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Samira Alikhanzadeh is a prominent contemporary artist, born in 1967 in Tehran. She began studying painting under the mentorship of Aydin Aghdashloo in 1987 and later earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Painting from the Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tehran. Her works combine old photographs, mirrors, and acrylic paint, reflecting identity and collective memory in contemporary Iran Since the 1990s, Alikhanzadeh has held numerous solo exhibitions at galleries such as Golestan Gallery and Asar Gallery in Tehran, A.B Gallery in Zurich, Art Space in London and Dubai, and Robert Klein Gallery in Boston. Her works have been showcased at international art events including Paris Photo, Art Basel Switzerland, Art Dubai, Contemporary Munich, and Tir Art She represented Iran at the 56th and 58th Venice Biennale. Additionally, her works have been regularly offered and sold at major international auctions, including Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams.
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Education
1987 – Began studying painting whit Aydin Aghdashloo
1996 – B.A. in Painting, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tehran
1998 – M.A. in Painting, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tehran
Solo Exhibitions
1999 – Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2001 – Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2004 – Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2005 – Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2008 – Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2011 – Face to Face, Asar Gallery, Tehran
2011 – A.B Gallery, Zurich
2012 – Art Space, London
2013 – Garden of Mirrors, Art Space Gallery, Dubai
2014 – Leaving but Remaining, Asar Gallery, Tehran
2015 – Robert Klein Gallery, Boston
2017 – The Unforgotten, Asar Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Robert Klein Gallery, Boston
2021 – Glorious Decay, Asar Gallery, Tehran
Selected Group Exhibitions (Chronological)
1999 – Contemporary Iranian Design, Barg Gallery, Tehran
2001 – New Experiences, Iranian Painters Association, House of Artists, Tehran
2001 – Contemporary Art of Iran, Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul
2001 – Contemporary Art of Iran, Modern Art Gallery, Ankara
2003 – Palazzo Alucca, Naples
2003 – Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art, Guest Artist, Dena Group, Isfahan
2007 – Broken Promises, Forbidden Dreams, Iranian Heritage Foundation, London
2007 – Students of Aydin Aghdashloo, Artists Association of Iran, Tehran
2007 – Asar Gallery, Tehran
2007 – Wishes and Dreams, Emerging Generation of Iran, Meridien International Center, Washington D.C.
2008 – Whispered Secrets, Whispered Dreams, Mall Gallery, London
2008 – Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait
2009 – Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait
2009 – Paths 2, Waterhouse & Dodd, London
2009 – Asar Gallery, Tehran
2009 – Self-Portraits, Designers Gallery, Tehran
2009 – Scheherazade’s Masquerade, Mall Gallery, London
2010 – Forouhar Gallery, Tehran
2010 – Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
2010 – I Am Not Even Half of the Man I Used to Be, Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait
2010 – One, Two, Three: Three Contemporary Artists, LACMA, Los Angeles
2010 – Self-Portraits Today, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran
2010 – Iran Inside Out, Farjam Collection, Dubai
2010 – A.B Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011 – Asar Gallery, Tehran
2011 – NER Gallery, Wiesbaden, Germany
2012 – The Other Half of Iran, Sam Art Gallery, Monaco
2012 – In Between, Mah-e Mehr Gallery, Tehran
2012 – Untitled, 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai
2012 – Elephant in the Dark, Dwy Art Foundation, Gurgaon, India
2012 – Iranian Art, Opera Gallery, London
2013 – 2013 Women Artists, Women Collectors, Lloyds Club, London
2013 – Peace from the End of My Art, Opera Gallery, London
2014 – Last Performance 2, Basement Gallery of Dastan, Tehran
2014 – Portrait, Rouge Gallery, New York
2014 – Contemporary Iranian Photography, California State University, Los Angeles
2014 – Neo-Traditionalism in Contemporary Iranian Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2014 – Unveiling Greater Middle East, Opera Gallery, London
2015 – Secrets of Eternity, Khayyam and Contemporary Art, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran
2015 – Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, LACMA, Los Angeles
2015 – World Champion Takhti, Ahvaz Museum of Contemporary Art
2016 – ART-ILLTR, Forum Gallery, Austria
2016 – ART-ILLTR, Artemark Gallery, Vienna
2016 – Annual Exhibition, Asar Gallery, Tehran
2016 – Made in Iran, A.B Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland
2016 – Made in Iran, Konstanz Artists’ Club, Germany
2016 – Contemporary Iranian Art Today, Star Gallery, Düsseldorf
2016 – Shabtab 2, Designers Gallery, Tehran
2017 – Presence, CVA Denver, USA
2017 – Mirror, The Hub, Kuwait
2018 – Shape of Birds, Newport Museum of Art, Newport
2018 – Modern Beauty, Nicolas Flamel Gallery, Paris
2018 – Moments, Nicolas Flamel Gallery, Paris
2018 – Shabtab 4, Designers Gallery, Tehran
2018 – Veto, Salsali Private Museum, Dubai
2018 – Memory Garden, Barg Gallery, Tehran
2019 – 40–50–60, Designers Gallery, Tehran
2019 – Contemporary Iranian Art and Historical Imagination, Campus Gallery, Massachusetts
2019 – Atlas of My Dreams, Nicolas Flamel Gallery, Paris
2020 – Contemporary Iranian Art and Historical Perceptions, Dartmouth College
2020 – Shahnameh, Enduring Narrative, Act II, Aran Projects, Tehran
2021 – In the Footsteps of Iraj, Iraj Zand Foundation, Tehran
2021 – Collector 9, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2021 – Iranian Basketball, Nicolas Flamel Gallery, Paris
2021 – Winter Collection, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2021 – Opportunity, House of Artists, Tehran
2021 – Primary Material, A Gallery, Tehran
2022 – A Portrait of Us (Online Exhibition), Inja Hall, Tehran
2022 – Contemporary Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2022 – Resilience, Foundry, Dubai
2023 – Garlic, H Gallery, Tehran
2023 – Viewpoint, Ivan Gallery, Tehran
2024 – Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
2024 – Two-in-One, Ba Gallery, Tehran
2024 – Memory, 009821 Projects, Tehran
2024 – Between Beginning and End, Kimen Gallery, Tehran
2025 – And Again, Awakening, O Gallery, Tehran
2025 – Changing Perspectives: Women through the Middle Eastern Lens, Farjam Institute, Dubai
2025 – Support, Club Gallery, Tehran
2025 – Or, Ivan Gallery, Tehran
Biennales
1995 – 3rd Painting Biennale, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2000 – 5th Painting Biennale, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2015 – 56th Venice Biennale, Iran Pavilion, Venice
2019 – 58th Venice Biennale
Art Fairs
2008 – Art Dubai, UAE
2009 – Paris Photo, Paris
2010 – Art Dubai, UAE / Contemporary Istanbul
2011 – Art Dubai / Contemporary Munich / Art Scope, Switzerland
2012 – Art Moscow, Russia
2013 – Abu Dhabi Art, UAE / Contemporary Istanbul
2014 – Paris Photo 2014, Robert Klein Gallery, Paris
2015 – Art International Istanbul
2018 – Art Marbella, Spain
2019 – Tir Art, Tehran (Asar Gallery)
Public Collections
2002 – Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2007 – Farjam Collection, Dubai
2009 – LACMA, Los Angeles
2010 – LACMA, Los Angeles
2011 – Dwy Art Foundation, Gurgaon, India
