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Behrang Samadzadegan is an artist, critic, and curator born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran. He began painting in childhood and later entered art school to pursue formal training. Samadzadegan holds a B.A. in Painting from the University of Art, Tehran, and an M.A. in Art Research from Tarbiat Modares University. In 2008, he won the Golden Pen Award at the First Cairo International Young Media Art Festival. In 2009, he received a residency grant from Visiting Arts Foundation in Bristol, UK. In 2012, he was awarded an artist residency at Salzamt Foundation in Linz, Austria, and in 2015 he completed an artist residency at the Cleveland Foundation and Zygote Press Studio in the United States. His works have been exhibited at the 5th Gyumri Biennial and the 1st Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art. Since 2004, he has taught theoretical and practical art courses at Soore University, the University of Art in Tehran, and private art institutes such as Aria and Mah Mehr. In 2015, he was invited as a visiting artist to teach for one semester at the Cleveland Institute of Art in the United States. Samadzadegan has served as a juror for numerous art events, including Damonfar, the New Generation Selection, the Isfahan Video Artist Festival, Persbook, the Vista Prize, and the Versus Biennial. His artworks are characterized by visually dense compositions filled with numerous elements and vibrant colors, often engaging with social themes.
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Born: 1979, Tehran, Iran
Education
1996, Diploma in Graphic Design, Malek Ashtar School of Art, Tehran, Iran
2001, B.A. in Painting, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran
2007, M.A. in Painting, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Lecturer and Advisor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Soore University, Tehran, Iran
Solo Exhibitions
2024, “Flames of Fire Beneath a Flowered Sky,” Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2022, “The Lost Witness,” Leila Heller Gallery, New York, USA
2018, “The Degrees of Sanmar’s Descent in Kafka’s Castle,” Mohsen Gallery Pasio, Tehran, Iran
2015, “Towards Utopia,” Zygote Press Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2013, “The Art of Powerlessness,” Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010, “Good Stories for Good Children,” Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009, “Everything Is Fine,” Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006, “Military Presence,” Golestan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2005, “Post-War Dream,” Elahé Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2005, “H. & H. Heaven and Hell,” No. 13 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2002, “Elegies,” Atbin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibitions
2024, “Khosrownameh,” Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2023, “Forty, Thirty,” Artibition Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2021, “A Selection from a Private Collection,” Artibition Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011, “Position, Velocity, Acceleration,” XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2010, “Artisterium 3,” Tbilisi, Georgia
2009, “Golden Bridges: Contemporary Art from the Middle East,” Paris, France
2008, “Breaking News: Contemporary Art from the Middle East,” F&A Projects, Paris, France
2006, “Lost in Nowhere,” Istanbul, Turkey
2005, Group Exhibition, Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2004, “Exhibition in Aid of the Survivors of the Bam Earthquake,” Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran, Iran
2003, Group Exhibition, Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2001, Group Exhibition, Atashzad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2001, Group Exhibition, Atbin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2000, Group Exhibition with Fereydoun Mambeygi and Shahriar Ahmadi, Fereshteh Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1999, Group Exhibition, Homayouni Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Art Fairs and Biennials
2025, Abu Dhabi Art, presented by Leila Heller Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2022, Art Dubai, presented by Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2021, Art Brussels, presented by Mohsen Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2019, Contemporary Istanbul, presented by Mohsen Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2018, Contemporary Istanbul, presented by Mohsen Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2017, Contemporary Istanbul, presented by Shirin Gallery, Turkey
2008, Golden Palm Award, 1st International Media Art Festival, Cairo, Egypt
2007, 1st Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
2006, 5th Gyumri International Biennale, Gyumri, Armenia
Awards
2008, Golden Palm Award, 1st International Media Art Festival, Cairo, Egypt
Artist Residencies
2009, Artist Residency, Spike Island, Bristol, UK
2012, Artist in Residence, Salzamt Gallery, Linz, Austria
Other Activities
2024, Curator, “Less Is More: Tracing the Judgment of Minimalism in Modern and Contemporary Iranian Art,” Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2017, Selection Committee Member, 3rd Versus Painting Biennial, Tehran, Iran
2015, Curator, “Less Is More: Tracing the Judgment of Minimalism in Modern and Contemporary Iranian Art,” Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014, Selection Committee Member, 2nd Video Artist Festival, Isfahan, Iran
2012, Selection Committee Member, 7th Selected New Generation of Painting, Tehran, Iran
2007, Lecturer and Advisor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Soore University, Tehran, Iran
