Biography


Setareh Hosseini is a visual artist based in Tehran, Iran. She completed a Masters of Illustration in 2005 at the Faculty of Art and Architecture. She was touched by her mother’s Art classes as a kid. Music and painting was the atmosphere of their house. So she got her B.A. in Graphic design and M.A. in Illustration to continue the passion of her.
She tried to find a way between different art forms that she has known to express herself, from Illustration and Painting to Photography and Video Art and Installation. So, there is dynamic exchange between what she does and Contemporary art.
Diversity, Integration, Local, International and Human relation with community or Sexuality, Plants and Environment are main thoughts of her Artworks. Her Paintings, Photographs and Video Arts have been exhibited at internationally galleries and Spaces including The Counihan Gallery in Australia, Fornaresio Art Gallery in Italy, Powerlong Art Center in China, Peephole Cinema in U.S.A, The 8th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale in Korea. Hosseini has also curated some Exhibition.

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Education


2005 M.A. in Illustration , Azad University (Faculty of Art and Architecture), Tehran, Iran
2002 B.A. in Graphic Design , Art University, Tehran, Iran



Solo Shows


2023 “I Take My City” / Counihan Gallery / Melbourne, Australia
2019 “Fragile Like Bubble” / Vista+ Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
2018 “Flowers’ Trace” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
2017 “Till this way” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
2015 “Like Bubbles” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran



Selected Group Shows

2023 - “CCP x Hahnemuhle Summer Salon” / CCP Gallery / Melbourne, Australia

2022 - “Life” / Black Cat Gallery / Melbourne, Australia
- “11th Annual of Contemporary Art Persbook”/ Iranshahr Gallery / Tehran, Iran

2021 - “micro_MACRO ” / Fornaresio Art Gallery / Turin, Italy
- “The discourse of Persian Art and Contemporary Iranian art” / Powerlong Art Center / Shanghai

2020 - “My World 2020” / video artist Instagram (online show)
- “Dropped, But Did not Break” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran

2019 - “Hofreh” /collection of Video Arts in “Peephole Cinema” Event / Urban Event / San Francisco
- “Period” / Jaleh Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
- 7th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Baroque Gallery (Dayhim House of Culture) / Tehran, Iran
- “Armenia Art Fair” / Yerevan
- “Commemoration of Leonardo Da Vinci” / Gallery of Santa Maria dell’Assunta Church / Milan , Italy
- “The other half of the sky” / International Women’s day Contemporary Art Exhibition / Milan, Italy
- “Plant-House” / Qasr Museum Garden / Tehran, Iran

2018 - “From Childhood” / To Remind Touran Mirhadi / Vista Art Gallery
- “Yousef Abad” Group Exhibition / Urban Event / Tehran,Iran
- 6th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Mellat Gallery & Cineplex / Tehran, Iran
- “Wind” / The 8th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale / Korea
- “Portrait” / Vesal Shirazi Art Gallery / Shiraz, Iran
- “ADER” / Jaleh Gallery / Tehran, Iran

2017 - "We are not Alone” / Surface Space / Tehran, Iran
- “The Other side of the window” / Sarvenaz Art Gallery / Shiraz, Iran
- 5th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Iranian Artist Fourom / Tehran, Iran
- “The Other side of the window” / Daargoun Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
- “With Plant” / Haan Art Gallery / Shiraz, Iran
- “Naghsh Band” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
- “Tree” / Daargoun art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
- "The 6th Expo of Several Generations of Iranian Contemporary Artists", Laleh Gallery, Tehran

2016 - “Peace on Paper” / Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum / Isfahan, Iran
- “This House” / Iranshahr Gallery/ Tehran, Iran
- “ 4th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Iranian Artist Forum / Tehran, Iran
- “Water” / The 7th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale / Korea
- “3rd Video Artist Festival’s Selected Artworks” / City Center Gallery / Isfahan, Iran
- “Peace on Paper” / Niavaran Cultural Center / Tehran, Iran

2015 - “Norooz , New Day , Spring” / Vista Art Gallery/ Tehran, Iran
- “VIDEOPERSIArt 3” / [.BOX] Video art Project Space / Milan, Italy
- “standing in nothingness” / Anahita Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
- “MehrAzar” / Iranian Art Museum Garden / Tehran, Iran
- “characteristic” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
- “3rd Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Niavaran Cultural Center / Tehran, Iran
- “Bitter Orange” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

2014 - “parchine khial” / Iranian Academy of the Arts

2013 - “eco.ho.sis” / shirin Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

2012 - “You are Growing up Now" / Hoor Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran



Curating


2022 - “We are Nature” / The secondary part of the 11th Annual of Contemporary Art Persbook / Iran
- “Tehran, A city for Woman” / Iranian Artist Forum / Tehran, Iran
2018 - “Habitat” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran


Residencies


2016 Artist in Residence Programme at Salzamt Linz / Linz, Austria