Fereidoun Ghafari

1967
Born in Tehran, Iran
1996
First prizewinner at the Second Biennial of Iranian Students
1998
1st prizewinner at the Iranian universities show
2000
First prizewinner at the 5th Biennial of Contemporary Iranian Painting
2003
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Montreal, Canada
2004
Participated in the 6th Biennial of Contemporary Iranian Painting, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2006
Merit Award, New York Academy of Art, New York
2006
Moved to New York, USA
2008
Received his M.F.A. in painting, New York Academy of Art, New York
2009
The Valerie Delacorte Scholarship, The National Academy School of Fine Arts, New York
2010
Participated in Kitsch Biennial, Palazzo Cini, Venice, Italy
2011
Group show, "The Mask and The Mirror", Curated by Shirin Neshat, Leila Heller Gallery, New York
2018
Group show, "Edge", Emkan Gallery, Tehran