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Shideh Tami, a painter, sculptor, and poet, was born in 1962 in Tehran. Her interest in literature emerged early in childhood, alongside a growing fascination with painting and visual arts. At the age of 21, Tami attended a short, incomplete course in Aydin Aghdashloo’s classes—a brief experience that nonetheless left a lasting impact on her artistic perspective and mindset. In 1987, she published her first poetry collection, The Dark Curtain of Night, and three years later, she presented her first figurative works in a solo exhibition at Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery. Parvaneh Etemadi played a pivotal role in encouraging and supporting the organization of this exhibition. Shideh Tami’s international career began in 1998, with a solo exhibition at the Association of Arts and Culture in Paris, followed by another solo show the next year at the Cité des Arts in Paris. Since then, her work has been exhibited in various countries, including the United States, Armenia, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. Alongside painting and sculpture, Tami has continued her work in poetry and writing, publishing several poetry collections and authoring three children’s books in collaboration with illustrators such as Houman Mortazavi. In her art, the human figure and portrait have always remained central, with the exploration of the human psyche and inner existence forming a core element of her creative practice and pursuit of self-knowledge.
Solo Exhibitions
1992
Solo Exhibition, Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery, Tehran
1994
Solo Exhibition, Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery, Tehran
1996
Solo Exhibition, Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery, Tehran
1998
Solo Exhibition, Aria Gallery, Tehran
Solo Exhibition, Association of Art and Culture Pouya, Paris
1999
Solo Exhibition, Cité des Arts (Artists’ Village), Paris
2000
Solo Exhibition, Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery, Tehran
2002
Solo Exhibition, Iranian Artists Association, Tehran
Solo Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2003
Solo Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2004
Solo Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
Solo Exhibition, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2005
Solo Exhibition, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
Solo Exhibition, Rebel Minds Gallery, Berlin
2006
Solo Exhibition, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2007
Solo Exhibition, Aun Gallery, Tehran
2008
Solo Exhibition, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
Solo Exhibition, XVA & Aun Gallery, Tehran
2009
Solo Exhibition, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
Solo Exhibition, Henna Gallery, Tehran
2011
Solo Exhibition, No One Series, Homa Gallery, Tehran
2016
Solo Exhibition, Ebb and Flow, O Gallery, Tehran
2018
Solo Exhibition, Poetry in Painting, O Gallery, Tehran
Group Exhibitions
1992
Golestan Gallery, Tehran
1993
Afrand Gallery, Tehran
1994
Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
1996
French Embassy, Tehran
1999
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2000
Signature Gallery, Münster
2001
Golestan Gallery, Tehran
Signature Gallery, Münster
Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
2002
Golestan Gallery, Tehran
2003
Golestan Gallery, Tehran
Farhang Art Gallery, Los Angeles
Williams Towers Gallery, Houston
Italian School of Tehran
National Arts Club, New York
2004
Mah Gallery, Tehran
Golestan Gallery, Tehran
National Gallery of Armenia
2007
Iran Artists House, Tehran
Iranian Heritage Center, London
2008
Etemad Gallery, Tehran
Writing Art Gallery, Kuwait
Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
2009
Magic of Persia, Dubai
Scheherazade’s Mask, London
Day Gallery, Tehran
Art Center Gallery, Tehran
Writing Art Gallery, Beirut
Van Gogh’s Ear, Gallery No.10, Tehran
2010
Fashion & Art Gallery, Kuwait
Darolfonoun Gallery, Kuwait
Dey Gallery, Tehran
Forouhar Gallery, Tehran
2013
Group Painting Exhibition, Negah Gallery, Tehran
2014
The Sense of Happiness, Homa Gallery, Tehran
2017
Third Generation, Ariana Gallery, Tehran
Hammer & Drawing, Drawing Museum, Tehran
2018
Self in Another Perception, Sayeh Gallery, Tehran
Summer Exhibition, Etemad Gallery (Negarestan Branch), Tehran
Drawing as Living, Iran Artists House, Tehran
Geography of Human – Part II, Vista Gallery, Tehran
Backwriting, Azdar Project, Sari
Shabtab 4, Azad Gallery, Tehran
Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2019
Khayal-Baf, Aknun Gallery, Isfahan
Shabtab 6, Ordibehesht Gallery, Tehran
Sooratan, Homa Gallery, Tehran
Shabtab 7, Azad Designers Gallery, Tehran
Ecosystem, Bavan Gallery, Tehran
2020
1393+7 (Online Exhibition), O Gallery, Tehran
2021
Artists Emergency Fund – Part III, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
Collector 9, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Paper: A Field of Discovery, Bavan Gallery, Tehran
2022
Resize, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Contemporary Collector, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
Resilience, Foundry, Dubai
2023
Several Seasons: Fereydoun Ave and The Lal Collection, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai
2024
Doroos, No. 34, Artibition Gallery, Tehran
From Khosrow to Khodari, O Gallery, Tehran
Artists Emergency Fund – Part V, O Gallery, Tehran
Art Fairs
2017
Art Dubai, presented by O Gallery, United Arab Emirates
2018
Teer Art Fair, presented by O Gallery, Tehran
2023
Art Dubai, presented by O Gallery, Dubai
