Komeil Yeganeh

May 1982 • M.A. in Art Research | University of Science and Culture, Tehran | 2011–2013 • B.A. in Handicrafts | Tehran University of Art | 2001–2005 Komail Yeganeh is a contemporary artist, researcher, and lecturer in the visual arts whose professional practice and inquiry began in 2001. In recent years, his artistic approach has centred on the vocabularies of contemporary art — in particular upcycled art and the process of creative repurposing. Working with found materials, everyday objects, and the seemingly worthless elements of his surroundings (wood, metal, paper, and cardboard), Yeganeh engages in acts of artistic intervention and deconstruction. His works, most often realised as assemblages and site-specific installations, carry environmental concerns and examine the relationship between humankind, waste, nature, and time. Through defamiliarization and the unconventional use of discarded materials within minimal, conceptual forms, he seeks to open new possibilities for the revaluation of overlooked objects and to challenge the traditional notion of the artwork.

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Solo Exhibitions

• 2024 | May: "Yellow Line (Toilet–Gallery, Gallery–Toilet)"; part of the curatorial project "Garage" (Episode Two), curated by Amir Varasteh, Gooyeh Gallery, Tehran.

• 2014 | February: "Photofilm", an exhibition of digital art and conceptual photography; fifteen image-based works abstracted from masterpieces of world cinema, Shalman Gallery, Tehran.

Performances & Site-Specific Projects

• 2026 | June: "Things (The Artist’s Workroom)"; one-day performance event, Rooberoo Mansion, Tajrish, Artist Box.

• 2026 | June: "An Impression of Minab: The Minab Jug, Jahleh" project; Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.

• 2025 | December: Tehran Art Fair (Open Paper); Kanoon Hall (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults), volunteer member of the executive team.

• 2025 | May: Moscow Art Fair; participated as concept designer and master artist at the invitation of Sareh Gallery, Gostiny Dvor, Moscow, Russia.

• 2024 | January: "This Is Not the Issue" (Aroosak Project); assemblage, site-specific installation, and process art made from scrap and reclaimed materials, rooftop of Hoorshid Artist Residency, Isfahan.

• 2024 | January: "Gav-Chah (The Well Ox)"; joint performance with Amir Varasteh, outdoor grounds of a livestock-farming complex, Zardanjan village, Isfahan, Hoorshid Artist Residency.

• 2023 | October: "Agencement" project (on the theme of the unlived life); Langarud, serving as artistic and executive consultant.

• 2023 | September: "Freeze" project; installation of ice and banknotes (an ice block cast in the dimensions of a gold ingot, containing 1,000-toman notes), in collaboration with Reza Monjezi, Imam Khomeini Square, in front of the former Imperial Bank building (now Tejarat Bank), Tehran (duration: 200 minutes).

• 2023 | June: "Cheyri" project; performance in the courtyard of the Iranian Artists Forum, coinciding with the opening of "The Artist’s Chair" exhibition.

• 2023 | March: "Bread Shop" project; installation and performance in collaboration with Reza Monjezi, in front of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (duration: 300 minutes).

• 2020: "Paper as Artwork" project; focused on handmade papermaking and the creation of visual artworks with recycled paper.

Group Exhibitions & Annuals

• 2025 | January: "Parvandeh 1403" (Iran Sculpture Annual); exhibition of works by contemporary Iranian sculptors, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran.

• 2024 | June: "Demolition" group exhibition (works in the process of destruction); Yafteh Gallery, Tehran.

• 2006 | July: "Yellow Crow (Issue Zero)" group exhibition; Honar Gallery, Tehran University of Art.

• 2004 | December: Group exhibition of metal volumes and sculptures made from scrap metal and industrial discards; Tehran.

Artist Talks & Panels

• 2025 | May: Panel speaker at the Moscow Art Fair on "The Field of Contemporary Art, Oil, and Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square"; Gostiny Dvor, Moscow, Russia.

Interviews, Media & Documentation

• 2025 | March: Interview with the "Asaroma" platform; "Nama" programme (Episode 22: Panorama), focusing on "Re-creating the Discarded", produced at Karga Studio, Tehran (released on YouTube and online platforms).

• 2024 | May: Documentary video of the analytical session on the "Yellow Line" project (Komail Yeganeh’s Garage); "Vagooyeh" series (Episode 16), in conversation with Dr Arash Heydari, Gooyeh Gallery, Tehran (published as multimedia and online).

Advisory & Project Management

• 2023 | March: Artistic and academic advisor to the 8th National Conference on the Fundamentals of Iranian Visual Arts (National Conference on New Art); Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran.

• 2018–2020: Artistic advisor to Karkhaneh Gallery; Tehran.

• 2011–2012: Artistic advisor to the Diar Cultural and Artistic Institute and the international magazine "Diar-e Honar"; Malaysia.