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Qasem Haji-Zadeh, a painter, was born in 1947 in Lahijan, Iran. He studied at the Tehran Academy of Visual Arts. For a period, he worked for National Radio and Television, but ultimately resigned to pursue painting seriously. Guided by Ardeshir Mohasses, Haji-Zadeh turned to figurative painting. His most significant works focus on the Qajar era, and after the 1979 Revolution, his paintings predominantly depicted the Jangal Movement led by Mirza Kuchak Khan. Another part of his work draws inspiration from family photographs, which has become a recognizable element of his art. During the 1960s, Haji-Zadeh held several exhibitions. In 1986, he emigrated to France, where he currently resides. Qasem Haji-Zadeh is recognized as a Pop Art artist in Iranian art. With a Pop perspective, he addresses various historical and political themes, while also referencing memories and souvenir photographs. Haji-Zadeh is a painter of nostalgia. Many of his works are infused with ironic humor, including a series inspired by the Qajar period. Most of his paintings are executed in abstract, portraiture, and figurative styles using oil, acrylic, and gouache techniques.
1961 – Studied at Tehran School of Fine Arts
1967 – Graduated from Tehran High School of Fine Arts
1964 – Continued studies at Tehran School of Fine Arts
Solo Exhibitions
1969 – Ghandriz Gallery, Tehran
1971 – Ghandriz Gallery, Tehran
1974 – Lito Gallery, Tehran
1974 – Iran-America Society, Tehran
1975 – Goethe Institute, Tehran
1976 – Zand Gallery, Tehran
1977 – Iran-America Society, Tehran
1985 – Siyahoon Gallery, Tehran
1985 – Azadi Museum, Tehran
1987 – Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris
1990 – Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris
1989 – Siyahoon Gallery, Tehran
1994 – Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris, Explorations Hall
1994 – Beau-Lézar Gallery, Sète
1994 – G.20 Gallery, Arnhem
1997 – From Cuba to Rue Lapé, Havana Café, Paris
1999 – Salon d’Automne, Paris
2004 – Salon d’Automne, Paris
2005 – Iranian Cultural Society, Val de Marne, Créteil
2006 – Claire Atelier, Paris
2007 – Association “Shattered Identity”, Paris
2007 – Siyahoon Gallery, California
2008 – François Soushou Gallery, Lyon
2010 – Claire Gallery, Paris
2012 – Asar Gallery, Tehran
2013 – Claire Courcia Gallery, Paris
2018 – Qajar, Mah Gallery, Tehran
2019 – A Review of Haji-Zadeh’s 1990s Works, Mah Gallery, Tehran
2022 – Timeless Figures, Marc Hachem Gallery, Paris
2023 – Storytelling, Sahar Boluki Gallery, Toronto
2023 – Fear and Desire, O Gallery, Tehran
2023 – Designs, Madar Mavazi, Tehran
Group Exhibitions
1965 – Saba Gallery, Tehran
1965 – Open-air Exhibition, Pahlavi Park, Tehran
1972 – Sullivan Gallery, Tehran
1972 – First Art Exhibition organized by the Iran-America Society
1973 – Sullivan Gallery, Tehran
1973 – Contemporary Iranian Artists, Tehran Exhibition Center, Tehran
1973 – Contemporary Iranian Artists, France, Belgium, Turkey, China, Former Yugoslavia
1973 – UNESCO Exhibition (United Nations), Ghandriz and Mes Galleries, Tehran
1974 – Iranian Artists Exhibition, Ankara
1974 – 7th Festival of Arts and Culture: Contemporary Iranian Artists at the 100th Ghandriz Gallery Exhibition, Ghandriz Gallery, Tehran
1974 – Museum of Modern Art, Belgrade
1974 – Kenny-sur-Marne Festival, Kenny-sur-Marne
1977 – Haden Zand Gallery, Washington D.C.
