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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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1979 (1358), Tehran, Iran
Education
1996 (1375) – Diploma in Graphic Design, Malek Ashtar Art School, Tehran
2001 (1380) – B.A. in Painting, University of Art, Tehran
2007 (1386) – M.A. in Painting, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran
Lecturer and Advisor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Soore University, Tehran
Professional Activities
1999 (1378) – Group Exhibition, Homayouni Gallery, Tehran
2000 (1379) – Group Exhibition with Fereydoun Mombeygi and Shahriar Ahmadi, Fereshteh Gallery, Tehran
2001 (1380) – Group Exhibition, Atashzad Gallery, Tehran / Group Exhibition, Aatbin Gallery, Tehran
2002 (1381) – Solo Exhibition, “Elegies”, Aatbin Gallery, Tehran
2003 (1382) – Group Exhibition, Aaria Gallery, Tehran
2004 (1383) – Group Exhibition, “Exhibition in Support of Bam Earthquake Survivors”, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2005 (1384) – Solo Exhibition, “Dream After War”, Elaheh Gallery, Tehran
2005 (1384) – Solo Exhibition, “H&H: Heaven and Hell”, Gallery No. 13, Vanak St., Tehran
2006 (1385) – Group Exhibition, “Lost in Nowhere”, Istanbul
Participation in the 5th Gyumri International Biennial, Gyumri
Solo Exhibition, “Military Presence”, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2007 (1386) – Participation in the 1st Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
2008 (1387) – Winner of the Golden Feather Award, 1st International Media Art Festival, Cairo
Group Exhibition, “Breaking News: Contemporary Art from the Middle East”, F&A Projects, Paris
2009 (1388) – Group Exhibition, “Golden Bridges: Contemporary Art from the Middle East”, Paris
Solo Exhibition, “Everything Is Alright”, Aran Gallery, Tehran
Artist Residency, Spike Island, Bristol
2010 (1389) – Group Exhibition, ArTisterium 3, Tbilisi
Solo Exhibition, “Good Stories for Good Children”, Aran Gallery, Tehran
2011 (1390) – Group Exhibition, “Position, Speed, Acceleration”, XVA Gallery, Dubai
2012 (1391) – Artist in Residence, Salzamt Gallery, Linz, Austria
Member of Selection Committee, 7th New Generation Painting Award, Tehran
2013 (1392) – Solo Exhibition, “The Art of Inability”, Aran Gallery, Tehran
2014 (1393) – Member of Selection Committee, 2nd Video Artist Festival, Isfahan
2015 (1394) – Solo Exhibition, “Towards Utopia”, Zygote Press Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
Curator, “Less Is More: The Trace of Minimal Judgment in Iranian Modern and Contemporary Art”, Aran Gallery, Tehran
2017 (1396) – Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, presented by Shirin Gallery, Turkey
Member of Selection Committee, 3rd Versus Painting Biennial, Tehran
2018 (1397) – Solo Exhibition, “The Descending Ranks of Sinammar in Kafka’s Palace”, Mohsen Gallery Patio, Tehran
Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, presented by Mohsen Gallery, Istanbul
2019 (1398) – Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, presented by Mohsen Gallery, Istanbul
2021 (1400) – Group Exhibition, “Selected Works from a Private Collection”, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Art Brussels, presented by Mohsen Gallery, Brussels
2022 (1401) – Solo Exhibition, “The Missing Witness”, Leila Heller Gallery, New York
Art Dubai, presented by Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai
2023 (1402) – Group Exhibition, “Forty, Thirty”, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2024 (1403) – Group Exhibition, “Khosrownameh”, Aun Gallery, Tehran
Solo Exhibition, “Flames of Fire Under a Floral Sky”, Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai
2025 (1404) – Abu Dhabi Art Fair, presented by Leila Heller Gallery, Abu Dhabi
