Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was one of the leading artists in contemporary Iranian art who always emphasized geometry and regular, rhythmic forms. By combining the order and structure of traditional art and the abstract approach of Western art, she achieved particular Iranian modernism based on Islamic decorative traditions. ... Read full biography

  1. 1924Born in Qazvin, Iran
  2. 1948Studied at Cornell University, New York
  3. 1958Participated in the Venice Biennale
  4. 1958Won a gold medal for her work in the Iranian Pavilion in the Venice Biennale
  5. 1958Won a gold medal in the 1st Tehran Biennial
  6. 1964Won a gold medal from Venice Biennale
  7. 1966Won a gold medal at Venice Biennale
  8. 1967Received award in Monaco Festival
  9. 1986Group show, Museum of Modern Art, New York
  10. 2009Participated in the Venice Biennale
  11. 2015Solo show, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City
  12. 2017Iran has opened its first museum dedicated to a solo female artist – Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian in Negarestan Garden
  13. 2018Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art, Third Line Gallery, UAE
  14. 2018Art fair, Art021 Shanghai, Third Line Gallery, Shanghai
  15. 2018Art fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, Represented by Haines Gallery, Florida
  16. 2019Art fair, Frieze New York, Represented by The Third Line Gallery, USA
  17. 2019Died in Tehran
  18. 2021Solo show, "Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Mirror-Works & Drawings (2004–2016)", James Cohan, New York
  1. 1924Born in Qazvin, Iran
  2. 1964Won a gold medal from Venice Biennale
  3. 2015Solo show, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City
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