Arash Hanaei


Born 1978 in Tehran, Iran

Lives and works in Tehran


Education


2002     BA in Photography from Azad University of Art, Iran, Tehran


Solo Exhibitions


2010     Aran Gallery, Tehran, Iran,"Miscellaneous"

2009     Aran Gallery, Tehran, Iran,"CAPITAL"

2005     Rebell minds Gallery, Berlin, Germany, "Thinking Cypresses"

2004     Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran, "The Benefits of Vegetarianism"


Selected Group Exhibitions


2010     KUNSTMUSEUM BOCHUM, Bochum, Germany, "UNEXPECTED"

2010     THIRD LINE Gallery, Dubai, "I.U.[HEART]"

2010     Verso Gallery, Turin, Italy, "Iran diVerso : Black or White?"

2009     CHELSEA Museum of Art, New York, Exhibition titled "Iran Inside Out"

2009     Contemporary Art from the Middle East, organized by F&A Projects, Paris, France,

            "Golden Gates"

2009     Asia House, London, England, "MADE IN IRAN"

2009     Aran Gallery, Tehran, Iran, "ASHURA- The 10th Day"

2008     Hillyer Art Space, International Arts & Artists, Washington DC, USA

2008     Contemporary Art from the Middle East, curated by F&A Projects, Paris, France,

            "Breaking News"

2008     Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, "ey! Iran"

2008     Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran, "In the state of Weightlessness"

2006     Bag Factory Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, "self/destruct"

2006     Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Australia, "ey! Iran"

2005     Tammen Gallery, Berlin, Germany, "Berlin meets Tehran"

2005     N Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgian

2005     Khoj Gallery, New Delhi, India, "Only Delhi"

2005     Khak Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2004     Asar Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2004     Art Space Gallery, Dubai, "Vis-à-vis"

2003     Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2002     Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran


Award & Participation


2004     Photo-Dialogue Contest, Iranian Artist's Forum, Tehran, Iran

2004     9th Biennial of Iranian Contemporary Photography, Tehran, Iran

2000     Special Award of the 2nd Iranian Contemporary Drawing Festival, Tehran, Iran


Art Fairs


2010     “ME.NE.SA” Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon

2010     "Art Dubai", Dubai

2005     DFOTO, San Sebastian, Spain

2004     Paris Photo, Paris, France


Artist Residency


2006     "Bag Factory" Artists' Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa

2005     "Khoj" international artist’s association, New Delhi


Press and Publications


Monopol Magazine, Issue Nr.1/2009, January 2009, Article by Ralf Hanselle.

Guardian U.K. June 2009, Made in Iran unveiled at London gallery.

Art Press Magazine, Special Issue "L’Iran Devoile Par Ses Artistes –Iran Unveiled", May June July

                2010, Article by Helia Darabi.