1977 – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
1981 – Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
1986 – Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris
1987 – From Southampton to New York, R.V.S. Gallery, New York
1987 – Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris
1987 – Figuration Salon, Grand Palais, Paris
1988 – Art for Life, Curie Institute, Paris
1988 – Art Olympiad, Seoul, South Korea
1988 – Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris
1989 – School of Fine Arts, Paris
1989 – S.O.S. Armenian Art, Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris
1989 – Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris
1989 – Revelation 89: 5th International Exhibition of Plastic Arts, Espace Lamartine, Paris
1989 – Contemporary Art from the Islamic World at Barbican Centre, Concourse Gallery, London
1990 – Siyahoon Gallery, Tehran
1991 – Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris
1991 – French Cultural Center, Belgrade
1991 – Art Fair, Art Fair Valencia
1991 – Contemporary Art, Lens-le-Saunier, Jura
1991 – Representatives of Contemporary Art, Espace Belleville, Paris
1993 – Colors of Art, Nil Gallery, Paris
1993 – Berrieu-La-Giard Screening Hall, France
1996 – League, Euro County Committee, France
1997 – Zha Zha Gallery, Paris
1997 – Paris Literary Society
1997 – Family Meeting by Painters, Family Association Union, Val de Marne, France
1997 – Current Art, Werdren Castle, Werdren
1998 – Comparzon Hall, Paris
1999 – Salon d’Automne, Paris
1999 – Paris Literary Society
2001–2003 – Participation in the 109th Biennale, Paris
2004 – Comparzon Hall, Paris
2005 – Salon d’Automne, Paris
2006 – Valéry Larbaud Cultural Center, Vichy
2006 – Salon d’Automne, Clermont-Ferrand
2006 – Polschery Studio, The Hague, Netherlands
2006 – Comparzon Hall, Paris
2006 – Salon d’Automne, Paris
2006 – Participation in the 109th Biennale, Paris
2007 – Leila Heller Gallery, New York
2007 – Formation of Imagination, Flaubert Contemporary Art Center, Mont-de-Marsan, France
2007 – Victor Saavedra Gallery, Barcelona
2007 – Paris Literary Society
2008 – Comparzon Hall, Paris
2008 – Participation in the 109th Biennale, Paris
2009 – Leila Heller Gallery, New York
2009 – Comparzon Hall, Paris
2011 – Comparzon Hall, Paris
2011 – Caroline Corre Gallery, Paris
2011 – Participation in the 109th Biennale, Paris
2011 – National Fine Arts Society, Paris
2012 – Comparzon Hall, Paris
2012 – May in Cambrai: Iranian Artists Living in Europe, Cambrai, France
2012 – Untitled
2015 – Important Works from Iran, Venice Biennale
2016 – Ballet in the Open Air, A Gallery, Tehran
2017 – Ambiguous Reality, Farmanfarma Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Summer, Mah Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Special Sale, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Summer, Mah Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Limited Editions -1, 009821 Projects, Tehran
2019 – 10, 20, 30, Free Designers Gallery, Tehran
2019 – O, In/Ja Hall, Tehran
2019 – Two Portraits, Ivan Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Zurukhuneh, Ivan Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Suratan Gallery, Homa Gallery, Tehran
2019 – One Artist, One Work, One Object, Patricia Dorfman Gallery, Paris
2019 – Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Sarvenaz Gallery, Shiraz
2020 – Perceptible Rupture, Azad Gallery, Tehran
2020 – Mafar, Azad Gallery, Tehran
2021 – Negah, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2021 – Portrait in Contemporary View, Zhaleh Gallery, Tehran
2021 – A Rare Collection of Modern Iranian Art, Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai
2021 – Mirror in Mirror, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2021 – Soft Edge of the Blade, Out of Hands Projects, London
2021 – O – Online Exhibition, In/Ja Hall, Tehran
2022 – Resize, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2022 – Men Art Fair, displayed by Amenor Contemporary Art Gallery, Paris
2022 – Modernism Collector, Tir 1401, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2022 – A Picture of Us – Online Exhibition, In/Ja Hall, Tehran
