CV
Niloofar Rahnama
Born: 1975, Tehran
Education:
- 1998: Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Azad University of Art, Tehran, Iran
- 1995: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Azad University of Art, Tehran, Iran
Solo Exhibitions:
- 2022: “Shadows” Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2016: “oblivion” Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2012: “Root, Forms of memory” Cité International des Arts Gallery, Paris, France
- 2009: “Roots” Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2007: “Garden of Thought” Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2004: “Exile” Mah Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2001: “No name” Firoozeh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibitions:
- 2025: “the deep purple belongs to the Irises” Curated by Abar studio, 8cube Gallery, Tehran
- 2025: “A Pathway” Collaboration with Zafi Gallery and bavan Gallery, Dubai
- 2024: “Landscape plateau” B gallery, Tehran
- 2024: “Feel the fann” Feel gallery, Masqat, Oman
- 2023: “Observing Through” Bavan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2020: “Untitled Without Borders” CLU Gallery, California, USA
- 2017: The Silk Road International Art Fair, Xi'an, China
- 2015: Genova Biennale, Italy
- 2013: “Cultural exchange, Art and international solidarity” Mosan Art Museum, Boryeong, South Korea
- 2012: “The French Connection” Art Space Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, USA
- 2011: “Regeneration” Mémoire De l’Avenir Gallery, Paris, France
- 2011: “Tehran Monoxide Project” Manzomeh Kherad Institute, Tehran, Iran
- 2010: “Woman Artists” Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
- 2009: Tehran Expo, Tehran, Iran
- 2008: “Association for the Care of Children” Dar Al Fonoon Gallery, Kuwait
- 2008: Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2007: Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2007: 2nd Exhibition of Iranian Contemporary Art (in support of cancer patients), Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
- 2006: Lazar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2005: Beijing International Art Exposition, China
- 2005: “ Spiritual Art” Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
- 2004: The 6th Painting Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
- 2004: Mah Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2004: Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2004: “Union” Installation Art, Vahdat Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
- 2004: “freedom” Kala Ghoda Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- 2004: Iranian Contemporary Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art,Iran
- 2003: Exhibition of “Women's Art” Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Biennial, Auction and Art Fairs:
-2026: India Art Fair ,Vida Heydari Contemporary, New Delhi
-2025: 24th Tehran Auction,Iran
-2024: 20th Tehran Auction,Iran
-2017: Silk Road Art Fair, Xi'an, China
-2017: Genova biennale, Italy
- 2004: The 6th Painting Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran
Media features, Inrerview & Publication
-2025: “Perspective podcast “ interview with Niloofar rahnama
-2024/2025 Modern and contemporary Iranian artists, 20th, 24th Tehran Auction
-2024:” The golden eye cat” Kiwi publication, Children book illustrated, Iran
-2023: Woman united art magazine’ in the spotlight ’contemporary visual artists, Summer Issue IV
-2021: Hampod Podcast, interview with Niloofar Rahnama
-2006: Manifestation of Emotion: Selected Works of Women Painters of Iran
-2005: Times of India, an interview about Groupe exhibition at kalagoda gallery, India
Residency and Symposium:
- 2011: Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
- 2011: 11th World Cultural Art Symposium, Mosan Art Museum, South Korea
Teaching:
-2004.2006 University of apply science, painting and history of art
-2019.2024 Teaching painting at Kherad education school