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Born in Tehran, Iran, 1937
Graduated from Tehran School of Arts, 1956 |
| 1956: |
He
worked in marble and attended Academia di Belle Arti in
Carrara, Italy. |
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He
returned to Tehran in the summer |
| 1957: |
Two-man
exhibition of drawings and printings, Tehran University |
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Individual
exhibition of metal sculpture in Farhang Hall, Tehran |
| 1958: |
Studied
sculpture, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, with
Marina Marini
Sculpture Prize, Tehran Biennial
Represented in the 29th Venice Biennale |
| 1959: |
Graduated
from the Brera Accademia di Belle Arti
He participated in Carrara Sculpture Biennale and then he
returned to Tehran, working in ceramics.
Individual show in Reza Abbasi Hall, Tehran
Participated in Paris Biennial
Group exhibition in Gallery Re Magi, Milan, Italy |
| 1960: |
Individual
exhibition of painting and sculpture at Farhang Hall, Tehran
Left to London; continued working in painting and sculpture
Individual exhibition, Iran Club in London
He won the Royal Prize in Painting and Sculpture at second
Tehran Biennial. Represented in the 30th Venice Biennale
Return to Tehran; there, he established the "Atelier
Kaboud", exhibiting his own works.
He taught at the College of Decorative Arts, Tehran.
Group Exhibition with Iranian artists in New Delhi and Bombay,
India |
| 1961: |
He
founded the Iranian Artists Group, with
five Iranian painters.
He met Mrs. Abby Weed Grey, President of the Ben and Abby Grey
Foundation of St. Paul, Minnesota, at the Group's exhibition,
Saderat Bank.
He was invited to Minneapolis College of Arts and Design as an
artist.
He organized group exhibition of Iranian artists' works, to be
circulated in the USA, sponsored by the Grey Foundation. |
| 1962: |
Taught
sculpture at the Minneapolis College of Arts and Design.
One-man exhibition of copper and bronze sculpture at the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Group exhibition at the Walker
Art Center, Minneapolis. One-man exhibition of ceramic
sculpture at the K. B. Gallery, Minneapolis. Participated in
Comparison 63 at the Musée d'Art
1964 Returned to Iran; began teaching sculpture at Tehran
University. Built a foundry and workshop for Tehran
University, funded by the Grey Foundation. Participated in the
32nd Venice Biennial. Built a new studio and foundry called
the Atelier Bronze. |
| 1963: |
He
taught sculpture at the Minneapolis College of Arts and
Design.
Individual exhibition of Copper and Bronze Sculpture,
Minneapolis Institute of Arts Group exhibition at the Walker
Art Center, Minneapolis
Individual exhibition of Ceramic Sculpture, K. B. Gallery,
Minneapolis
Participated in Comparison 63 at the Musée d'Art |
| 1964: |
He
returned to Iran and he began teaching sculpture at Tehran
University.
He built a foundry and workshop for Tehran University, funded
by the Grey Foundation.
He participated in the 32nd Venice Biennial.
He built a new studio and foundry called the "Atelier
Bronze". |
| 1965: |
Individual exhibition
of Painting and Ceramics, Borqese Gallery, Tehran |
| 1966: |
Two-man
exhibition, The Rose and The Nightingale, with Monir
Farmanfarmaian, Italian Cultural Institute |
| 1967: |
Individual
exhibition of Copper Sculpture, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
He established "Rasht 29", a restaurant and café
for artists, with Kamran Diba and Roksana Saba.
He founded "Group 5" with Sepehri, Saidi, Mohases,
and Zendeh-roudi, which had its first exhibition in the garden
of Goethe Institute, Tehran.
He organized the first exhibition of sculpture by Tehran
University students, inaugurated by Her Imperial Majesty Farah
Pahlavi.
He participated in Shiraz Festival with "Group 5". |
| 1968: |
Parviz
married
with Manijeh Bahmanieh and he moved into the Niavaran studio. |
| 1969: |
Two-man
exhibition with Karl Schlamminger, Iran-America Society,
Tehran
He installed his first contemporary sculpture at Pahlavi
University, Shiraz. |
| 1970: |
Individual
exhibition of bronzes, Iran-America Society, Tehran
First traveling exhibitions of sculpture in Shiraz and Isfahan.
His daughter "Tandis" was born. |
| 1971: |
Visiting
artist, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota
He installed on campus eleven-foot, stainless-steel hitch
sculpture
Individual exhibition of bronzes, Martin Gallery, Minneapolis.
He made the bronze gates for the tomb of Reza Shah, in Rey.
His second daughter "Tondar" was born. |
| 1972: |
He
installed his first outdoor sculpture in Tehran, in front of
the "City Theater". |
| 1973: |
Individual
exhibition of hitch bronzes,Iran-America Society, Tehran
He founded "Tehran Rug Society". |
| 1974: |
He
wrote catalogue of "Lion Rugs" for traveling
exhibition throughout the United States and Canada of his
collection of rugs, woven by Qashqai Tribe, the tribes of Fars
province in southern Iran.
He participated in 8th International Sculpture Conference,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, and he had a lecture
on his sculpture.
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| 1975: |
He
organized the Tehran Rug Society's first exhibition, Tribal
Animal Covers in Iran; gave series of lectures in Iran and USA
on tribal rugs of Iran
His son "Bardia" was born. |
| 1976: |
He
installed an outdoor steel sculpture in the new city of Farah-Town,
Senegal, donated by Iranian National Television and unveiled
by Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi and Sedar Sengor,
President of the Republic of Senegal.
Individual exhibition of bronze sculpture, Iran-America
Society, Tehran
He wrote a catalogue with John T. Wertime for traveling
exhibition throughout the United States of the Parviz Tanavoli
Collection of pre-lslamic to early 20th century
Iranian locks.
Professor of Sculpture, Tehran University |
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