Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam

1924. Born in Tehran, Iran

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• Shows (141)
• Move (8)
• Education (9)
• Awards (15)
• Art Fairs (13)
• Biennials (10)

• 1930

• 1930

  Started primary school

• 1931

  Moved to Ahwaz

• 1939

  Moved to Oroumiyyeh

• 1940

• 1940

  Moved to Tehran

• 1943

  Entered Fine Arts University in Tehran

• 1946

  Diploma of Fine Arts Academy in Tehran

• 1948

  Graduated as the best student

• 1950

• 1952

  He worked as a graphic designer at the Ministry of Culture

• 1952

  Solo show, Iran-America Society, Tehran

• 1953

  Solo show, Iran-America Society, Tehran

• 1955

  Lived and worked in Rome

• 1955

  In Denmark, was influenced by Van Gogh’s paintings

• 1955

  Produced still life and landscapes on paper

• 1955

  Made his first abstract paintings

• 1955

  Entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome

• 1955

  Moved to Italy

• 1956

  Show, "Displaying Figurative Paintings", Portonovo Art Gallery, Rome

• 1957

  Attended Toti Scialoja’s classes and started experimenting with abstract art

• 1957

  Show, Stenzel Gallery, Munich

• 1957

  Show, "Figurative Paintings", Portonovo Gallery, Rome

• 1957

  Won the Mayor of Rome’s medal at the 7th Art Fair of Via Margutta International Art Association in Rome

• 1957

  Show, "Figurative Paintings", Brucke Gallery, Düsseldorf & Stenzel Gallery, Munich

• 1957

  Show, Brucke Art Gallery, Duesseldorf

• 1958

  Third Prize Winner of "Via Margutta Award"

• 1958

  Show, "Combining Western and Eastern Elements", Schneider Gallery, Rome

• 1958

  Won the Bronze Medal and a Diploma of Merit

• 1958

  Awarded a "San Vito Romano" Diploma of Special Merit and a Silver Medal by the Rome Tourism Board

• 1958

  Received his diploma of honor and medal of the city of Rome

• 1958

  Winner of Gold Medal "Biennale of Tehran"

• 1958

  Participated in the 29th Venice Biennale with his work Una città Persiana (English: A Persian City)

• 1958

  Diploma of Accademia di Belle Art, Rome

• 1958

  Solo show, Gallery Schneider, Rome

• 1959

  Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome with a thesis on "Mondrian and his Influence on 20th Century Art"

• 1959

  Produced the "Form and Space" series

• 1959

  Participated in the 8th National Art Quadriennale in Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni

• 1959

  Show, The 7th Impromptu Competition for the National Painting Prize, Marina di Ravenna

• 1959

  Participated in the 9th Contemporary Art National Show, Maggio di Bari

• 1959

  Show, Abstract paintings, the Trastevere Art Gallery, Rome

• 1959

  Diploma of Honor and Art Prize of Italian Prime Minister, "Antonio Segni"

• 1959

  

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• 1960

• 1960

  Participated in the Rome Quadriennale

• 1960

  Participated in the Tehran Biennial

• 1960

  Royal Grand Prize Winner, The 2nd Tehran Painting Biennial

• 1960

  Produced his first mono-type series

• 1960

  Participated in the "2nd Painting Biennale, Abiaz Palace, Tehran

• 1960

  Participated in the 30th Venice Biennale

• 1960

  Show, Sand paintings, Organized by the Deutscher Bücherbund, Munich

• 1960

  Show, Sand paintings, Märkisches Museum, Berlin

• 1960

  

• 1961

  Show, One Hundred Abstract Painters, Pistoia Museum, Italy

• 1961

  10 Foreign Artists Show, Galleria Numero, Florence

• 1961

  Show, Autumn Salon, San Marco Gallery, Rome

• 1961

  Award, Gold Medal of the "Senate of Rome", Ancona

• 1961

  Solo show, His latest sand works, Numero Gallery in Rome, Italy

• 1962

  Show, Numero Gallery, Milan & the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) Library, London

• 1962

  Group show, Redfern Gallery, London

• 1962

  Show, Sand works and a series of monotypes, Organized by the Fine Arts National Bureau, Farhang Hall, Tehran

