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Morteza Darehbaghi is a painter born in 1969 in Tehran. He began painting seriously at the age of fifteen, graduated from the Tehran School of Fine Arts, and received his bachelor’s degree in painting from the Faculty of Art and Architecture at Islamic Azad University, Tehran. In 1993, Darehbaghi won first place at the Student Biennial of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, and in the same year held his first solo exhibition at Classic Gallery in Isfahan. In 2004, he won first place at the Biennial of the Islamic World. Later, in 2011, he participated in the 54th Venice Biennale with a conceptual work titled Light and Peace. After completing his academic training in Tehran, Morteza Darehbaghi spent seven years working outside Iran, devoting this period to exploration and discovery within modern art. He has held numerous exhibitions both inside and outside Iran. Throughout his artistic career, Darehbaghi has experimented with various styles. His early works contain figurative elements influenced by Iranian painting, while his later works have moved toward abstraction. However, they are not fully abstract, and forms and plant-like patterns reminiscent of Iranian miniature painting are still evident. His works are rooted in Iran’s traditional art, as he himself states: “The history of art in Iran is a brilliant history that, unfortunately, we have not paid much attention to. These roots of traditional art appeared in shining forms from the Safavid period, and up to the Qajar era you can see numerous motifs and patterns created with great artistry. I am very interested in these motifs, and they usually find their way into my works.”
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Exclusive Exhibition:1348 Born in Tehran, Iran
1369 Group Exhibition, “Iranian Painting,” Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
1372 Solo Exhibition, Classic Gallery, Isfahan
1373 Solo Exhibition, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
1374 Solo Exhibition, Naghsh-e Jahan Gallery, Tehran
1383 Solo Exhibition, Rika Gallery, Stockholm
1383 Winner of First Prize, 3rd Biennial of the Islamic World, Tehran
1384 Member of the Board of Directors, Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, D.C.
1390 Art Fair, Art Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1393 Group Exhibition, “Unveiling the Greater Middle East,” Opera Gallery, London
1397 Solo Exhibition, Iranshahr Gallery, Tehran
1402 Solo Exhibition, “Return to the Home of the Cypresses,” Foundry, Dubai
1403 Solo Exhibition, “Timeless Blossoms,” Leila Heller Gallery, New York
1404 Art Fair, Abu Dhabi Art, presented by Leila Heller Gallery, Abu Dhabi
2016 Iranshahr Art Gallery ,Tehran
2010 Meem Gallery ,Dubai
2009 Etemad Gallery ,Tehran
2007 Majlis Gallery ,Dubai
2007 Niavaran Cultural center ,Tehran
2005 Majlis Gallery ,Dubai
2005 Hermitage Gallery, Washington DC
2004 Rica Gallery, Stockholm
2004 Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2004 Cite International the Art, Paris
2002 Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2001 Majlis Gallery, Dubai
2000 Kavir Gallery, Rafsanjan
2000 Asar Gallery, Tehran
1999 Golestan Gallery, Tehran
1997 Classic Gallery, Isfahan
1997 Khorshid Gallery, Tehran
1996 Golestan Gallery, Tehran
1995 Classic Gallery, Isfahan
1995 Naghshe-Jahan Gallery, Tehran
1994 Classic Gallery, Isfahan
1994 Seihoon Gallery, Tehran
1993 Classic Gallery, Isfahan
1993 Keyhan Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibition:
2012 Art Fair Abu dhabi
2011 Christies Actions,Dubai
2011 54th Biennal Venice
2011 Art Fair Dubai
2011 Bait Muzna Gallery ,Muscat
2009 Bonhams Actions,Dubai
2009 Cornette de Saint CYR Actions,Paris
2009 Contemporary Iranian Artists ,New York
2009 Osborne Samuel Gallery ,London
2008 Bonhams Actions ,Dubai
2008 Mall Gallery ,London
2008 Grand Hyatt ,Dubai
2006 4th Islam World Biennial, Tehran
2006 Exhibition of Video Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2005 Exhibition of Video Art, Italy. Rome
2004 Exhibition of Iranian Garden, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2004 3rd Islam World Biennial, Tehran
2003 The 6th biennial Painting Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2003 A Spiritual Vision, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2003 Abim Group Exhibition, Tehran, Nivaran Cultural Center
2003 Abim Group Exhibition, Mimara Museum, Zagreb
2002 2nd Islam World Biennial, Tehran
2002 2nd Conceptual Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2002 Majlis Gallery, Dubai
2002 Exhibition in aid of earthquake survivors, Tehran
2001 Meridian International Center, Washington, D.C.
2001 The 1st Conceptual Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2000 The 5th biennial Painting Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2000 Contemporary Iranian Artists, Riaz
2000 Contemporary Iranian Artists, Yerevan
1999 Contemporary Iranian Artists, Kiyev
1999 Green Art Gallery, Dubai
1998 Golestan Gallery, Tehran
1998 Exhibition in support of Hemophilic Patients, Tehran
1998 Majlis Gallery, Dubai
1997 Exhibition in support of Children suffering from Cancer, Tehran
1997 The 4th biennial Painting Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1996 Charity Exhibition of Hemophilic Patients, Tehran
1996 Art at Your Door Gallery, Las Vegas
1996 Golestan Gallery, Tehran
1995 Seihoon Gallery, Tehran
1995 3rd Biennial Iranian Paintings Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1995 Golestan Gallery, Tehran
1994 2nd National Student Exhibition Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1994 Keyhan Gallery, Tehran
1993 1st National Student Exhibition Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1993 2nd biennial Painting Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1993 Seihoon Gallery, Tehran
1993 2nd International Flower and Plant Exhibition, Tehran
1990 Persian Painting Exhibition Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1988 Aftab Gallery, Tehran
Awards:
2004 First Place, 3rd Islam World Biennial, Tehran
1997 First Place, The 4th biennial Painting Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1993 First Place, 1stNational Student Exhibition Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1993 First Place, 2nd International Flower and Plant Exhibition, Tehran
