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Pariyoush Ganji is a painter and art educator, born in 1945 in Tabriz, Iran. Her family moved to Tehran in 1948, and from a young age, she studied at the Behzad School of Fine Arts for Girls, under the mentorship of masters such as Reza Forouzi and Mahmoud Farshchian. In the 1960s, she moved to the United Kingdom to pursue higher education, attending Saint Martin's School of Art, Sir John Cass School of Art, and later Chelsea School of Fine Art in London. In 1974, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and design. Her first solo exhibition, titled "Painting and Oriental Art", was held in Tehran in 1966. Since then, her works have been featured in major national and international exhibitions, including the National Museum of Tashkent, Iranshahr Gallery, Lajevardi Foundation, as well as in major art festivals such as Teer Art and Leila Heller Gallery in Dubai. Alongside her artistic practice, Ganji taught at University of Art, Azad University, and Alzahra University in Tehran, and actively participated in cultural and artistic programs in Oman and Japan. Her works are held in the collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. In 2015, she was nominated for the Japan Award in recognition of her artistic achievements.
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Education
1968 – Attended painting course, Saint Martin School of Art, London, UK
1969 – Attended painting course, Sir Johan Cass School of Art, London, UK
1970 – Continued her studies at Chelsea School of Fine Arts, London, UK
1974 – Received B.F.A. in Painting and Design, Chelsea School of Fine Art, London, UK
1976 – Attended painting course, Ecole de Beaux Arts, Paris, France
Professional Experience
1966 – Solo show: Painting and Oriental Art, Tehran, Iran
1973 – Began working as a freelance designer in Europe and the USA
1974 – Conducted research on Safavid Tiles in Isfahan, through Chelsea School of Fine Arts
1974 – Designer at Dura Tufting GmbH, carpet and textile factory, Fulda, Germany
1974 – Moved to Germany
1975 – Relocated to France
1980–1985 – Lecturer, Azad University, Faculty of Art and Design, Painting Department, Tehran, Iran
1986 – Returned to Iran
2000 – Jury Member, Contemporary Drawing in Iran, Contemporary Arts Museum, Tehran
2005 – Began work as Cultural Advisor to Japan Foundation in Iran
2015 – Nominated for the Japanese Award for Artistic Achievements
Jury Memberships & Cultural Activities
1990–1999 – Jury Member, Fifth Oman Painting Show
2000 – Jury Member, Contemporary Drawing in Iran, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2005–2009 – Cultural Advisor to Japan Foundation in Iran
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1966 – Painting and Oriental Art, Tehran, Iran
2017 – Night, Daylight, Twilight, IranShahr Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Painting Show, Hasht Cheshmeh Art Space, Kashan
2022 – Recovery, Nian Gallery, Tehran
2025 – Dawn's Longing, Lajevardi Foundation, Tehran
Selected Group Exhibitions
1999 – National Museum of Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2016 – Works of Iran’s Art Masters, Did Gallery, Tehran
2017 – Group Painting Show, Shokouh Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Teer Art Fair, represented by Iranshahr Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Me, Kabood Atelier Art Gallery, Tabriz
2020 – Me, Emrooz Gallery, Isfahan
2020 – Me, Haan Gallery, Shiraz
2021 – Iraj’s Continuance, Iraj Zand Foundation, Tehran
2021 – Turning Point 3: Part One, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2021 – Turning Point 4, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2022 – Opportunity, Iranian Artist Forum, Tehran
2022 – Season of Flower, Taalaar Space, Tehran
2024 – Continuous Visualization, Shavadoon Art Gallery, Shooshtar
2024 – The 1st Project: Modern & Contemporary Iranian Women Artists, EV Art Gallery, Tehran
2024 – …I Kept the Night Vigil…, Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai
2025 – Decades Projects | 1320–1330, EV Art Gallery, Tehran
2025 – Fragments of Persian Modernity, Foundry, Dubai