• 1962

  Group show, Beyond Informal, Sanlarino

• 1962

  Group show, Hundred Abstract Artists, Pistoia Museum

• 1962

  Awarded the Senate’s Gold Medal

• 1962

  Received a Diploma of Merit and a Gold Medal in Tehran Biennale

• 1962

  Won a prize in the 31st Venice Biennale for his black sand painting

• 1962

  Senate Gold Medal

• 1962

  Award, Third Prize Winner of Tehran Biennial

• 1962

  Participated in the 3rd Art Biennale in Tehran

• 1962

  Participated in the 31st Venice Biennale

• 1962

  Represented Iran and exhibited three of his sand paintings in the Sao Paulo International Biennale, Brazil

• 1963

  Returned to Iran

• 1963

  Show, Latest sand paintings, George Lester Gallery, Rome

• 1963

  Article, "Mohsen Vasiri: Il Messaggero", Alberto Bevilacqua

• 1963

  Solo show, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran

• 1963

  Participated in the "4th International Art Biennale", Oltre l'informale, Republic of San Marino

• 1963

  

• 1964

  Started Teaching at the Male Arts College in Tehran

• 1964

  Group show, "The 1964 Pittsburg International", Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg

• 1964

  Group show, Pittsburgh International

• 1964

  Participated in the Venice Bienniale

• 1964

  Show, Museum of Modern Art, New York

• 1964

  Became a Professor of Art at the Faculty of Decorative Arts and Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University

• 1965

  Organized a one-day ppen-air show, Displaying some young Tehran painters works, In Collaboration with Saba Gallery

• 1965

  Participated in the 32nd Venice Biennale

• 1966

  Started Teaching at the Faculty of Decorative Arts in Tehran

• 1968

  Received a one-year grant at "Cité des Arts" in Paris by the French Ministry of Art and Culture

• 1968

  Produced new works using sheets of cardboard and fiberglass

• 1968

  Show, New works, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran

• 1968

  Group show, Royan International Festival, Royan

• 1968

  Produced the metal reliefs series

• 1969

  Show, Shiraz Art Festival, Shiraz

• 1969

  Creation of Tri-dimensional works such as wooden sculptures

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• 1970

• 1971

  Group show, International Art Festival, Cagnes-sur-Mer

• 1971

  Solo show, "Transitional Forms", Show of wood sculptures, Iran-America Society, Tehran

• 1972

  Group show, Cagnes-sur-Mer International Art Festival, Cagnes-sur-Mer

• 1972

  Show, Collection of wood sculptures, Tyler Art School, Rome

• 1973

  Solo show, Keyhan International, Tehran, Iran

• 1973

  Solo show, "10 Years of Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam", Organized by Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran

• 1974

  Built some small sculptures using plexiglass sheets

• 1974

  Solo exhibiton, "Articulated Sculptures", Litho Art Gallery, Tehran

• 1975

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghadam: A Retrospective (1955-1975)", Under the patronage of the Ministry of Art and Culture, Takhte-Jamshid Gallery, Tehran

• 1975

  Solo show, Pardis, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran

• 1976

  Show, "Celebration of 10th Anniversary of Seyhoun Gallery", Tehran

• 1977

  Solo show, Goethe Institute, Tehran

• 1977

  Show, "Celebration of Gallery’s Second Year, Small Pardis Pieces and the Fear and Flight Series", Karteh Gallery, Tehran

• 1977

  Show, "An Show of Reliefs, Paintings and Small Pardis Pieces", Santoro Gallery, Rome

• 1977

  Solo show, Galleria Santoro, Rome

• 1978

  Art Fair, Basel International Art Fair, Basel

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• 1980

• 1980

  Solo show, Karteh Gallery, Tehran

• 1984

  Solo show, "A Retrospective: Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam from 1953 to 1983", Khaney-e Sabz Gallery, Tehran

• 1985

  Moved to Rome

• 1985

  Solo show, The Italian Cultural Institute, Tehran

• 1986

  Solo show, Italian Cultural Center, Tehran

• 1986

  

