Katayoun Moghaddam (born 1967, Tehran) is a visual artist working in painting, ceramics, sculpture, and mural art. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Traditional Arts at Alzahra University in 1993 (1372) and received her Master's degree in Visual Arts from the University of Malaya in Malaysia in 2012 (1391). Simultaneously, she began a PhD program in Visual Arts at the University of Malaya, which she did not complete. Moghaddam began her professional career in the early 1990s (1370s) and has since participated in dozens of solo and group exhibitions both in Iran and internationally. Notable events include Tehran Auction , Art Fair Switzerland (2004 and 2005), exhibitions at the National Museum of St. Petersburg (2016), and the Prague Painting Symposium (2017). In 2003 (1382), she founded and has managed Aban Gallery in Tehran. Alongside her curatorial and managerial work, she has been active in art education, teaching at Iranian universities of art. Her paintings and ceramic works are held in private collections in Iran and abroad and have also been acquired by institutions such as the Bank Pasargad Museum, the Iranian Handicrafts Museum, Imam Ali Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Isfahan. Among her publications is the book The Significance of Techniques in Iranian Murals, published by Lambert Academic Publishing in Germany.
Education
1993 (1372) — Bachelor’s in Traditional Arts, Alzahra University, Tehran
2012 (1391) — Master’s in Visual Arts, University of Malaya, Malaysia
2012 (1391) — PhD in Visual Arts, University of Malaya (incomplete)
Solo Exhibitions
2023 (1402) — Dokhtaran Entezar, Gouyeh Gallery, Tehran
2020 (1399) — Darham Tanidegi, Shirin Gallery
2014 (1393) — Painting, Gallery 26, Tehran
2011 (1390) — Painting, Ryfe Art Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2006 (1385) — Painting, Aban Gallery, Tehran
2004 (1383) — Installation / Video Art, Aban Gallery, Tehran
2004 (1383) — Installation / Video Art, Arya Gallery, Tehran
2001 (1380) — Sculpture / Painting, Arya Gallery, Tehran
2000 (1379) — Painting, Arya Gallery, Tehran
1999 (1378) — Painting, Elaheh Gallery, Tehran
1998 (1377) — Ceramic / Metal, Free Designers Gallery, Tehran
1996 (1375) — Ceramic / Metal, Khorshid Gallery, Tehran
1992 (1371) — Ceramic, Keyhani Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibitions, Biennials, and Events (Newest to Oldest)
2024 (1403) — Positive Negative Fifty, Gouyeh Gallery, Tehran
2024 (1403) — Re-Size, Artibition, Tehran
2024 (1403) — In Memory of Hadi Jamali 2, Khat-e Sefid, Tehran
2024 (1403) — Alizarin Red, Negar, Tehran
2021 (1400) — Collector 9 (Contemporary Art), Artibition, Tehran
2020 (1399) — Tehran Auction (Contemporary Iranian Art)
2019 (1398) — Tehran Auction (Contemporary Iranian Art)
2019 (1398) — Eastern Gallery, Berlin
2019 (1398) — Jardian Persa, Pau, France
2018 (1397) — Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art, Isfahan
2018 (1397) — Art for Peace Festival, Iran
2016 (1395) — Persian Blue Exhibition, Ahvaz Museum
2015 (1394) — Center for Contemporary Art, Çankaya, Turkey
2015 (1394) — Russian Museum, Emperor’s Garden, Saint Petersburg
2015 (1394) — National Museum of Romania
2012–2016 (1391–1395) — Annual Exhibitions, Artists’ Association
2005 (1384) — Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2005 (1384) — Art Zurich, Switzerland
2005 (1384) — Fourth Sculpture Biennial
2005 (1384) — Third Islamic World Biennial
2004 (1383) — Art International Zürich, Switzerland
2003 (1382) — Art Sud, Paris
2002 (1381) — First Professional Painting Exhibition of Tehran
2000 (1379) — Second Professional Painting Exhibition of Tehran
1995 (1374) — Third Painting Biennial, Tehran
1994 (1373) — Fourth Ceramic Biennial, Tehran
