In Person - Online
Ramtin Zad is a painter and sculptor, born in 1984 in Tehran. He received his high school diploma in art from Payam-e Moaser Art School in Tehran and graduated in 2007 with a BFA in Graphic Design from Jahad University. His first solo exhibition was held in the same year at Golestan Gallery in Tehran. Zad’s works have been presented in numerous group exhibitions in Tehran, London, Basel, Dubai, New York, and Kuwait, as well as at the Beijing International Art Biennale and the Tir Art Fair. In Ramtin Zad’s practice, painting and sculpture function in a complementary relationship. His paintings are driven by improvisation, speed in the creative process, and the energy of the moment. The visual spaces of his works are often dense and tumultuous, with figures and other elements placed in crowded and unstable situations; at times, however, he turns to solitary, static single figures. This tension between congestion and isolation is a defining characteristic of Zad’s visual language.
Born: 1984, Tehran
Education
2007 — BFA in Art, Graphic Design, Jahad University
Solo Exhibitions
2007 — Solo Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2008 — Solo Exhibition, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2010 — Miniature, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2012 — Resurrection, Etemad Gallery, Tehran and Dubai
2014 — Nocturne, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2016 — Solo Painting Exhibition, Salessali Private Museum, Dubai
2018 — Smile, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2019 — Painting Exhibition, Pirsook Art Space, Shiraz
2022 — Green Body, Risheh 29, Tehran
2023 — The Last Ceremony, Camille Monaco Gallery, Monaco
2024 — Canvas, Vest Platform, Tehran
Group Exhibitions
2006 — Form and Figure, Asar Art Gallery, Tehran
2007 — Group Exhibition, Mah Gallery, Tehran
2007 — Collected Memories, Art Space Gallery, London
2007 — Group Exhibition, Laleh Gallery, Basel
2008 — Collected Memories, Art Space Gallery, London
2008 — Group Exhibition, Dar al-Funun, Kuwait
2008 — Group Exhibition, Nili Gallery, London
2008 — Group Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2009 — Backgammon, Total Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2009 — Group Exhibition, Khat-e Boom Gallery, New York
2009 — Forest I, Hesabi Museum, Tehran
2010 — Group Exhibition, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2010 — Forest III, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2011 — Pool, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
2011 — 13×18, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 — Portrait, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
2013 — Works on Paper, Curated by Fereydoun Ave, Etemad Gallery, Dubai
2014 — Forest IV: Study, Dastan’s Basement Gallery, Tehran
2018 — Human Geography – Part Two, Vista Gallery, Tehran
2019 — Summer Collection Exhibition, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2019 — 40–50–60, Azad Designers Gallery, Tehran
2020 — On Paper, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2020 — One to One, Azad Designers Gallery, Tehran
2021 — List 4 – Another Perspective, O Gallery, Tehran
2021 — Horses, Sales Gallery, Tehran
2021 — Primary Matter, A Gallery, Tehran
2022 — Destruction (Online Exhibition), Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2022 — Office Practices, Soo Contemporary Collection, Tehran
2023 — Zayan, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2024 — Abstract Art Work, Soo Contemporary Collection, Tehran
Art Fairs & International Events
2012 — Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2019 — Tir Art Fair, presented by Etemad Gallery, Tehran