• 1990

• 1993

  Solo show, Barg Gallery, Tehran

• 1994

  Solo show, Barg Gallery, Tehran

• 1996

  Produced a series of Persian calligraphic works that were free from traditional constraints

• 1996

  Experimented with the collage technique

• 1999

  Publications, "The Mind and Work of Paul Klee by Werner Hartmann", Translated by Mohsen Vaziri-Moghaddam, Soroush Publications

• 2000

• 2000

  Returnd to Iran

• 2000

  Held several lectures in Iran's universities

• 2000

  Lecture, Faculty of Painting, University of Yazd

• 2001

  Group show, "Iranian Contemporary Art", Curated by Rose Issa, Barbican Centre, London

• 2002

  Lecture, "Artistic Education in Iran and Abroad", Central Office for Culture and the Islamic Guide of the Fars province, Shiraz

• 2003

  Participated in the International Contemporary Art Show, "Palestine: Key to Culture and Peace", Ancona

• 2003

  Solo show, "Retrospective", Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran

• 2004

  Lecture, "The Relationship between Teacher and Pupils in Iran and in the World", The Islamic Culture Centre, Sari

• 2004

  Participated in the 31st Sulmona Prize, the International Contemporary Art Show, Aquila

• 2004

  Solo show, "Fourth Exhibition Pioneers of Iranian Modern Art: Mohsen Vasiri Moghaddam", TMoCA – Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran

• 2005

  Awarded the European Personality of the Year

• 2005

  Solo show, "A Series of Paintings", Asia Gallery, Tehran

• 2005

  Solo show, "Sand Paintings from 1960", Hoor Gallery, Tehran

• 2005

  Solo show, Shiveh Gallery, Shiraz

• 2006

  Solo show, Dey Gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2006

  Solo show, Parvaz Gallery, Yazd Art University, Yazd, Iran

• 2006

  Solo show, Hoor Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2007

  Group show, "Six Weeks of Iranian Art", Toronto

• 2007

  Solo show, "Sand Paintings", The Arte Dove Gallery, Florence

• 2008

  Solo show, "Abstract Paintings", Hoor Gallery, Tehran

• 2008

  Group show, the "4th edition of the Teramo Open City: An International Cultural Event", Teramo

• 2008

  Solo show, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2008

  Solo exhibiton, "Homage to Mohsen Vaziri Moghadam, a Bridge between East and West", Curated by Alberto Melarangelo, Teramo

• 2009

  Show, Sand Paintings, Studio Plano, Venice

• 2009

  Solo show, Elahe Gallery, Tehran

• 2009

  Solo show, Collages, Hoor Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2009

  Group show, "Perspectives: Arab & Iranian Modern Masters", The Saatchi Gallery, London

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• 2010

• 2010

  Solo show, "Show of 250 Artworks", Ahwaz Museum of Contemporary Art, Ahwaz

• 2011

  Solo show, "A Selection of Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam’s Artworks", Farvahar Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2012

  Solo show, "Paintings from the Cosmic series and paintings dating back from 1959", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2013

  Group show, "Iran Modern", Asia Society Museum, September, New York

• 2013

  Group show, "Iranian Masters of Abstract Painting", Atbin Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2014

  Participated in Artevida Corpo show with the sculpture forms in movement, Rio de Janeiro

• 2014

  Art fair, Art 14, London

• 2014

  Solo show, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2014

  Solo show, "Intuition of Color", Khāk Gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2015

  Art fair, Art Dubai, Etemad Gallery, Dubai

• 2015

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam – Retrospective 1959-2015", Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2016

  Group show, "IRAN ART NOW", Setareh Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany

• 2016

  Group show, IRANIAN MASTERS GROUP EXHIBITION, e1artgallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2016

  Group show, "BLUE GOLD", Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2016

  

• 2017

  Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art, Represented by Setareh Gallery, Abu Dhabi

• 2018

  Group show, "The Second Anniversary of Negar Art Gallery", Negar Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2018

  Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Setareh Gallery, Abu Dhabi

• 2018

  Group show, "6th International Art for Peace Festival", Pardis Mellat, Tehran

• 2018

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam, The Iranian Pioneer of Modern Abstraction", SETAREH GALLERY, DE

