Hossein Valamanesh

1949 Born Tehran, Iran

1970 Graduated, School of Fine Art, Tehran
1973 Emigrated to Australia

1974 Travelled to Central Australia as Art Adviser with Aboriginal children

1977 Graduated, South Australian School of Art Lives and works in Adelaide, South Australia

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:

1972 Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
1977 Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide

1980 Festival Centre Gallery, Adelaide

1981 Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Praxis Gallery, Perth
Execution Installation, Roundspace Gallery, Adelaide

1983 Bonython Gallery, Adelaide

1984 Macquarie Galleries, Sydney

1985 Macquarie Galleries, Sydney

1986 Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne
Walter Reid Art Centre, Rockhampton

1987 Bonython Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide

1988 Macquarie Galleries, Sydney

1990 Macquarie Galleries, Sydney

1990 Hossein Valamanesh, 1980-1990, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide
Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne

1991 Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin

1992 Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne

1993 The Lover Circles His Own Heart, Centre for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw

1994 The Lover Circles His Own Heart, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide

1995 Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
Viewers and Audiences, Wollongong City Art Gallery

1996 Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney

1997 Temple of Earth Memories, Australian Perspecta Between Art and Nature, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Tracing the Shadow, Hillside and Art Front Galleries, Tokyo

1999 Day Dream, Art Museum, University of South Australia, Adealide

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

1978 Adelaide University Gallery

1979 April/May Show, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
Four Young Artists, Contemporary Art Society, Adelaide

1979 Installation, Roundspace Gallery, Adelaide

1981 First Australian Sculpture Triennial, LaTrobe University, Melbourne
Centenary Exhibition, Art Gallery of SA
Relics and Rituals, National Gallery of Victoria
Art Gallery of WA

1982 Roundspace Members, Festival Exhibition

1983 Macquarie Galleries, Sydney Survey of Recent South Australian Sculpture, Art Gallery of SA
Anzart – In – Hobart, Tasmania
Australian Perspecta, Art Gallery of NSW

1984 Twenty Six Characters, Adelaide Festival of Arts
Small Wonders, Roundspace Members, Adelaide Festival of Arts
Australian Sculpture, Art Gallery of WA
On-Site, Tasmanian School of Art Gallery, Hobart

1985 Singular and Plural, South Australian School of Art Gallery, Adelaide
Common Earth, Alive and Unfired, University of Tasmania, Hobart
Australian Perspecta, Art Gallery of NSW

1986 Praxis in Practice, Praxis, Perth
Culture Drift, Adelaide Festival of Arts
Sculpture, Wollongong City Gallery, NSW

: 1981, Sheld with olive Branches and Stone, earth, pigment on wood, 119×59 cm. Private collection

: 1984, Illusion of power, wood, bamboo, rope, sand, ceramic and steel, 131x180x180 cm. Private Collection

: 1987, Dwelling, Clay, Straw, Sand, Wood, PVA on Plywood, 120x90x7 cm

: 1989, Growing Up, wood, sand, steel, ceramic, water, 185x45x280 cm

: 1989-504×605

: 1990, On the way, earth , acrylic on jute, shes, silk scarf, bread , walking stick, 270x270x97 cm. Private collection

: 1991, Falling Breeze, melaecua branch, tissue paper, stick wood, sand, earth , red iron oxide, 365x140x12 cm. Private collection

: 1992, Shadow of a cloud, earth, acrylic on jute, felt hat, pine, cedar, 270x270x97 cm. Private collection

: 1993The Lover Circles his own Heart, silk, electric motor, 210x210x210 cm

: 1995, Daily bread, wool, rope, synthetic polymer paint on papier mache & stones, 254 x 150 x 30cm

: 1996, Fault line, sandstone, bronze, granite, wood, water, 4200x1500x11,500 cm-

: 1996, Gift, c. oil on paper, 54×39 cm. Private collection

: 1996, Fault line, sandstone, bronze, granite, wood, water, 4200x1500x11,500 cm

: 1998, Chai, as close as I could get it, tea glass, perspex, water & lightbox, ed 3

: 1999, Dream Time, bedding, electric light, 22 x 227 x 182cm

: 1999,Untitled, Lavender bush, oil burner, 82x80x58 cm. Private collection, Adelaide

: 2002- Embrace, palm leaf, 260 x 64 x 15cm

: 2002, Earthwork, earth, 7x1500x900 cm. Museun of Contemporary Art, Sydney

: 2005- gallery installation view, GAG

: 2005- Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased with the assistance of Gene and Brian Sherman, Reg and Sally Richardson and the artist

: 2005, Untitled 1, cornus branches and wax varnish on paper, 11.5cm diameter image, paper 57 x 57cm

