asareh akasheh

Asareh Akasheh, a painter, was born in 1984 in Tehran, Iran. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Painting from the University of Art, Tehran, and a Master’s degree in Painting from Soore University. Akasheh creates her works through a combination of printmaking and spontaneous drawing. She held her first solo exhibition in 2007 at Laleh Gallery, Tehran, and has since collaborated with Homa, Mohsen, and Etemad galleries. Her works have been presented in numerous national and international exhibitions and events, including Kunst 18 Art Fair, the 24th International Art Fair Zurich, and Paper Positions Berlin Art Fair. In 2024, Akasheh received the First Prize of the Paper Art Award at Paper Positions Berlin. Her other distinctions include the Honorary Award of the Dr. Sandouzi Biennial, the Honorary Diploma of the First Tehran Visual Arts Symposium, the Merit Award of the Third New Generation Festival, the Olivier van Schultess Residency Prize (Switzerland), and a residency grant from the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris.

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Born

1984 — Tehran, Iran

Education

2007 — BFA in Painting, University of Art, Tehran, Iran

Solo Exhibitions

2007 — Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2009 — Only the Storm Gives Birth to Incongruous Children, Homa Gallery, Tehran
2010 — Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
2016 — Body Image, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2019 — Untitled No. 1, Etemad Gallery (Negarestan), Tehran

Group Exhibitions

2003 — Bahman Cultural Center, Tehran
2003 — Atbin Gallery, Tehran
2005 — Aria Gallery, Tehran
2005 — Laleh Gallery, Tehran

2008 — First Virtual City Symposium, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran
2008 — Third New Generation Competitive Festival, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
2008 — Second City Design Festival, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran
2008 — First Drawing Workshop in Honor of Khorramshahr, Palestine Contemporary Art Museum, Tehran

2009 — Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2009 — Personal Politics, Contemporary Sensitivity, Tacheles Art House, Berlin

2010 — Aria Gallery, Tehran
2010 — Aaran Gallery, Tehran

2011 — Notebook, Aaran Gallery, Tehran

2012 — Game, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2012 — Crucified, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
2012 — Border, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran

2013 — From Persia to Islamic Country, Klaipėda and Kaunas, Lithuania
2013 — Game of History, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2013 — Corrosion, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2013 — NordArt Symposium, Hamburg, Germany

2014 — Gaza, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
2014 — Selected Works, Dastan Gallery, Tehran

2015 — Dr. Hessabi Museum, Tehran
2015 — Tehran, Virtual and Real, Aaran Gallery, Tehran

2016 — Annual Exhibition of the Iranian Painters Association, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2016 — Annual Exhibition of Iranian Painters, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran

2018 — Tenth New Generation Award Exhibition, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2018 — Summer Exhibition, Etemad Gallery (Negarestan), Tehran
2018 — Approaches and Tendencies in Contemporary Art 2, Pardis Mellat, Tehran
2018 — Spring Exhibition, Etemad Gallery (Negarestan), Tehran
2018 — Etemad Gallery, Tehran

2020 — On Paper, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2020 — Talvin, Malek Foundation, Tabriz
2020 — Black Field, Emkan Gallery, Tehran

2021 — List 4 – Another Perspective, O Gallery, Tehran

2023 — Of Artists and Mothers, Le Bal, Paris

2024 — Haus des Papiers, Berlin
2024 — Image, Northlight Gallery, Phoenix

Biennials and International Events

2002 — Design Biennial, Barg Gallery, Tehran
2004 — Design Biennial, Barg Gallery, Tehran
2007 — Dr. Sandouzi Design Biennial
2012 — Fifth Beijing International Art Biennale, China
2014 — First Qingdao International Biennale, China

Art Fairs

2018 — International Art Fair Zurich (Kunst 18), presented by Olivier van Schultess Collection
2024 — Paper Positions Berlin, presented by Von Schultess Collectio

Performance

2020 — Unpublished Bar, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris

Residencies

2016 — Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York
2017 — Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2018 — Olivier van Schultess Grant Residency, Valais, Switzerland
2020 — Institut Français Residency Grant, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2024 — Olivier von Schultess Residency, Athens, Greece

Awards and Honors

2007 — Honorary Award, Dr. Sandouzi Design Biennial
2008 — Honorary Diploma, First Tehran Visual Arts Symposium
2008 — Merit Award, New Generation Festival, Tehran
2009 — Award, “A Frame for Youth” Festival, Tehran
2014 — Selected among Kurt Beers’ 100 Painters of Tomorrow
2018 — Olivier van Schultess Residency Award, Switzerland
2024 — Gold Prize, Haus des Papiers, Berlin