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Parvaneh Etemadi is an Iranian painter born in 1947 (1326 SH) in Tehran. She entered the College of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran in 1968 (1347 SH) and became one of Iran’s most internationally recognized artists. In 2016, Etemadi was named among the 500 selected artists worldwide. Throughout her career, she has worked with various materials. In 1969 (1349 SH), she began producing figurative works, often featuring minimal oil-on-cement still lifes inspired by nature. She gained particular fame for her paintings of vases placed within tin pails, rendered with succinct, striking compositions. In her third artistic phase, she returned to childhood memories by using colored pencils, incorporating warm palettes, fabric, and Termeh (traditional Persian textiles) to create unique collages. Etemadi’s work has been featured in numerous global art auctions, and she has maintained a strong presence in the international art market. From 1971 (1350 SH) and for 25 years, she also taught open painting classes. Her practice blends multiple techniques with a poetic approach, and each technique bears her distinct mark. She is particularly known for her still lifes and cement-based works from the 1970s (1350s). Across her diverse media, she introduced fresh forms—flowers, pomegranates, fish, and textile figures are recurring motifs. Etemadi is widely regarded as an experimental artist who continuously explored the possibilities of her craft. Etemadi passed away in 2025.
Born, 1948,Tehran
Education
1968, Studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
Solo Exhibitions
2025, Memories and Faces, Inja Gallery, Tehran
2019, Recent Works, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2019, Recent Works, Inja Gallery, Tehran
2009, Solo Exhibition, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran
1994, Solo Exhibition, Majless Gallery, Dubai, UAE
1987, Solo Exhibition, Wade Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
1986, Solo Exhibition, Wade Gallery, Los Angeles
1974, Solo Exhibition, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
1969, Solo Exhibition, Ghandriz Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibitions
2026, Softer than the Wall, Parallel Circuit, Tehran
2026, Names, E1 Gallery, Tehran
2026, Small Size Works Hope, Aria Gallery, Tehran
2026, Collection No. 4, EV Art Gallery, Tehran
2026, Collection No. 3, EV Art Gallery, Tehran
2026, It Is the Time for Flowers to Cry Out, Bazdid Art Gallery, Tehran
2026, Collection No. 2, EV Art Gallery, Tehran
2026, Together, Inja Gallery, Tehran
2025, Bazdid Incomplete, Bazdid Art Gallery, Tehran
2025, Whispers of Presence: A Dialogue Between Faces, Mellal Gallery, Tehran
2025, Or, E1 Gallery, Tehran
2025, Recovery / Seventh Series, Nian Gallery, Tehran
2025, In White, Javid Art Gallery, Tehran
2025, Fragments of Persian Modernity, Foundry, Dubai
2025, The Deep Purple Belongs to the Irises, 8Cube, Tehran
2025, Still, Karchive Gallery, Tehran
2024, Multiplied, Yafteh Gallery, Tehran
2024, Darrous, 34, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2024, List 2, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2024, The 1st Project: Modern & Contemporary Iranian Women Artists, EV Art Gallery, Tehran
2024, Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2024, A Collection, Plus 2, Tehran
2024, Point of View, E1 Gallery, Tehran
2023, Some Seasons: Fereydoun Ave and the Laal Collection, Art Jameel, Dubai
2023, Standing in Memory, Sohrab Art Gallery, Tehran
2023, A Selection of Contemporary Iranian Artists, Art Center, Tehran
2023, A Selection of 70 Years of Iranian Sculpture, Art Center, Tehran
2023, Lotfi × Mashahir Cross 3, Guye Art Gallery, Tehran
2022, The Sixth Extinction, Javid Art Gallery, Tehran
2022, Connoisseur’s Look, Negar Art Gallery, Tehran
2022, Resize, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2022, A Selection of Modern Works from the Laal Collection, O Gallery, Tehran
2022, This Pencil Is Colored, Javid Art Gallery, Tehran
2022, Opportunity, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2022, Gaze It, Negar Art Gallery, Tehran
2022, Mirrored Reflections, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), Tehran
2022, Winter Selection 2022, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2022, Tenth Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2021, Edition, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2021, The Collection of Liam Gallery, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2021, Turning Point 4, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2021, Turning Point 3: Part One, Liam Gallery, Tehran
2021, Collector 8, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2021, Iranian Modern & Contemporary Art, Homa Gallery, Tehran
2021, Perspective: The Painter, Inja Gallery, Tehran
2021, Taalaar Exhibition | About Fifty Years Later, Taalaar Space, Tehran
2021, Sanctuary, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2020, One by One, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2020, Spiting Plato on Architecture, Inja Gallery, Tehran
2020, Repetition, Hengam Gallery, Mashhad
2020, Stars Are Still Shining, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
2020, Souvenir, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2020, Illusion, Virtualism and Surrealism in Iranian Contemporary Art, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2020, Connoisseur’s Look, Negar Gallery, Tehran
2019, Still Life, Art Land Gallery, Tehran
2019, Two Out of Thousands, Elahi Art Gallery, Rasht
2019, Painting and Sculpture Show, Sarv-e Naz Gallery, Shiraz
2019, Collector 3, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2019, Flower / The Pure Paradox, Inja Gallery, Tehran
2019, 10–20–30, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2019, 2018 Collection Selling, Haan Gallery, Shiraz
2018, Painting Show, White Line Gallery, Tehran
2018, Good Morning... Good Night, curated by Tarlan Rafiee, Palazzo Ducale di Mantova, Mantua, Italy
2018, Good Morning... Good Night, curated by Tarlan Rafiee, Monferrato, Casale Monferrato, Italy
2018, Free Sale, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2018, The Oil of Pardis, Balice Hertling, Paris
2018, Amordad, Afrand Gallery, Tehran
2018, Shabtab 3, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2017, Amordad, Afrand Gallery, Tehran
2016, Voyage à Travers l’Iran (Travel Through Iran), Foundation Behnam Bakhtiar, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
1995, Group Exhibition, Gallery Espace, in collaboration with Manjit Bawa, New Delhi
1988, Group Exhibition, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
1978, Four Women, Foxley/Leach Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1978, Examples of Iranian Art, Peking, Shanghai
1976, Lautrec Gallery, Tehran
1976, Fifty Years of Iranian Art, Iran-America Society, Tehran
1975, An Aspect of Iranian Contemporary Art, Tehran
1974, The First Show of International Art, Tehran
1974, The Hundredth Show of Iran, Ghandriz Gallery, Tehran
1969, New Artworks of Ghandriz Painters, Ghandriz Gallery, Tehran
1969, More Than Ten Shows, Ghandriz Gallery, Tehran
Art Fairs
1976, Art Basel, Switzerland
Death
2025, Tehran, Iran
The group exhibition "Contemporary Collector" with works of well-known visual art artists will be displayed on Friday, July 8, at Artibishan Gallery.