: 2005,Untitled 2, cornus branches and wax varnish on paper, 11.5cm diameter image, paper 57 x 57cm

: 2005,You will become earth, digital print on canvas [photo by Minoo Momeni], earth & straw, [canvas]180 x 263cm, [earth] 60 x 200cm

: 2006, Practice, saffron on paper, 20 parts, 375 x 375cm overall

: 2006, In praise of the beloved, almonds and false eyelashes on paper, unique edition of 7, 29.5 x 21 x 1.5cm

: 2006, Sleeping Guardian, giant dogwood, almonds, false eyelashes on paper 94 x 75cm

: 2006, Untitled, collaboration with Angela Valamanesh, tree dehlia petals & wax varnish on paper

: 2006,TOUCH LOVE, crown of thorn (euphorbia milii) and ribbon on paper, 4 parts, 112 x 429 x 3cm

: 2007- This will also pass – gallery installation view, GAG

: 2007, Snakes and Ladders, 2007, crepe myrtle branches, gold leaf, 108 x 98 x 10cm

: 2007, The beauty of yousef, Ailanthus on paper, 107x75x3 cm. Private collection, Sydney

: 2007, This will also pass, ailanthus branches on paper, unique edition of 3, 58 x 76 x 2cm

: 2007-As I remember her, fan palm, acrylic paint, 180 x 21 x 12cm

: 2008, leave your shoes here, voile, steel, light, persian carpet, 750×1,050×400 cm

: 2010, Guardian, Collaboration with Angela Valamanesh, Bronze, Granite, 170x82x110 cm

: Untitled, wood, mirror, 676x100x100 cm. Private collection

: 1907, Longing Belonging, colour photograph, 99×99 cm. Private collection

: 1980-Carevanserai, wood, straw, PVA, ink on paper, on linen, 207×137 cm, Araluen Art Center, Alice Springs

: 2008 Suru-Mourning viuhkapalmu akryyliväri-fan palm acrylic paint 70x90x20 cm

: 2009 crown of thorn Euphorbia milii on paper 78x81x7 cm

: 2009 Ginkgo Rhythm Round ginkgo leaves wax varnish on paper paper 66×66 cm image 35×35 cm

: 2009 LOVE crown of thorn Euphorbia milii on paper 78x109x7 cm

: 2009 Seven Steps puu peili mdf-wood acrylic mirror mdf 80×75 halkaisija-diameter cm edition 2.3

: 2009 TOUCH crown of thorn Euphorbia milii on paper 78x129x7 cm

: 2009 Worm 2 ginkgo leaves wax varnish on paper paper 66×66 cm image 42×42 cm

: 1998- Rapture- Wood- xray film- fabric- electric motor- caly dimensions variable dimensions

: 2001- Miniature with Berberis Leaves- Leaves and wax varnish on paper- 57×57 cm paper-7.8 cm diameter- image

: 2002- Untitled-No.1- from multiple of 4 -paper map on cotton- 62.3×77.5×7 cm

: 2002-feather-Untitled -palm leaf 90 x 380 x 12 cm

: 2004- Converge- eucaiyptus branches acrylic paint

: 2004- You will become earth- digital print on canvas- earth straw- canvas 180×263 cm- earth 60×200 cm- photo M.Momeni

: 2005- Crazing- maiden hair fern stems- Wax varnish on paper- image 21 cm diameter- paper 57×57 cm

: 2005- Crezy pattern with ginkgo 2- ginkgo leaves- Wax varnish on paper- image 21 cm diameter- paper 57×57 cm

: 2005- Don’t say anything 3- bronze- 59×52 cm

: 2005- Fallen branch- bronz- 7×160 cm diameter

: 2005- gallery installation view, GAG

: 2005- Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased with the assistance of Gene and Brian Sherman, Reg and Sally Richardson and the artist

: 2005- Nesting- digital print on watercolour paper- 103×123 cm-ed 5- photo M.Kluvanek

: 2005- Strokes- Leavesv of unknown creeper- Wax varnish on paper- image 21 cm diameter- paper 57×57 cm

: 2005- Swarm- japanese maple seeds- Wax varnish on paper- image 47 cm diameter- paper 57×57 cm

: 2005, Untitled 1, cornus branches and wax varnish on paper, 11.5cm diameter image, paper 57 x 57cm

: 2007 Kaksoset-Twins viuhkapalmu akryyliväri-fan palm acrylic paint 165x35x30 cm

: 2008 Ginkgo Rhythm Square ginkgo leaves wax varnish on paper paper 66×66 cm image 35×35 cm

: 2008 Muistitikku-Memory Stick pronssi-bronze 71x54x7 cm edition 3.5

: 2008 Shams 7 saframi paperille-saffron on paper 66×66 cm paperin koko-paper size

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