Sadegh TirAfkan
Photographer
Iran

Bachelor of Art, University of Tehran, Iran (1984-1990)

Individual exhibitions:
2006 Lee Ka-Sing gallery, Toronto, Canada 
2006 Aspace Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2006 Massoud Nader Gallery, New York, USA
2005 Esace photography contreype, Brussels, Belgium
2005 VU Photography Centre Quebec City, Canada
2005 Assar Art gallery, Tehran , Iran
2004 Lehmann maupin Gallery, New York, USA
2003 VU Gallery, Paris, France
2002 Massoud Nader Gallery, New York, USA
2002 Parkerson Gallery, Houston, USA
2001 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2000 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1997 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1995 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1991 Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1989 Mansoureh Hosseini Gallery, Tehran Iran

Selected Group Photography Exhibitions:
2006 Total Arts gallery, Dubai, UAE
2006 Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Australia
2006 Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
2005 Art after Revolution, San Sebastian, Spain
2004 LEE Ka-sing gallery, Toronto, Canada 
2004 Musulmanes, Musulmans in Caire, Tehran, Istanbul, Paris and Dakar, La Villette Museum, Paris, France
2004 Art Brussels 22nd Contemporary Art, VU Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2004 The Fifth International Month of Photography in Moscow, Russia
2003 Paris Photo Art Fair, VU Gallery, Paris, France
2003 Group show, Unique (s), VU Gallery, Paris, France
2003 Group show , Arta Gallery, The Distillery, Toronto, Canada
2003 Art Brussels 21st contemporary art, VU Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2002 Paris Photo Art Fair, VU Gallery, France
2002 'Memoires de Pierres' musee, municipal des Beaux-Arts de Frejus, France
2002 20 years photography in Iran, 40 Iranian photographers, Contemporary Arts Museum, Tehran, Iran
2001 5th Aleppo Photo Festival, Syria
2001 Espace Electra, 20 years photography in Iran, 40 Iranian photographers, Paris, France
1996 Five Iranian photographers, Paris, France
1988-1989 First and second Iranian Annual photography festival, Contemporary Arts Museum, Tehran, Iran

Conceptual Art Exhibitions:
2005 “ Lighting The Nation Gate” Photo, Video installation, Assar Art gallery Tehran, Iran 
2002 Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art,
Second exhibition of conceptual Art, Secret of Words, Tehran, Iran
2002 Zagreb museum, Iranian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Zagreb, Croatia
2001 Tehran museum of contemporary Art, First exhibition of conceptual Art, Ashura installation with collaboration with an Iranian contemporary painter, Tehran, Iran
2001 UNESCO center, Ashura installation pictures, video & painting, with collaboration with an Iranian contemporary painter - Beirut , Lebanon, March 2001z
2000 The children of Dark city - installation, video , painting, sculpture, with 3 Iranian artists - about Tehran's air pollution - Tehran, Iran

Film & Video:
2004 “Sacrifice” Art Video, Tehran, Iran
2004 “Stages” Art Video, Tehran, Iran
2000- 2004 Ashura” Art video, Tehran, Iran
1999 “Untitled” Short video about Tehran’s air pollution, Tehran, Iran
1997 “Persopolis” video installation, Tehran, Iran

Selected Articles:
2006 (Fall) C Magazine, Toronto, Canada
2006 (Spring) Toronto Star, Toronto, Canada
2006 (Spring) Now Magazine, Toronto, Canada
2006 (Spring) Interview with CBC Radio, Toronto, Canada
2005 (Dec) Shargh Daily newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2005(May) Liberation News paper, Paris ,France
2005 (Spring) C Magazine , Toronto, Canada
2005 (Feb) Interview with Aks Magazine, Tehran, Iran
2005(Jan,Feb) Style Magazine Germany, Berlin
2004(November) The Bite, UK, EUA
2004(July) Photo Pictorial, Hong Kong
2004(June) Courrier International, France
2004 (Jan) ART FORUM International Magazine
2003 (Sept) Artist cover, Vogue Homme Internatinal , Paris, France
2003 Article Review, Liberation Newspaper, Paris, France
2003 (Mar) Article Review, Photo nouvelles Magazine, Paris, France
2002 (Nov) Article Review, Photo nouvelles Magazine, Paris, France
2001 Article Review, Telerama Magazine, Paris, France
1999 Intreview with Tasvir Art Magazine, Tehran, Iran
1999 Interview with BBC Radio, Iranian section, London, England
1998 Interview with Hamshahri Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
1997 Interview with Tehran Times (English version), Tehran, Iran
1997 Interview with BBC Radio, Iranian Section, London, England
1991 Catalogue, "Iranian Annual Photography Festival", Contemporary Arts Museum, Tehran, Iran
1990 Interview with Photo Magazine, Tehran, Iran

Books & Catalogues:
2006 Créations artistiques contemporaines en pays d’Islam : des arts en tensions by Jocelyne Dakhlia Published by Kime Paris, France
2006 Iranian Man , published by La Lettre volée in Brussles, Belgium
2005 Art after Revollution, published by Koldo Mitxelena Kulturunea in San Sebastian, Spain
2004 Catalogue from Musulmanes,Musulmans in Caire, Tehran, Istanbul, Paris and Dakar, La Villette Museum, Paris , France
2003 Sadegh Tirafkan- Photographe, Paris, France, Edition de L'oeil
2002 Memoires de Pierre, Group Photographers, Agence Pour le Patrimoine Antique
2002 Iranian Contemporary Art, Group show, Christie’s, London, England
1998 Co-operating with Photographers International for the publishing of Iranian photography special issue from June 1998 to Feb. 1999 (in charge of selecting the photographers and compiling of the book. Also one of 10 photographers introduced in the special issue) Tapie, Tawianv



    Caroun Photo Club (CPC)