Kamran Sharif

Kamran Sharif

Kamran Sharif (b. 1978, Tabriz) is an Iranian sculptor. He graduated from Mirak School of Visual Arts in Tabriz before relocating to Tehran. Sharif’s works have been presented in numerous group exhibitions across Iran, the United States, and France. He held his first solo exhibition in 2002 at Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, and has since collaborated with galleries including Galerie Seine Douze (Paris), Momayez Gallery, Etemad Gallery, Assar Gallery, Seyhoun Gallery (Los Angeles), and Hamzianpour & Kia Gallery (Los Angeles). Sharif has received honorary diplomas from the 3rd and 4th Tehran Sculpture Biennials and has participated in major international art fairs such as Art Basel, Abu Dhabi Art, Contemporary Istanbul, and Art Dubai. His works are held in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Museum Fünf Kontinente in Munich, Germany.

Resume

Born: 1978,Tabriz

Education

1992 — Diploma in Art, Mirak School of Visual Arts, Tabriz

Solo Exhibitions

2024 — Passage, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2023 — Transition, Hamzianpour & Kia, Los Angeles
2011 — Mellat, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2010 — Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles
2009 — Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2007 — Assar Gallery, Tehran
2005 — Momayez Gallery, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2003 — Galerie Seine Douze, Paris
2002 — Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran

Group Exhibitions (Iran)

2021 — My Favorite Things, Da Lodge, Los Angeles
2016 — White Line Gallery, Tehran
2011 — Art Expo, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2010 — Mah Gallery, Tehran
2009 — Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2009 — Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2008 — Art Expo, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2007 — Baran Gallery, Tehran
2007 — Opening Exhibition, Elahieh Art Museum Garden, Tehran
2007 — Ibn Sina Cultural Center, Tehran
2006 — Urban Beautification Achievements, Niavaran Cultural Center,
Tehran
2006 — First Wood & Feeling Symposium, Jamshidieh Park, Tehran
2005 — Iranian Sculptors Association, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2005 — Abstract Sculpture, Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2005 — Snow and Ice Symposium, Tehran
2004 — Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
2004 — First Tehran Visual Arts Expo, Vahdat Hall
2004 — Snow Symposium, Tochal, Tehran
2003 — Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2003 — Writers and Artists Association, Tehran

International Exhibitions & Art Fairs

2018 — Art Dubai, UAE
2017 — Art Basel Miami, USA
2017 — Abu Dhabi Art (with Shirin Gallery), Abu Dhabi
2017 — Abu Dhabi Art
2017 — Contemporary Istanbul
2016 — Art Brief 2, West Hollywood, Los Angeles
2016 — C.L.U. Gallery, Los Angeles
2016 — Islamic Art, LACMA, Los Angeles
2016 — Edukarts, Santa Monica
2015 — Kingston Biennial, New York
2015 — Edukarts, Santa Monica
2014 — Only for Export, Shulamit Gallery, Los Angeles
2014 — Art Basel Miami Plus
2013 — Tara Gallery, Santa Monica
2010 — Walking Art & Design, Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles
2003 — Polka Atelier, Paris

Public Installations & Environmental Projects

2007 — Captive, Elahieh Garden Museum, Tehran
2007 — White Room, Baran Gallery, Tehran
2005 — Framework & Latch, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2004 — Lovers Series, Vahdat Hall, Tehran
2003 — Lovers Series, Niavaran Palace Garden, Tehra

Awards & Honors

2007 — Honorable Mention, First Resistance Art Festival
2005 — Award & Honorable Mention, Tehran Sculpture Biennial
2003 — Honorable Mention, 3rd Tehran Sculpture Biennial