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The artist Ghodratollah Agheli, a sculptor, was born in 1968 in Jolfa, Iran. His passion for art began in childhood, and he pursued formal studies in art at the Mirak Art School in Tabriz. After completing his diploma in 1988, he moved to Tehran and began his professional career in sculpture at the Visual Arts Center of Hozeh Honari, affiliated with the Islamic Propagation Organization. During this period, he met the contemporary artist Hossein Khosrojerdi, who had a profound influence on the development of Agheli’s artistic vision and sculptural approach. Agheli’s first solo exhibition was held in the early 1990s at Jamshidieh Gallery in Tehran. Since then, his solo shows have been presented in various galleries and institutions, including Mamiz Gallery at the Artists’ House, Shirin Gallery, Tsaless Gallery, Etemad Gallery, and many others. In addition to his solo exhibitions, Ghodratollah Agheli has been actively involved in group exhibitions, art fairs, and both national and international biennials. His international participation includes the 56th Venice Biennale, the 6th Beijing Biennale, the 2nd Tehran Urban Sculpture Biennale, the 4th World Islamic Painting Biennale, and the 1st Esmail Hasani Typography Biennale. In recent years, Agheli’s work has gravitated toward conceptual sculpture, characterized by innovative use of diverse materials and contemporary media such as video. The human figure remains the central focus of his sculptures, most of which are cast in bronze. Agheli’s publications include books such as From Volume to Lili, 100 Years of Modern Sculpture, Research on the Origins of Kilim Motifs, and Collection of Islamic Patterns, as well as numerous articles on contemporary sculptors worldwide. The book Shadow in the Wind: Selected Works of Ghodratollah Agheli, published in 2018, presents a curated collection of his works. His artworks have been featured in major domestic and international auctions, including Tehran Auction, Iran National Auction, Artibition Auction, Gallery Ayam Dubai Auction, and Millon & Associés Paris, and are currently held in prominent private and public collections.
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Solo Exhibitions
1991 – Jamshidieh Gallery, Tehran
1993 – Shafagh Gallery, Tehran
1994 – Wooden Masks – Sarv Gallery, Tehran
1995 – Barg Gallery, Tehran
1997 – International Book Fair (Art Booth), Tehran
1998 – Tehran Gallery, Tehran
2002 – Jahan Nama Gallery, Niavaran, Tehran
2003 – Mamiz Gallery, Artists’ House, Tehran
2003 – Main Amphitheater, Kish University
2003 – Saba Gallery, Tehran
2004 – Mamiz Gallery, Artists’ House, Tehran
2004 – Mamiz Gallery, Artists’ House, Tehran
2004 – Barg Gallery, Tehran
2004 – Mamiz Gallery, Artists’ House, Tehran
2004 – Hozeh Honari, Tabriz
2004 – Hozeh Honari, Urmia
2005 – Mamiz Gallery, Artists’ House, Tehran
2005 – Hozeh Honari Gallery, Qom
2005 – Rezvan Gallery, Mashhad
2022 – Alienation – Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2022 – Khayyam, Moments of Presence – Tsaless Gallery, Tehran
2025 – Under the Blue Dome – Shirin Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibitions
1992 – First Exhibition of Young Painters and Graphic Artists – Sura Gallery,
Tehran
1994 – Bahman Gallery, Tehran
1998 – First Iran Sculpture Biennale – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2000 – Second Iran Sculpture Biennale – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2001 – Image of the Sky – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2002 – Third Iran Sculpture Biennale – Niavaran Gallery, Tehran
2002 – Siyahoon Gallery, Tehran
2002 – Bahman Gallery, Tehran
2003 – Bird Motif – Saadabad Gallery, Tehran
2003 – Barg Gallery, Tehran
2003 – Contemporary Iranian Sculptors – Khavaran Gallery, Tehran
2003 – Kish University, Kish
2003 – Shafagh Gallery, Tehran
2003 – Vahdat Hall Gallery, Tehra
2003 – Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2003 – Under the Support of Iranian Sculptors Association – Mamiz Gallery,
Artists’ House, Tehran
