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Manouchehr Safarzadeh (1943–2023) was a painter born in Tehran. In 1961, he received his diploma in Painting from the School of Fine Arts. He was among the first students at the Faculty of Decorative Arts, but did not complete his studies there. In the 1960s, Safarzadeh held his first solo exhibitions at Gilgamesh Gallery and Ghandriz Hall. During part of his artistic career, he developed a strange and metaphorical world through human figures, imaginative creatures, and urban spaces characterized by a muted atmosphere. In later periods, a re-examination of his earlier experiences and reflections on the nature of painting led him to expand his visual language. His works brought together photographs, people, objects, landscapes, and, at times, references to art history. In 1996, Safarzadeh moved to Germany, where he lived until 2004. During this period, alongside drawing and painting, he continued his studies and research in art, and an exhibition of his works was held at the Düren City Museum. From Iranian narrative traditions, he drew on flat spatial composition, the prominence of the figure, and the unconventional organization of scale; from European modernism, he adopted the freedom to transform form and psychological expression. Manouchehr Safarzadeh passed away in 2023.
Born, 1943, Tehran
Education
1962, Completed studies at the School of Fine Arts and entered the University of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2025, Thou Seest Severed Heads, Crimeless, Guiltless, 009821 Projects, Tehran
2009, Solo Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2008, Solo Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2006, Solo Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
1990, Solo Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
1971, Manouchehr Safarzadeh’s Paintings, Iran Hall (Ghandriz), Tehran
Group Exhibitions
2025, Mehdi Sahabi and Manouchehr Safarzadeh: Time Regained, Mojdeh Gallery, Tehran
2024, Darrous, 34, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2023, Treasure 3, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2023, Recovery / The Fourth Series, Nian Gallery, Tehran
2023, Painter Gentlemen, in the Poet’s House, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2022, Mirrored Reflections, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), Tehran
2022, The First Fertile Element, A Gallery, Tehran
2022, Process, H Art Gallery, Tehran
2021, Gaze, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2021, Iraj’s Continuance, Iraj Zand Foundation, Tehran
2021, Turning Point 3: Part One, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2021, Turning Point 4, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2019, 10 - 20 - 30, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2019, Painting and Sculpture Show, Sarv-E Naz Gallery, Shiraz
2018, Drawing as Living, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2010, 100 Works, 100 Artists, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2008, Haft Negah, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
2008, 100 Works, 100 Artists, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2007, Haft Negah, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
2007, Group Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2007, Group Exhibition, Elahe Gallery, Tehran
2007, Group Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2006, Group Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2005, Group Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2005, Group Exhibition, Homa Gallery, Tehran
