Reza Bangiz

Reza Bangiz

Reza Bangiz, an Iranian contemporary printmaker, painter, and sculptor, was born in 1937 in Tehran. From early childhood, he showed a strong interest in art and received his painting diploma from Tehran’s Fine Arts High School in 1961. He then traveled to England to continue his artistic studies, but due to certain difficulties, he returned to Iran. Upon his return, he joined the Ministry of Culture and Guidance and moved to Tabriz to teach at Mirak Art School. During this period, he pursued linocut more seriously and exhibited his works locally. After six years of teaching in Tabriz, Bangiz was transferred to Isfahan, where he became acquainted with ceramics. In 1972, he was awarded a scholarship by the National Iranian Oil Company and spent a one-year study period in France. Upon returning, he resumed teaching at Tehran’s Fine Arts High School. Drawing on his experiences in Isfahan, he created tile illustrations and exhibited them at Sheikh Gallery in 1978. That same year, he received another scholarship to study in the United States for one year. Bangiz’s works have been exhibited widely in Iran and internationally. He has participated regularly in the Tehran Painting Biennial, winning awards in both the second and fourth editions, and has received the First-Class Artistic Medal. His practice combines elements of folk art, talismanic motifs, and prayers, often infused with a humorous and playful sensibility.

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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016, Evolution, Iran Shahr Gallery, Tehran
2016, Evolution, Matn-e Emrooz Gallery, Isfahan
2019, A Collection of Works, Kama Gallery, Tehran
2020, Bangiz – Online Show, Dena Gallery, Tehran
2021, Bangiz in a New Narrative, Javid Gallery, Tehran

Selected Group Exhibitions
2008, An Effective Presentation by 50 Artists, Mah Gallery, Tehran
2012, Art of Iran, Opera Gallery, London
2014, The Feeling of Happiness, Homa Gallery, Tehran
2014, So Slowly It Sinks, Tarahan-e Azad Gallery, Tehran
2016, Group Exhibition of Works by Professors and Artists of Visual Arts, Nivan Gallery, Tehran
2016, Small Frames, Nivan Gallery, Tehran
2016, Summer Art Mart, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
2017, Summer Group Exhibition, Mah Gallery, Tehran
2017, Second Anniversary of Negar Gallery, Negar Gallery, Tehran
2018, Amordad, Afrand Gallery, Tehran
2018, Free Sale, Tarahan-e Azad Gallery, Tehran
2018, Al-Khasism, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2018, Fifth Annual Postcard Exchange, Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2018, Painting Exhibition, Shekveh Gallery, Tehran
2018, Artibition Summer, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2018, For Schizophrenia Patients, Tarahan-e Azad Gallery, Tehran
2018, Research Showcase 8, House of Artists, Tehran
2018, Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2019, Collector 3, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2019, Kama Chin, Barouk Gallery, Tehran
2019, Cadeau Art 2, Shomideh Gallery, Tehran
2020, New Designs, Su Gallery, Tehran
2020, Color of July, Shomideh Gallery, Tehran
2020, Mouns al-Oshaq, Tyrol State Museum, Innsbruck
2020, One by One, Tarahan-e Azad Gallery, Tehran
2021, Nasut, Art Design Gallery, Tehran
2021, Every Moment in This Garden, Javid Gallery, Tehran
2021, Face to Face, Javid Gallery, Tehran
2021, Mirror in Mirror, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2021, Opportunity, House of Artists, Tehran
2021, Selected Modern Works from the Lal Collection, O Gallery, Tehran
2022, Resize, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2022, Sixth Extinction, Javid Gallery, Tehran
2023, Selected Works from Seventy Years of Sculpture in Iran, Art Center, Tehran
2024, One Collection, Plus 2, Tehran
2025, In White, Javid Gallery, Tehran
2025, Recovery / Series 7, Nian Gallery, Tehran