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Timo Naseri, an Iranian-German artist, was born in 1972 in Berlin. He graduated from the Lette Institute in Berlin with a degree in photography and has been interested in visual composition and geometric structures from the very beginning. His trip to Iran in 1997 marked a turning point in his artistic career, where he became acquainted with Iranian architecture and Islamic geometric patterns, particularly the muqarnas, an experience that became central to his work. Since 2004, Naseri has entered the field of sculpture, creating works inspired by the fusion of Islamic and Western cultural heritage. His works span various media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, and neon installations, and he has developed a unique visual language through a distinctive use of mirrored surfaces and geometry in both design and sculpture. The main themes of his work include mathematics, geometry, architecture, and calligraphy. Naseri has held numerous solo and group exhibitions across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, collaborating with prominent galleries such as Galerie Zamel, Lory Shabibi, Sabrina Armani, and Lumiere. He has received awards including the Anne Beermann Prize, the Saarfrengas Young Artists Award, and the prestigious Abraaj Capital Art Prize. His works are held in collections and museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum in London. His works have also been featured in major auction houses, including Christie's, Sotheby's, Van Ham, and Tehran Auction, solidifying his position as an internationally recognized artist. By employing precise lines, compasses, and measurements, Naseri creates orderly and modern spaces in his works that are deeply rooted in tradition while presenting a contemporary aesthetic.
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Solo Exhibitions
2005: Jet Skin, Galerie Schleicher/Lange, Paris
2005: Timo Naseri, Galerie Robert Morat, Hamburg
2006: Shooting Stars, Galerie Schleicher/Lange, Paris
2008: Return, Galerie Schleicher/Lange, Paris
2009: Gazelle, Galerie Zamel, Hamburg
2009: One of Six, Arnsberg Art Association, Germany
2010: Naseri, Galerie Schleicher/Lange, Paris
2012: Oh, the Age of Your Pyramids, Galerie Zamel, Hamburg
2013: Core, Galerie Schleicher/Lange, Berlin
2014: Core, Galerie Schleicher/Lange, Berlin
2015: I See the Sky More Beneath My Feet, Galerie Zamel, Hamburg
2015: Nine Domes of the Sky, Galerie Schleicher/Lange, Berlin
2017: I Saw a Cracked Labyrinth, Ab Anbar Gallery, Tehran
2018: Partial Phases, ArtFort, Vijfhuizen, Netherlands
2018: Universal Alphabet, Galerie Zamel, Beirut
2020: Portrait, Portrait Art Dubai, Dubai
2022: All Borrow Their Light, Lory Shabibi Gallery, Dubai
2025: Garden of Thousand-Twist Passages, Sabrina Armani, Madrid
Group Exhibitions
2007: Sculpture Now, Hermann & Wagner Gallery, Berlin
2007: Saarfrengas Young Artists Award 2006, TOFA Theater, Trier, Germany
2007: Photo Spain, Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid
2007: Dark Matter, Art-News Projects, Berlin
2008: Phoenix Against Babylon, Espace Paul Ricard, Paris
2008: Democracy in the Age of Branding, Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New York
2008: Eurasia, MART, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Trento, Italy
2008: New World, Art-News Projects, Berlin
2008: Real Places, Alexander Ochs Gallery, Berlin
2008: Group Exhibition Echo, Galerie Zamel, Beirut
2009: Image: Visual Mapping of Islam and Modernity, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
2009: Bala-Drama, Paradise Row Gallery, London
2009: Animate, Bastille Art Center, Grenoble, France
2009: Mashq: Repetition, Meditation, Mediation, Green Cardamom, London
2010: Taffe-Stroli-Naseri, Galerie Zamel, Beirut
2010: In the Mirror, Rhenländer Contemporary Art Center, Alsace, France
2011: Wonder, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
2011: Abraaj Capital Art Prize, Art Dubai, UAE
2012: Sculpture is Everything, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2012: Supercluster, Neuchâtel Art Center, Switzerland
2012: Shkoon Ahna: In the Path of History, National Museum of Carthage, Tunisia
2012: Elephant in the Dark, Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi
2012: Defensive-Survival Strategies in Nature, Economy, Politics, and Daily Life, Stiftung Charles and Agnes Vogel, Fafikün, Switzerland
2012: Ever-Living Ornaments, RizMouj, Undi Art Center, Velizy-Villacoublay, Paris
2012: Group Exhibition Wonder, Krems Art Hall, Austria
2012: Decalage – Chris Cornish, Timo Naseri, Evariste Rischer, Galerie Schleicher/Lange, Paris
2012: In Other Words – Black Market Translation: Negotiations of Contemporary Cultures, NGBK, Berlin
2013: The Beauty of Mathematics, Agatenburg Castle, Germany
2013: Reforms, Z, K, U, Berlin
2013: Fellbach Triennale, Germany
2013: Dinam: Space and Perspective in Art from Today to 1913, Grand Palais, Paris
2013: Silk, Light Galleries, San Francisco
2014: We Number Two: The Ultimate Goal is Politics, Freedom, Klinger Association, Leipzig, Germany
2014: Zero Point of All Places, Sammlung Dominik & Cordula Zuest-Brennenstuhl, Bremen
2014: Language of Human Awareness, Effect Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2014: Weights and Measures, Lumiere Gallery, Paris
2014: About Edith, Le Wazo Presente, Berlin
Awards and Scholarships
2001–2003: Anne Beermann Prize, Germany
2004: Scholarship from Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Germany
2006: Saarfrengas Young Artists Award, Germany
2011: Abraaj Capital Art Prize
2012: Scholarship from Ilse-Augustin Stiftung, Germany
Art Fairs and Biennials
2014: Art Basel, Galerie Zamel
2015: Frieze London, Galerie Zamel, London
2015: Art Basel, Galerie Zamel, Basel
2016: Abu Dhabi Art, Galerie Zamel, UAE
2016: Artissima, Galerie Zamel, Turin
2016: Art Basel, Galerie Zamel, Basel
2016: Frieze New York, Galerie Zamel, New York
2018: Artissima, presented by Ab Anbar Gallery, Turin
2018: Art Geneva, presented by Ab Anbar Gallery, Geneva
2018: Art Dubai, presented by Galerie Zamel, Dubai
2019: Art Dubai, presented by Galerie Zamel, UAE
2019: Art Basel, presented by Galerie Zamel, Basel
2019: Artissima, presented by Ab Anbar Gallery, Turin
2019: Art Basel, presented by Galerie Zamel, Basel
2020: Art Dubai, presented by Galerie Zamel, Dubai
2021: Art Dubai, presented by Galerie Zamel, Dubai
2022: Art Dubai, presented by Lory Shabibi Gallery, Dubai
2022: Art Dubai, presented by Sabrina Armani, Dubai
2023: Art Basel Hong Kong, presented by Sabrina Armani, Hong Kong
2023: Art Düsseldorf, presented by Sabrina Armani, Düsseldorf
2024: Art Basel Hong Kong, presented by Sabrina Armani, Hong Kong
2025: Abu Dhabi Art, presented by Sabrina Armani, Abu Dhabi
2025: Art021, presented by Lory Shabibi Gallery, Shanghai
