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Ahmad Aminnazar is an Iranian contemporary painter, born in 1955 in Abadan. He began his artistic education at the Tehran School of Fine Arts and continued his studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, where he studied under artists such as Hannibal Alkhas and Mohsen Vaziri-Moghaddam. This academic training provided a solid foundation for the formation of his visual language—one grounded in precise draftsmanship, mastery of line, and a deep understanding of the human figure. In the early years of his professional career, Aminnazar focused particularly on printmaking techniques, especially etching. His works were shown in 1965 at the International Print Exhibition of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. From the mid-1980s onward, alongside graphic design and teaching, he returned to painting as his primary medium. His migration to Paris and later to Germany in 1986, and his encounter with European Neo-Expressionism, had a significant impact on his artistic approach. After joining the Cologne Artists’ Association (B.B.K) and holding his first solo exhibition in Germany, he returned to Iran in 1994. Aminnazar has held numerous solo and group exhibitions in Iran and internationally and has participated in major international art fairs. The publication of his book Metamorphosis in 2010 offers a concise overview of his visual and intellectual world.
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Solo Exhibitions
1973 — Kolonia Krakenorschung Gallery, Cologne
1974 — Afrand Gallery, Tehran
1975 — Relief Print, Aria Gallery, Tehran
1976 — Aria Gallery, Tehran
2004 — Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
2006 — Asar Gallery, Tehran
2007 — Homa Gallery, Tehran
2009 — The Center Cannot Hold, B.21 Gallery, Dubai
2010 — The Center Cannot Hold, Isabelle van den Eynde Gallery, Dubai
2012 — Salto, Isabelle van den Eynde Gallery, Dubai
Group Exhibitions
1965 — International Print Exhibition, Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art
1976 — Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Paris
1976 — 3rd Tehran Painting Biennial, TMCA
1978 — 1st Drawing Biennial, Barg Gallery, Tehran
1980 — Elahieh Gallery, Tehran
1980 — 5th Tehran Painting Biennial, TMCA
1981 — Modern and Contemporary Iranian Painting, TMCA
1982 — Relief Print Works, Banafsheh Gallery, Tehran
2005 — Asar Gallery, Tehran
2005 — Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2006 — Asar Gallery, Tehran
2006 — Mah Art Gallery, Tehran
2006 — Relief Print Exhibition, Hour Gallery, Tehran
2007 — Homa Gallery, Tehran
2007 — Naar Gallery, Tehran
2007 — Artists’ House of Iran, Tehran
2007 — Modern Iranian Paintings, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran
2007 — Society of Iranian Painters, Sa’dabad Museum, Tehran
2008 — Iranian Painters Association, Artists’ House of Iran
2009 — Lal, Aran Gallery, Tehran
2010 — Keep in a Cool, Dry Place…, Shirin Gallery, New York
2010 — PTZ Collection: Part One, Shirin Gallery, New York
2012 — Fair Play…, British Museum, London
2017 — Amordad, Afrand Gallery, Tehran
2017 — 96+, Afrand Gallery, Tehran
2018 — Free Sale, Designers’ Free Gallery, Tehran
2018 — Amordad, Afrand Gallery, Tehran
2018 — (Un)Conscious…, Isabelle van den Eynde Gallery, Dubai
2018 — /Life/Silent/, In/Ja Hall, Tehran
2018 — Mosavvarnameh, Plus 2, Tehran
2018 — Mosavvarnameh, Dastan Basement, Tehran
2019 — 10–20–30, Azad Gallery, Tehran
2019 — Souratan, Homa Gallery, Tehran
2020 — One by One, Designers’ Free Gallery, Tehran
2021 — Collector 9, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2021 — Selected Modern Works from the Lal Collection, O Gallery, Tehran
2022 — Imagine, Artists’ House of Iran
2022 — Essay–Search, X Homa, Tehran
2023 — Passing through Modernism, X Homa, Tehran
2024 — A Collection, Plus 2, Tehran
2025 — Shifting Perspectives: Women Seen from the Middle East, Farjam
Foundation, Dubai
Art Fairs
2010 — Art Dubai, presented by Isabelle van den Eynde
Gallery
2013 — Abu Dhabi Art, presented by Isabelle van den Eynde Gallery
2013 — The Armory Show, New York, presented by Isabelle van den Eynde Gallery
2014 — Abu Dhabi Art, presented by Isabelle van den Eynde Gallery
