Shideh Tami

Shideh Tami

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.

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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