Sadegh Tabrizi, a prominent figure in Iran’s modern art movement and one of the pioneers of Naqqashi-Khat (calligraphic painting) and the Saqqakhaneh school, was born in 1938 in Tehran. He initially studied miniature painting at the School of Fine Arts and later earned a master’s degree in interior architecture from the Faculty of Decorative Arts. Drawing on Iranian calligraphy, miniature painting, Qahvehkhaneh (coffeehouse) art, and Qajar-era motifs, Tabrizi developed a unique style within Naqqashi-Khat. He created the first examples of calligraphic painting on ceramics at the workshop of the Ministry of Fine Arts and is considered one of the founders of this genre. In 1973, he also founded Gallery 66 in Tehran. His works were exhibited in numerous national and international exhibitions, including at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as in New York and Los Angeles, and were featured in major auctions such as Sotheby’s and Bonhams. Tabrizi contributed to projects such as the interior design of Tehran’s Hilton Hotel and the Shrine of Abdol Azim, earning the First-Class Medal of Culture and Islamic Guidance. His works are held in the collections of New York University, Han Art Museum in China, and the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. Sadegh Tabrizi passed away in 2017.
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Solo Exhibitions
1970
Solo exhibition, Berges Gallery, Tehran
1972
Solo exhibition, Bengtston Gallery, Stockholm
Solo exhibition, Kourosh Gallery, Paris
1992
Solo exhibition, Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, USA
Solo exhibition, Columbia University, New York
2008
Solo exhibition, Mah Gallery, Tehran
2022
Solo exhibition, A Review of Works by Sadegh Tabrizi, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
2024
Solo exhibition, Timeless Lovers, Infinite Horizons, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibitions (During His Lifetime)
1962
Group exhibition, Abbie Grey Foundation, Minnesota, USA
Group exhibition, International Ceramic Exhibition, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Group exhibition, French Friends Education Club, Tehran
1964
Group exhibition, Iran Hall, Tehran
1965
Group exhibition, University of Tehran, Tehran
Group exhibition, Berges Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Iran-America Society, Tehran
1967
Group exhibition, International Art Exhibition, Basel, Switzerland
1968
Group exhibition, Columbia University, New York, USA
1978
Group exhibition, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2008
Group exhibition, Artitude Gallery, Paris
2012
Group exhibition, Art of Iran, Opera Gallery, London
2015
Group exhibition, Veterans of Iranian Visual Arts, Art Center Gallery, Tehran
2016
Group exhibition, Masters and Visual Artists, Nivan Gallery, Tehran
2017
Group exhibition, Glory of Art, Shokouh Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, 2nd Anniversary of Negar Gallery, Negar Gallery, Tehran
2018
Group exhibition, Painting Exhibition, Shokouh Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Modern Artists from Yesterday to Today, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Sky-Colored, Land of Art Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Saqqakhaneh, Meem Gallery, Dubai
Group exhibition, Summer Exhibition, Mah Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Glory of Art 2, Shokouh Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, 1397#1, Negar Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, 3rd Anniversary Celebration of Negar Gallery, Negar Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibitions After His Passing (Since 2018)
2021
Group exhibition, Selected Works, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Nasoot, Art Design Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Collector 8, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, From Object to Figure, Mojdeh Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Turning Point 3, Liam Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Turning Point 4, Liam Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Veteran Artists, Negah Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Liam Collection, Liam Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Edit, Liam Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Tenth Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Veteran Winter 1400 Collection, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Painting Showcase, Negar Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Opportunity, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2022
Group exhibition, Resize, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Khebreh Negar, Negar Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Modernism Collector – Tir 1401, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Essay–Search, EX-HOMA, Tehran
Group exhibition, Selected 6, Negar Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, The Sixth Extinction, Javid Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Lotfi; The Intersection of Legends 2, Govyeh Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Recovery, Nian Gallery, Tehran
2023
Group exhibition, Resize, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Treasury 3, Liam Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Modern Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Contemporary Artists Selection, Art Center, Tehran
Group exhibition, Standing in Memory, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Veteran Art Exhibition, Negah Gallery, Tehran
2024
Group exhibition, Golden Years, Far Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Saqqakhaneh, Birth of a Dream, Javid Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Selected Works Under 200 Million Toman, Sohrab Gallery, Tehran
Group exhibition, Four Lines, Four Horizons: From Freedom to Individuality, Mah Gallery, Tehran
2025
Group exhibition, Recovery / Series 7, Nian Gallery, Tehran
Art Fairs
1978
Art Fair, Art Basel, Switzerland
1997
Art Fair, China Art Fair, Beijing
1999
Art Fair, China Art Fair, Beijing
2003
Art Fair, Sydney Art Fair, Australia