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Habib Farajabadi (b. 1982, Shahroud, Iran) is a contemporary interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in Tehran. His practice encompasses painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and video. Raised in an artistic environment, Farajabadi was introduced to art at an early age through his artist siblings, an experience that profoundly shaped his creative development. He began his artistic journey with realist painting; however, in the early 2000s, through experimentation in drawing and painting and an increasing engagement with abstraction, he gradually developed a distinctive visual language of his own. Farajabadi’s works intertwine abstract signs, gestural lines, layers of color, and visual memory to create complex, multilayered compositions that invite contemplation. He places equal importance on the creative process and the finished work, continually exploring new possibilities of visual expression through an intuitive and experimental approach. Over the course of his career, Farajabadi has presented numerous solo exhibitions at prominent galleries, including Etemad Gallery, Dastan Gallery, Homa Gallery, and Devon Thomas Gallery. His works have also been featured in significant group exhibitions and art events in Iran and internationally, including Switzerland, Germany, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, and Sweden. In addition to his artistic practice, he has been active as a curator, organizing exhibitions such as Carbon and K.K. Carbon.
Born in 1982, Shahroud, Iran
Solo Exhibitions
2025 – Habib Farajabadi, Etemad 1 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2024 – Habib Farajabadi, Etemad 1 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2021 – Works by Habib Farajabadi, Devon Thomas Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2021 – Works by Habib Farajabadi, Etemad 1 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2019 – Works by Habib Farajabadi, Etemad 1 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2018 – Royarou, Dastan +2 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016 – Che Siyah, Dastan +2 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2015 – Luminous Curtain, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014 – Nam-na Pazir, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2013 – Series: On Paper, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 – Series: Optional Ecstatic Sayings, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 – Series: Pinches, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 – Rotor II Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
2007 – Drawing, Mir Miran Gallery, Tehran House of Artists, Tehran, Iran
2004 – Khaneh Roudaki, Shahroud, Iran
Group Exhibitions
2026 – Group Exhibition, Etemad 1 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2024 – 1 to 50 Million, Liam Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2023 – Contemporary, Hasht Cheshmeh Art Space, Tehran, Iran
2022 – Contemporary Selected Exhibition, Artibition Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2022 – Treasury 2 (Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Printmaking), Liam Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2022 – The Youth Takeover (smol), Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, UAE
2022 – Point of Escape, Pejman Foundation (Argo Factory), Tehran, Iran
2021 – Once Upon a Time, Foundry Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2020 – Black Field, Emkan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2020 – Group Exhibition, Hasht Cheshmeh Art Space, Tehran, Iran
2018 – Black and White, Iwan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014 – Iran, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Curated Exhibitions
2024 – K.K. Carbon, Etemad 1 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2021 – Carbon, Etemad 1 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2013 – Good News from Iran, Pash Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2013 – Year 2, House of Artists, Tehran, Iran
2012 – Design Week 1, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 – Unveiling Letters, Grand Center, Geneva, Switzerland
2012 – Scope, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2012 – New Generation of Iranian Calligraphy, Kashya Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2011 – Alternative Calligraphy, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 – Triennale Museum, Milan, Italy
2009 – 2nd Iranian Contemporary Design Festival, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran, Iran
2008 – Visual Arts Festival, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2006 – 4th International Biennial of Contemporary Painting of the Islamic World, Saba Cultural Institute, Tehran, Iran
2006 – Visual Arts Festival, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
