
Bahman Nikoo, born in 1952 in Tehran, is a distinguished Iranian painter. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture from the University of Decorative Arts, Tehran. His professional experience includes serving as a jury member for the 10th National Visual Arts Festival for Youth, the First National Watercolor Painting Symposium in Fars Province, and three editions of the “25 Centuries of Iranian Architecture” exhibition at Fam Gallery in London. His works have been presented in solo exhibitions at galleries such as Sabz, Golestan, and Apadana. The book Selected Paintings of Bahman Nikoo, published by Negar, showcases a curated collection of his artworks in collaboration with translators Rouin Pakbaz and Amir Jalaleddin Alam and calligraphy by Abbas Akhavan.
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Born: 1952, Tehran, Iran
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021: Works of Bahman Nikoo – Avaye Honar Gallery
2017: Shelik – Golestan Gallery
2014: Bahman Nikoo Painting Exhibition – Golestan Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025: Animal Farm – Karshio Gallery
2024: Thirty Years of Art – Naqsh-e Jahan Gallery
2024: Beyond the Eyes – Atashzad Gallery
2024: Ququli Qu – Negah Gallery
2023: The Scent of Flowers and Birds – Vista Gallery
2023: In the Color of Water – Javid Gallery
2022: Recovery / Series Three – Niyan Gallery
2022: Tiger – Shokouh Gallery
2021: Cow – Shokouh Gallery
2021: 1400 with Contemporary Painters – Imam Ali Museum of Religious Arts
2019: +98 – Afrand Gallery
2019: 9th Multi-Generation Contemporary Iranian Artists Sale Exhibition – Laleh Gallery
2019: Rangab – Laleh Gallery
2019: My Yalda Through a New Lens – Avaye Honar Gallery
2019: Autumn and Winter Sounds – Avaye Honar Gallery
2019: Annual Amordad Exhibition – Afrand Gallery
2019: Sound of Color – Avaye Honar Gallery
2018: Group Painting Exhibition – Rezaian Gallery
2018: Four Seasons with a Different Perspective – Niavaran Cultural Center Gallery
2018: 100 Works, 100 Artists – Golestan Gallery
2018: Fourth Annual Auction at Behnam Deheshpour Gallery – Behnam Deheshpour Gallery
2016: With a Closer Look – Shokouh Gallery
2015: The Crow That Flew – Banafsheh Gallery
2015: Watercolor Group Exhibition – Shokouh Gallery
1991–1995: First to Third Contemporary Painting Biennales of Iran




