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Masoumeh Jahanbin shalkouhi
Masoumeh Jahanbin Shalkouhi is an Iranian sculptor, visual artist, and art researcher whose practice explores the reinterpretation of myths, archetypes, and cultural narratives within the context of contemporary art. Working primarily through sculpture while engaging in dialogue with painting and interdisciplinary approaches, she creates works that examine themes of power, identity, collective memory, women’s lived experiences, and social structures through symbolic and multilayered forms. At the core of her artistic practice, mythology functions not as a historical narrative but as a living framework through which contemporary realities can be re-examined and reimagined. In series such as Goddesses and The Ever-Demanding Gods, she redefines mythological figures to propose new readings of human relationships, power dynamics, and the condition of contemporary life. Drawing inspiration from the cultural and literary heritage of Iran, her works simultaneously engage in a cross-cultural dialogue with global audiences. In recent years, Jahanbin Shalkouhi has participated in several international art events, including two editions of the Qatar International Art Festival (QIAF), where she presented her work and was also invited as a speaker. Her works have been exhibited in Germany and Italy and have entered private collections through international exhibitions and art events. These experiences form part of her ongoing engagement with the broader discourse of contemporary art and its global networks.
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MASOUMEH JAHANBIN SHALKOUHI
Sculptor | Visual Artist | Art Researcher
Iranian Sculptor exploring mythology, archetypes, and contemporary
narratives through sculpture and interdisciplinary practices
EDUCATION
M.A. in Art Research
Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran, 2018
Thesis: An Investigation of Symbolic War Monuments in Iran and Seven Regions
of the World: A Comparative Study of Urban Sculptures and Memorials in Tehran
and the Former Yugoslav Republics
B.A. in Sculpture
Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2001
Thesis: Modern Sculptural Forms in Public Parks: A Case Study of Sculpture
Gardens in the United Kingdom
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND ARTISTIC EVENTS
International
2025
“The Tale of Buttons and Stitches” interdisciplinary project, featuring Zina: Goddess of the Winds installed on the wearable artwork Mirror of the Present Time, WeserArt Galerie, Bremen, Germany
2025
“The Tale of Buttons and Stitches”, Sottosopra Art Gallery, Rome, Italy
2023
“Lovers’ Windcatchers”, bronze sculpture series, 5th Qatar International Art
Festival (QIAF), Doha, Qatar
2023
“My Roots”, painting series, 5th Qatar International Art Festival (QIAF), Doha,
Qatar
2021
“When the Sky Comes Down”, painting series, 3rd Qatar International Art
Festival (QIAF), Doha, Qatar
Iran
2024–2025
Exhibition of three bronze sculptures, Didi Art Museum, Mazandaran, Iran
2023
“Rooted in the Sky” from the series My Roots, group exhibition “Self-Portrait”,
Ehsan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2019
“Rebirth”, Sixth Group Sculpture Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran,
Iran
2013
“Let Us Prepare for the Journey”, Third Group Sculpture Exhibition, Barg
Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007
“To That Endless Vastness”, Zanjan Ice Sculpture Symposium, Zanjan, Iran
2005
“Twin Cherries”, Fourth Tehran Sculpture Biennial, Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Board Member, Iranian Sculptors Association, 2023–2025
Director of International Affairs, Iranian Sculptors Association, 2021–2025
Member of the Policy Council, Kish Stone Sculpture Symposium, 2025
Permanent Member, Iranian Sculptors Association, since 2006
TEACHING AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Lecturer, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,
Iran, since 2021
Mentor and Instructor, Mitra Mode Study, Germany, 2025
RESEARCH, LECTURES AND PUBLICATIONS
Lecture: “Technique and Content in Urban Sculpture and Art Medals”, Qatar
International Art Festival (QIAF), Doha, Qatar, 2021
Lecture: “An Anthropological Analysis of Symbolic War Memorials”, Institute
for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran, 2018
Paper: “A Study of Shadow Art from Inner and Outer Perspectives”, First
National Conference on Presentation Methods in New Arts, Yazd, Iran, 2019
Translator and Editor, The Third Tehran Sculpture Expo Catalogue, 2019
Research Committee Member, Eighth Tehran Sculpture Biennial, 2020
COLLECTIONS
Selected works acquired for the collection of the Qatar International Art
Festival (QIAF), Doha, Qatar, 2023
FILM AND CULTURAL PRODUCTIONS
Producer, Anaram (Medium-Length Documentary Film), 2023
Recipient of the Force of Life Award, Edukino International Film Festival,
Poland, 2023
Producer, Manifestation of Light (Television Series), 2010–2011
Researcher and Project Executive, Historic Mosques of Iran
(Television Documentary Series), 2004–2008
