Farah Abolghasem
Painter, Sculptor
Iran

Born in 1960
BA in Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Al-Zahra University, in 1988
She is interested in Photography, Sculpture and Jewelry as well as Painting.

Member of Painters Association of Iran
Member of International Women Artists Association of Paris

Teaching in Azad University from 1991 to 1993.
Passing course of jewelry making and jewelry designing
Interior designer: She arranged several interior design private exhibitions in Tehran.
Farah has arranged some group painting and jewelry exhibitions abroad.
Art criticize in magazines since 1990.
One of her paintings was selected for international painting competition, organized by Windsor and Newton Company.
She has displayed her works at London, Brussels, Stockholm and UN building in New York in 2000.
One of her paintings is published by Windsor and Newton Co. in a magnificent paintings book.
Chosen artist by Contemporary Arts Museum of Tehran for one-year educational courses at International Art Center (cite international des art) in Paris, 2002

Award:
winner of first prize from city hall gallery in Paris

Works in Museums:
- International Museum of Fine Arts, Tehran
- Windsor & Newton Museum
- Imam Ali museum, Tehran
- Museum of Especial Economic Zone, Qeshm

Exhibitions:
- Group exhibition in Sharif Industrial University
- Seyhoun Gallery, with Laleh Mizani and Aria Eghbal, October 1988
- Group exhibition in Contemporary Arts Museum, portrait exhibition, February 1999
- Seyhoun Gallery, with Laleh Mizani, January 1991
- Sport Park, Group exhibition, February 1992
- Group exhibition in Export Development Center of Iran, May 1991
- Group exhibition in Niavaran Culture-house Gallery, February 1993
- Group exhibition in Aria Gallery, October 1993
- Group exhibition in Niavaran Culture Gallery, October 1994
- Individual Exhibition, Aria Gallery, October 1994
- Group exhibition in Niavaran Culture-house Gallery, November 1995
- Group exhibition in Aria Gallery, February 1995
- The Exhibition of Contemporary Women Artists, 1997
- Group exhibition in Seyhoun Gallery for the help to hemophilia children, 1997
- Aria gallery, the exhibition for help to cancerous, 1997
- Group exhibition in Carier Gallery, Toronto, 1996
- Group exhibition in Roma Café Gallery, Washington DC, 1996
- Group exhibition in New Haven, 1996
- Group exhibition in Niavaran Culture-house Gallery, 1997
- International Chain Art Expo, Beijing, China, 1997
- Group exhibition in Darya-beigi Gallery, 1997
- The exhibition of contemporary drawing, Barg Gallery, Tehran, 1997
- Group exhibition to help cancerous children, 1997
- 4th biennale of painting, Contemporary Art Museum, 1997-1998
- The exhibition of contemporary drawing, Barg Gallery, 1998
- The women partner organization exhibition, 1998
- Jewelry exhibition at Courtyard Gallery, Dubai, 1999
- International exhibition (the worlds finest artists materials) worldwide millennium Painting competition, by Windsor and Newton, 1999
- Contemporary Arts Museum (a new look at the nature), 1999
- First drawing biennial at Contemporary Art Museum, Tehran, 2000
- Art Expo, New York, USA, 2000
- Exhibition of Iranian artists, Atrium Gallery, Washington DC, 2000
- Contemporary Art of Iran Cima Gallery, New York, 2000
- Jewelry exhibition at Court Yard Gallery, Dubai, 2000
- Iranian painting exhibition, Nicosia, Cyprus, at Kaselliotissa Hall, 2000
- 5th biennial of painting, Contemporary Arts Museum, Tehran, 2000
- Jewelry exhibition in Dubai at Courtyard Gallery, 2001
- Jewelry exhibition in Tehran at Aria Gallery, 2001
- Group exhibition with female artists in Tehran, 2001
- Group exhibition in Tehran at Tarh-o-Rang Gallery, 2001
-Group painting exhibition by contemporary artists of Iran in Dubai at Courtyard Gallery (I have organized this exhibition.), 2001
- Individual painting exhibition at Aria Gallery, Tehran, 2001
- Group conceptual art exhibition at Barg Gallery, Tehran, 2001
- Group exhibition in Amsterdam at Amber Gallery, 2002
- Iranian painting exhibition at Courtyard Gallery in Dubai, 2002
- Group exhibition at Iranian Culture Center in Paris, 2002
- Group exhibition at cite international des arts galleries in Paris, 2002
- Individual Exhibition at cite international des arts gallery in Paris, 2002
- International women group exhibition (winner of first prize) at City Hall Gallery, Paris, 2002
- International group exhibition at Lorezon Gallery Paris, 2003
- Individual Exhibition, Aria Gallery, 2003
- Group exhibition at Al Bida Gallery, Doha, by Contemporary Arts Museum of Tehran, 2003
- The 6th Tehran Contemporary Painting Biennial, 2004
- Group exhibition in Tabatabai House Gallery in Kashan, 2003
- Group exhibition, International Women Federation, Niavaran Culture House, Tehran, 2004
- Group exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, by Aria Gallery, 2004
- Short movie and conceptual art, Aria Gallery, 2004
- Group exhibition at Khaneh Honarmandan, Tehran, 2004
- Group exhibition, USA, by Aria Gallery, 2004
- Tehran Art Expo, by Aria Gallery, 2004
- Group exhibition in Ramsar city, by Iranian Society of Painters, 2005
- Group exhibition in Sary city, by Iranian Society of Painters, 2005
- Group exhibition in Rasht city, by Iranian Society of Painters, 2005
- Contemporary Painters’ Exhibition at Contemporary Arts Museum of Tehran, 2005
- Group exhibition by Contemporary Arts Museum of Tehran at Croatia, 2006
- Group exhibition by Contemprory Arts Museum of Tehran at Italy, 2006
- Individual painting and sculpture exhibition at Day Gallery, 2006
- Group painting and sculpture exhibition at Mah Gallery, 2006
- China Art Expo, 2006



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