2004 – First Esmail Hasani Typography Biennale – Mamiz Gallery, Artists’ House,
Tehran
2004 – Grand Exhibition of Ashura Art – Saba Gallery, Tehran
2004 – Art and Culture Festival – International Art Center, Doha, Qatar
2004 – Opening Ceremony of the Museum of Contemporary Art Palestine – Tehran
2004 – Third World Islamic Painting Biennale – Saba Gallery, Tehran
2004 – Art of Iran – Casablanca Municipality, Morocco
2005 – Fourth World Islamic Painting Biennale – Saba Gallery, Tehran
2005 – Fifth Iran Sculpture Biennale – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2005 – Handmade Artworks – Cite Des Arts Gallery, Paris
2005 – Handmade Artworks – Bochum University Gallery, Germany
2005 – Handmade Artworks – Amsterdam Municipality Gallery, Netherlands
2005 – Eastern Visual Arts – London
2005 – Culture and Arts Festival – Iranian Center Gallery, Dubai
2006 – Molana Sculpture – Imam Ali Museum of Religious Arts, Tehran
2006 – Second Festival for Quranic Articles – Imam Ali Museum of Religious
Arts, Tehran
2006 – Iranian Sculptors Association – Mamiz Gallery, Artists’ House, Tehran
2006 – First Exhibition of Resistance Art – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2007 – First Exhibition of Sculptor Artists – Artists’ House, Tehran
2007 – Resistance Sculpture Festival – Museum of Contemporary Art Palestine,
Tehran
2007 – Art and Prayer – Niavaran Gallery, Tehran
2008 – Iran Sculpture Website Presentation – Artists’ House, Tehran
2008 – Small Sculptures – Artists’ House, Tehran
2009 – Second Urban Sculpture Biennale – Barg Gallery, Tehran
2009 – First Heavy Elements Festival – Barg Gallery, Mashhad
2009 – First Free Arts Festival – Saba Gallery, Tehran
2012 – Art of Iran – Opera Gallery, London
2013 – Art of Iran – Opera Gallery, Dubai
2014 – Zoo – Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2016 – Art Now Iran – Setareh Gallery, Düsseldorf
2016 – This Home – Iranshahr Gallery, Tehran
2017 – Third Dimension – Negah Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Amordad – Afrand Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Solidified Imagination – Idea Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Neo Artists from Past to Present – Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Luca – As Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Negah Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Sixth International Art for Peace Festival – Pardis Mellat, Tehran
2018 – Neo Artists from Past to Present – Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Collector – Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Mr. and Mrs. Artist – Farmanfarma Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Collector 3 – Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2020 – Review of Works – Khaneh Honar Gallery, Tehran
2021 – Along Iradj – Iradj Zand Foundation, Tehra
2021 – Collector 9 – Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2021 – Rock, Paper, Scissors – Negah Gallery, Tehran
2021 – Thirty Sculptures, Thirty Sculptors – Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2022 – Three Dimensions – Negah Gallery, Tehran
2022 – Sixth Extinction – Javid Gallery, Tehran
2023 – Selected Works of 70 Years of Iranian Sculpture – ArtCenter, Tehran
2023 – Human Body – Vista Gallery, Tehran
2024 – Recovery / Sixth Series – Nian Gallery, Tehran
2024 – Form and Figure – Ev Gallery, Tehran
Art Fairs
2025 – EatFair, presented by ArtCenter, Tehran
Biennials and Major Festivals
1998 – First Iran Sculpture Biennale – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2000 – Second Iran Sculpture Biennale – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2002 – Third Iran Sculpture Biennale – Niavaran Gallery, Tehran
2005 – Fourth Iran Sculpture Biennale – Saba Museum, Tehran
2005 – First Esmail Hasani Typography Biennale – Mamiz Gallery, Artists’ House,
Tehran
2005 – Third World Islamic Painting Biennale – Saba Gallery, Tehran
2006 – Fourth World Islamic Painting Biennale – Saba Gallery, Tehran
2005 – Fifth Iran Sculpture Biennale – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2015 – 56th Venice Biennale, Italy