• 2018

  Group show, "Modernism in Iran: 1958 -1978", Griffin Art Projects, Vancouver, CA

• 2018

  Group show, "Free Sale", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2018

  Passed away in Rome, Italy

• 2019

  Group show, "3rd Anniversary of Negar Art Gallery", Negar Gallery, Tehran

• 2019

  Art fair, Teer Art, Represented by Etemad Gallery, Tehran

• 2019

  Group show, "10 - 20 - 30", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2019

  Group show, "Negar Masterpieces", Negar Gallery, Tehran

• 2019

  Group show, "Patternitecture", Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran

• 2019

  Art fair, Teer Art, Represented by Etemad Gallery, Tehran

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• 2020

• 2020

  Group show, "Connoisseur's Look", Negar Gallery, Tehran

• 2020

  Art fair, Affordable Art Fair - Milan, Represented by Nian Gallery, Milan

• 2020

  Group show, "Spiting Plato Re Architecture", Inja-Gallery, Tehran

• 2020

  Art fair, Teer Art, Represented by Inja Gallery, Tehran

• 2020

  Group show, "One by One", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2021

  Group show, "Cacophony", Cromwell Place, London

• 2021

  Group show, "Collector 8", Artibition Gallery, Tehran

• 2021

  Group show, "Art of Another Kind, A new Approach to Post-War Abstraction", Setareh Gallery, Dusseldorf

• 2021

  Solo show, "An overview of Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam’s Works", Sothebys, London

• 2021

  Group show, "A Rare Collection of Iranian Modern Art", Leila Heller, Dubai

• 2021

  Solo show, "Unrealised Projects", Argo Factory, Tehran

• 2021

  Group show, "The Collection of Liam Gallery", Liam Gallery, Tehran

• 2022

  Group show, "Soft Edge of the Blade", Dastan Outside Projects, London

• 2023

  Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Dastan's Basement, Dubai

• 2023

  Group show, "Recovery", Nian Gallery, Tehran

• 2023

  Group show, "Iranian Abstraction", Simine Paris, Paris

• 2023

  Group show, "Root", Tooba Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2023

  Group show, "Prospect 3", Parallel Circuit, Tehran

• 2023

  Group show, "Soft Edge of the Blade Vol. 2", Zaal Art Gallery, Toronto

• 2023

  Group show, "Some Seasons: Fereydoun Ave and the Laal Collection", Art Jameel, Dubai

• 2023

  Art fair, Frieze Art Fair London, Represented by Zaal Art Gallery, London

• 2023

  Art fair, The Armory Show, Represented by Zaal Art Gallery, New York

• 2024

  Group show, "A Collection", Plus 2, Tehran

• 2024

  Art fair, Art Basel Hong Kong, Represented by Dastan's Basement, Hong Kong

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Plus 2, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Plus 2, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Dastan's Basement, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Parallel Circuit, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Bavan Gallery, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Etemad Gallery, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Bostan Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", 009821 Projects, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Event Space at Sam Cafe, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Vali Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Emrooz Gallery, Isfahan

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Fiuz Gallery, Kashan

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Hengam Gallery, Mashhad

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Ma Art Residency, Kerman

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Sarv-E Naz Gallery, Shiraz

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years ", Choom Gallery, Bandar-e Anzali

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Sis Art Space, Bojnurd

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years ", Amanatdari, Rasht

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Kabood Atelier Art Gallery, Tabriz

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Pi Art Gallery, Sanandaj

• 2024

  Solo show, "Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam > 100 Years", Hasht Cheshmeh Art Space, Kashan

• 2024

  Group show, "Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet", Tate Modern, London

• 2025

  Group show, "Recovery \ Seventh Series", Nian Gallery, Tehran

• 2025

  Solo show, "Articulated Sculptures", Dastan's Basement, Tehran

• 2025

  Group show, "Infinite Geometry", Mellal Gallery, Tehran

• 2026

  Group show, "Rome–Tehran: Parallel Avantgardes", Ab Anbar Gallery, Tehran

• 2026

  Group show, "Collection No.3", EV Art Gallery, Tehran