Tedesco Gallery”, Paris.

1958   Holds a solo exhibition at “Tedesco Gallery”, Paris.

Returns to Iran.

Participates in the 1st Painting Biennial of Tehran & receives an award.

Is appointed president of Fine Arts High School, Tabriz.

1959   Holds a solo exhibition at “Talar-e-reza Abbasi”, Tehran.

1960   Is granted scholarship to Vallauris, France For a pottery course.

Returns to Iran.

Participates in the 2nd Painting Biennial of Tehran & receives an award.

1961   Holds a Pottery exhibition at alar-e-Farhang” Tehran. Founds Sarv art magazine in Tabriz.

Participates in the Venice Biennial.

1962   Participates in the 3rd Painting Biennial of Tehran.

Participates in a group potty exhibition in Vallauris, France.

Is appointed president of boys fine Arts High School in Tehran & teaches at Faculty of Decorative Arts.

1964   Participates in the 4th Painting Biennial, Tehran.

Participates in the Venice Biennial.

Participates in the th International Contemporary Art Exhibition, New Delhi, India.

1966   Participates in the 5th Painting Biennial, Tehran.

Participates in the Venice biennial.

Holds a pottery exhibition in Vallauris, France.

1967   Holds a solo exhibition at “Franco-Iranian Society”, Tehran.

1968   Holds a solo exhibition at “Franco-Iranian Society”, Tehran.

1970   Is granred scholarship to “Cite Internationale des Arts”.

1972   Returns to Tehran & continues Teaching at the Faculty of Decorative Arts.

1973   Holds a solo exhibition at “Cyrus Gallery”, Paris.

1976   Holds a drawing exhibition at “Litho Gallery”, Tehran.

1979   Travel to Paris.

1980   Resides at “Cite Internationale des Arts” for 2 years, Paris.

Holds a drawing exhibition at “Cite Internationale des Arts”, Paris.

1981   Holds a drawing exhibition at “Cite Internationale des Arts”, Paris.

1983   Returne to Tehran temporarily.

Holds an exhibition at “Etienne de Causans Gallery”, Paris.

1990   Starts to teach Art in his atelier, which in spite of illness continued up to the end of his life.

1991   Holds a painting exhibition at “Seyhoun Gallery”, Tehran.

1992   Holds his last painting exhibition in his atlier, Paris.

1993   Passes away in hospital, 4 May, and is buried in Thiais in Paris.

An exhibition is held in his memory at “Amir kadir Cultural Centre”, Tehran.

Commemoration ceremony for Hossein Kazemi, in “Iran’s Cultural Society”, Paris.

1999   A number of his works are displayed in the exhibition “A New Lookato Nature”, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.

A number of his works are displayed in the exhibition “Art of 20” (One Century of Iranian Contemporary Painting), Tehran Museum of

ontemporary Art.