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Amir Mobed, sculptor and installation artist, was born in 1974 in Shahroud, Iran. He completed his studies in Painting at the Faculty of Art and Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, and began his artistic career in the late 1980s. From his early years, his professional path was shaped through participation in the Iranian Youth Visual Arts Festivals, where he received several awards, gradually entering more established spheres of contemporary art. Throughout his practice, Mobed has worked across a diverse range of media, including sculpture, installation, performance, and environmental projects. His works often employ everyday objects and ready-made elements to reinterpret space and transform the viewer’s perception. His professional activity has continued consistently from his first solo exhibition in 1994 in Shahroud to numerous exhibitions in Tehran and Paris. His résumé also includes participation in the Tehran Sculpture Biennials, international exhibitions across Europe, America, and Asia, and an artist residency at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris in 2003.
Born 1974, Shahroud
Solo Exhibitions
1994 – Solo Exhibition, Shahroud
1995 – “Mask and Sculpture,” Kargah-e Honar Gallery, Tehran
2003 – Solo Exhibition, Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2005 – Solo Exhibition, International Art Center, Paris
2006 – Solo Exhibition, Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2007 – Solo Exhibition, Tehran Gallery, University of Tehran, Tehran
2008 – “Orgamblage,” Hoor Gallery, Tehran
2008 – “EntezArt,” Performance, Tarahan-e Azad Gallery, Tehran
2010 – “Come Caress Me,” Performance, Tarahan-e Azad Gallery, Tehran
2011 – “Arena,” Performance, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
2011 – “50% Discount,” Performance, Azad Gallery, Tehran
2013 – “Homeland,” Interactive Performance, Saadabad Palace, Tehran
— “Virus,” Performance, Iranian Art Now, Paris
— “Fraud,” Performance, Azad Gallery, Tehran
— “Repetition,” Performance, Azad Gallery, Tehran
2016 – “Creation,” Iranshahr Gallery, Tehran
2017 – “Upon Us,” Iranshahr Gallery, Tehran
2017 – “Situation,” 7th Tehran Sculpture Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2018 – “Flowers of My Homeland,” Iranshahr Gallery, Tehran
— “Kazhidan,” Mohsen Gallery (Patio), Tehran
2020 – “In Praise of Tools,” Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibitions
1991 – Iranian Youth Visual Arts Festival, Isfahan
1994 – Iranian Youth Visual Arts Festival, Kerman
1996 – Annual Ceramics Exhibition, Tehran
1997 – First Tehran Sculpture Biennial
1999 – Second Tehran Sculpture Biennial
2001 – Third Tehran Sculpture Biennial
2001 – Aria Gallery, Tehran
2002 – Second Exhibition of New Iranian Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2003 – Jahan-Nama Gallery, Tehran
2003 – Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2003 – “Spiritual Perspective,” Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2004 – Doha Art Biennial, Qatar
2004 – Third Exhibition of New Iranian Art, Tehran
2005 – Fatima Gallery, Tehran
2005 – Aria Gallery, Tehran
2005 – “Garden of Iranians,” Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2006 – “Iranian Sculptures in Mexico,” Mexico City
2007 – Exhibition of Tehran Sculpture Biennial Award Winners
2008 – “Between the Window and the View,” Aria Gallery, Tehran
2008 – “Small Conceptual,” Tarahan-e Azad Gallery, Tehran
2009 – “Iran Inside Out,” Chelsea Museum, New York
2009 – “Iranian Border,” Almine Rech Gallery, Paris
2010 – “Tehran,” Aaran Gallery, Tehran
2010 – “Black or White,” Turin
2011 – “Worldview (Iranians),” Berlin
2011 – “Public Disturbed Thoughts,” Gothenburg
2011 – “Notebooks,” Tarahan-e Azad Gallery, Tehran
2012 – Contemporary Art Annual, Sanandaj
2012 – Iranian Contemporary Art Festival, Paris
2012 – “Elephant in the Dark,” Delhi
2012 – Opening Exhibition, Seen Gallery, Tehran
2012 – “On Your Face,” London
2013 – “Tehran–London Contact,” London
2017 – “Situation,” Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2018 – Shokouh Gallery, Tehran
2019 – “Factory 02,” Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
2019 – “40-50-60,” Tarahan-e Azad Gallery, Tehran
2021 – “Thirty Sculptures, Thirty Sculptors,” Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2021 – “A Place to Stand,” Malek Gallery, Tehran
2023 – “A Selection from Seventy Years of Iranian Sculpture,” Tehran
2023 – “Hamsakhteh,” Aria Gallery, Tehran
2024 – “Absence,” Dehim Art Society, Tehran
2025 – “Fast Forward 6,” Iranshahr Gallery, Tehran
Awards
1993 – Prize Winner, First Iranian Youth Visual Arts Festival
1994 – Prize Winner, Second Iranian Youth Visual Arts Festival
1995 – First Prize Winner, Third Iranian Youth Visual Arts Festival
2001 – Third Prize Winner, Third Tehran Sculpture Biennial
Artist Residency
2003 – Residency at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (awarded by Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art)
