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Meghdad Lorpour is a painter, born in 1983 in Shiraz, Iran. He began his artistic practice in his hometown and first entered the professional art scene in 1999 (1378) by exhibiting his works in the group exhibition “Sidewalk” at Baran Gallery in Shiraz. He held his first solo exhibition in 2006 (1385) at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran and entered the international art scene in 2018 (1397), with his works presented at major art fairs such as Art Dubai, Artissima Turin, and The Armory Show in New York. In Lorpour’s works, nature and biological elements—such as animals and natural landscapes—play a central role, often intertwined with human signs and motifs. His practice is characterized by a representational approach with strong tendencies toward Romanticism, Surrealism, and Magical Realism. By altering spatial logic and bodily structures, he constructs a world situated between reality and imagination, which forms the distinctive visual signature of his work.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 (1403) — Bad Neshi, Plus2 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2023 (1402) — The Worn-out Landscape of Remains, Project 009821, Tehran, Iran
2018 (1397) — Daryabar, Plus2 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2017 (1396) — Tangab, Otaghe Bargh, Dastan's Basement Off-site Projects, Tehran, Iran
2013 (1392) — Cabaret, Mah Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 (1389) — Solo Exhibition, Mah Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006 (1385) — Solo Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibitions
2026 (1405) — Silver Bubble, Plus2 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2026 (1405) — 724 Days, Dastan's Basement Off-site Projects, Tehran, Iran
2026 (1405) — Intensification, Dastan's Basement Off-site Projects, Tehran, Iran
2025 (1404) — The Soft Edge of the Blade, Third Edition, Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2025 (1404) — Flesh and Salt, Choom Gallery, Bandar Anzali, Iran
2024 (1403) — Beyond the Mirage, Melal Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2024 (1403) — All About Eve, Christine Helyerde Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2024 (1403) — Selected Works Under Two Hundred Million Tomans, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2024 (1403) — Imaginary Landscape, Plus2 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2024 (1403) — Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2023 (1402) — The Soft Edge of the Blade, Part II, Zal Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 (1402) — Recovery / Series IV, Nian Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2022 (1401) — Contemporary Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2022 (1401) — Rebellion, Christine Helyerde Gallery, Kalsen-Gorn
2020 (1399) — Birds, Soo Contemporary, Tehran, Iran
2020 (1399) — Hard Shell, Shirin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2019 (1398) — 40–50–60, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2019 (1398) — Flower / Pure Contradiction, Inja Hall, Tehran, Iran
2018 (1397) — Group Exhibition, Shokouh Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2018 (1397) — Flashback: Retelling the Story, Aaran Projects, Tehran, Iran
2017 (1396) — Update 0.5, V-Gallery, Dastan's Basement Off-site Projects, Tehran, Iran
2016 (1395) — Update, Plus2 Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016 (1395) — Insomnia, Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016 (1395) — Summer Exhibition, Mah Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014 (1393) — United Nations World Food Programme, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
2013 (1392) — Eraser, Shirin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 (1391) — Iran–India Cultural Week, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran, Iran
2010 (1389) — Self-Portraits II, Mohsen Gallery and Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 (1389) — Group Exhibition, Mah Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 (1388) — Group Exhibition, Hena Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 (1387) — Group Exhibition, Vesal Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 (1386) — Group Exhibition, Abtin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 (1386) — Selected New Generation 2, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006 (1385) — Selected New Generation 1, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006 (1385) — Visual Arts Festival, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
2006 (1385) — Young Artists Festival, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2004 (1383) — Realism and Hyperrealism, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
2001 (1380) — Another Sky, Fotouhi Gallery, Shiraz, Iran
1999 (1378) — Sidewalk, Baran Gallery, Shiraz, Iran
Art Fairs
2021 (1400) — Art Dubai, represented by Plus2 Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2021 (1400) — The Armory Show, represented by Dastan's Basement, New York, USA
2019 (1398) — Artissima, represented by Dastan's Basement, Turin, Italy
2019 (1398) — Art Dubai, represented by Dastan's Basement, Dubai, UAE
2018 (1397) — Art Dubai, represented by Dastan's Basement, Dubai, UAE
Awards & Honors
2007 (1386) — Selected Artist, New Generation 2, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006 (1385) — Second Prize, Visual Arts Festival, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2006 (1385) — First Prize, Young Artists Festival, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2001 (1380) — First Prize, Fars Visual Arts Festival, Bagh-e Honar, Shiraz, Iran
The group exhibition "Contemporary Collector" with works of well-known visual art artists will be displayed on Friday, July 8, at Artibishan Gallery.
