Setareh Hosseini

Setareh Hosseini

Setareh Hosseini is a visual artist based in Melbourne, Australia. She completed a Master of Illustration in 2005. Her interest in art began in childhood, attending art classes alongside her mother. So, she got her B.A. in Graphic design and M.A. in Illustration to continue her passion. She tried to find a way between different art forms that she has known to express herself, from Illustration and Painting to Photography and Video Art and Installation. So, there is a dynamic exchange between what she does and Contemporary art. Her work explores a range of themes including memory, culture, belongings, migration, women and their lived experiences within the environments they inhabit. She examines the intersections of tradition and modernity, and the cultural nuances that emerge from this dialogue. Environmental concerns also feature in her practice and can be traced in several of her works. Her Paintings, Photographs and Video Arts have been exhibited at internationally galleries and Spaces including Counihan Gallery in Melbourne/ Australia, The Fornaresio Art Gallery in Italy, Powerlong Art Center in Shanghai / China , Peephole Cinema in San _ Francisco /U.S.A, The 8th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale in Korea. She is the recipient of the Noel Counihan Commemorative Art Award 2024 with her work “Pitcher” from “Emigrabilia” series. Hosseini has also curated some exhibition. Her paintings, photographs, and video art have been exhibited internationally in different galleries and art spaces, including: Counihan Gallery in Melbourne/Australia, Fornaresio Art Gallery in Italy, Powerlong Art Center in Shanghai/China, Peephole Cinema in San Francisco/USA, and the 8th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale in South Korea. One of her artworks, “The Pitcher” from the series “Emigrabilia”, was awarded the 2024 Noel Counihan Commemorative Art Award in Melbourne, Australia. Setareh Hosseini has held seven solo exhibitions in Iran and Australia and has participated in over fifty group exhibitions in various countries. She also has curatorial experience, having curated several exhibitions throughout her career.

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Education



2005                              M.A. in Illustration , Azad University (Faculty of Art and Architecture), Tehran, Iran

2002                              B.A. in Graphic Design , Art University, Tehran, Iran




Solo Shows



2023                              “I Take My City” / Counihan Gallery / Melbourne, Australia

2019                              “Fragile Like Bubble” / Vista+ Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

2018                              “Flowers’ Trace” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

2017                              “Till this way” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

2015                              “Like Bubbles” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran




Selected Group Shows


2023                              -  “CCP x Hahnemuhle Summer Salon” / CCP Gallery / Melbourne, Australia


2022                              -  “Life” / Black Cat Gallery / Melbourne, Australia

                                      -  “11th Annual of Contemporary Art Persbook”/ Iranshahr Gallery / Tehran, Iran    


2021                              -  “micro_MACRO ” / Fornaresio Art Gallery / Turin, Italy

                                      -  “The discourse of Persian Art and Contemporary Iranian art” / Powerlong Art Center / Shanghai


2020                              -  “My World 2020” / video artist Instagram (online show)

                                      -  “Dropped, But Did not Break” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran


2019                              -  “Hofreh” /collection of Video Arts in “Peephole Cinema” Event / Urban Event / San Francisco

                                      -  “Period” / Jaleh Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

                                  -  7th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Baroque Gallery (Dayhim House of Culture) / Tehran, Iran

                                      -  “Armenia Art Fair” / Yerevan

                                      -  “Commemoration of Leonardo Da Vinci” / Gallery of Santa Maria dell’Assunta Church / Milan , Italy

                                      -  “The other half of the sky” / International Women’s day Contemporary Art Exhibition / Milan, Italy

                                      -  “Plant-House” / Qasr Museum Garden / Tehran, Iran


2018                              -  “From Childhood” / To Remind Touran Mirhadi / Vista Art Gallery

                                      -  “Yousef Abad” Group Exhibition / Urban Event / Tehran,Iran

                                  -  6th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Mellat Gallery & Cineplex / Tehran, Iran

                                      -  “Wind” / The 8th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale / Korea

                                      -  “Portrait” / Vesal Shirazi Art Gallery / Shiraz, Iran

                                      -  “ADER” / Jaleh Gallery / Tehran, Iran


2017                              -  "We are not Alone” / Surface Space / Tehran, Iran

                                      -   “The Other side of the window” / Sarvenaz Art Gallery / Shiraz, Iran

                                  -  5th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Iranian Artist Fourom / Tehran, Iran

                                      -  “The Other side of the window” / Daargoun Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

                                      -  “With Plant” / Haan Art Gallery / Shiraz, Iran

                                      -  “Naghsh Band” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

                                      -  “Tree” / Daargoun art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

                                  -  "The 6th Expo of Several Generations of Iranian Contemporary  Artists", Laleh Gallery, Tehran


2016                              -  “Peace on Paper” / Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum / Isfahan, Iran

                                       -  “This House” / Iranshahr Gallery/ Tehran, Iran

                                   -  “ 4th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Iranian Artist Forum / Tehran, Iran

                                       -  “Water” / The 7th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale / Korea

                                       -  “3rd Video Artist Festival’s Selected Artworks” / City Center Gallery / Isfahan, Iran

                                       -  “Peace on Paper” / Niavaran Cultural Center / Tehran, Iran  


2015                               -  “Norooz , New Day , Spring” / Vista Art Gallery/ Tehran, Iran

                                       -  “VIDEOPERSIArt 3” / [.BOX] Video art Project Space / Milan, Italy

                                       -  “standing in nothingness” / Anahita Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

                                       -  “MehrAzar” / Iranian Art Museum Garden / Tehran, Iran

                                       -  “characteristic” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

                                       -  “3rd Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Niavaran Cultural Center / Tehran, Iran

                                       -  “Bitter Orange” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran


2014                               -  “parchine khial” / Iranian Academy of the Arts


2013                               -  “eco.ho.sis” / shirin Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran


2012                               -  “You are Growing up Now" / Hoor Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran

 



Curating



2022                               -  “We are Nature” / The secondary part of the 11th Annual of Contemporary Art Persbook / Iran

                                       -  “Tehran, A city for Woman” / Iranian Artist Forum / Tehran, Iran  

2018                               -  “Habitat” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran



Residencies



2016                                     Artist in Residence Programme at Salzamt Linz  / Linz, Austria