Reza Derakshani

1952. Born in Sangsar, Iran

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• Shows (131)
• Move (4)
• Education (2)
• Art Fairs (32)
• Biennials (1)

• 1970

• 1971

  Solo show, Ghandriz Art Gallery, Tehran

• 1974

  Solo show, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran

• 1976

  Received his B.A. in visual art, University of Tehran, Tehran

• 1976

  Group museum show, Tehran University Gallery, Tehran

• 1976

  Group show, Mehr Gallery, Tehran

• 1977

  Group show, Thumb Gallery, London

• 1977

  Solo show, Iran Gallery, Tehran

• 1978

  Studied visual arts at Pasadena School of Art

• 1979

  Group show, Lorry Dunn’s Gallery, Long Beach

• 1980

• 1983

  Moved to USA

• 1987

  White Fig Black Fig Silver Fig Ruby Fig

• 1990

• 1992

  Solo show, Nour Foundation Gallery, New York

• 1993

  Solo show, Lawson Gallery, Seattle

• 1994

  Solo show, Galleria il Punto di Svolta, Rome

• 1994

  Museum show, Anzio City Hall, Anzio

• 1994

  Solo show, Tarrahan Azad Gallery, Tehran

• 1995

  Solo show, Montclair State University, Montclair

• 1999

  Moved to Italy

• 2000

• 2002

  Solo show, "Retrospective", Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran

• 2003

  Returned to Iran

• 2003

  Group show, Assie Mennegini Gallery, Rome

• 2003

  Solo show, "Small Works on Paper", Tarahan Azad Gallery, Tehran

• 2003

  Participated in the 6th Tehran Contemporary Painting Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

• 2003

  Solo show, Caterina Pazzi Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome

• 2003

  Solo show, Niavaran Cultural Centre, Tehran

• 2004

  Group eainting show, Mah Art Gallery, 26 November-15 December, Tehran

• 2004

  Group show, "Gardens of Iran: Ancient Wisdom – New Vision", Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

• 2005

  Group painting show, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2005

  Solo show, Assar Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2005

  

• 2007

  Solo show, "Nocturne", From Khosrow & Shirin series, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2007

  Solo show, XVA Gallery, Dubai

• 2007

  Solo show, Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles

• 2008

  Group show, Khak Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2008

  Solo show, "Beyond the Darkness", Khak Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2008

  Group show, "Just Paper", Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2008

  Group show, "Hope", Focus Art Gallery, Dubai

• 2008

  Group museum show, "The Colour of Love", Niavaran Cultural Centre, Tehran

• 2008

  Solo show, Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2009

  Group show ,"Identity Crisis Series"، Chelsea Art Museum

• 2009

  Solo painting show, Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris

• 2009

  Solo show, "Migration", Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2009

  Group painting show, Mah Art Gallery, 16 October-28 October, Tehran

• 2009

  Group show, "L'Iran sans frontière (English: Iran without Borders), Galerie Almine Rech, Paris

• 2009

  Group show, "Guns and Roses", Eleven Howland Ltd, London

• 2009

  Group show, "Selseleh/Zelzeleh: Movers & Shakers in Contemporary Iranian Art", Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2009

  Group show, "Routes II", Waterhouse and Dodd, London

• 2009

  Group show, From "Khosrow and Shireen" series, Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City

• 2009

  Group show, "1001 Colors: Contemporary Art from Iran", Canvas Art, New York

• 2009

  Solo show, "Circus of Life", AB Gallery, Lucerne

• 2009

  Solo show, "Eternal Rebirth", Dar Al-Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City

• 2009

  Group museum show, "Iran Inside Out", Chelsea Art Museum, New York

• 2009

  Group show, "Three Artists", Basement, Dubai

• 2009

  

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• 2010

• 2010

  Solo show, Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City

• 2010

  Solo show, Osborne Samuel Gallery, London

• 2010

  Group show, "Made in Iran", Opera Gallery, Dubai

• 2010

  Summer group show, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2010

  Group show, "Tehran-New York", Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2010

  Group show, "Hope!", Palais des Arts et Festivals, Ville de Dinard

• 2010

  Group show, "East Meets West on the East End", Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2010

  Art fair, Art Dubai, Dubai

• 2010

  Solo show, "Recent Works", Cramer Contemporary, Geneva

• 2010

  Left Iran again

• 2010

  Solo show, "Voice and Circus", AB Gallery, Zurich

• 2010

  Group show, "Mona Lisa 10 x 10", Gallery 10, Tehran

• 2010

  Group show, "Peace!", Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2010

  Art fair, Art Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

• 2010

  Group show, Opera Gallery, Muscat

• 2010

  

• 2011

  Art fair, Art Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

• 2011

  Art fair, Art Dubai, Dubai

• 2011

  Art fair, Art Basel, Miami

• 2011

  Art fair, Art Istanbul, Istanbul

• 2011

  Solo show, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut

• 2011

  Solo show, "Circus of Life", Dar Al Funoon Gallery and JAMM Art, Kuwait City

• 2011

  Group museum show, "Show Off!", The Salsali Private Museum, Dubai

• 2011

  Group painting show, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2012

  Art fair, Scope Basel, Basel

• 2012

  Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art, Abu Dhabi

• 2012

  Art fairs, Art Dubai, Dubai

• 2012

  Group show, "Letters in Motion", Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City

• 2012

  Solo show, "Everyday & Every Night", Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, Zurich

• 2012

  Group show, "The Rule and its Exception", Debora Colton Gallery, Houston

• 2012

  Group show, "Cross-Current", Coburn Gallery, Colorado College

• 2012

  Solo show, "Silence of the Night, Black Sand Paintings", Leila Heller Gallery, NYC, USA

• 2013

  Group show, "Art of Iran", Opera Gallery , London

• 2013

  Solo show, "My Wicked Persian Carpet", Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York

• 2013

  Group show, "Heavenly Paradise", AB Gallery, Vienna

• 2013

  Group show, "Art of Iran", Opera Gallery, Dubai

• 2013

  Group museum show, "Retrospective", The Salsali Private Museum, Dubai

• 2013

  Solo show, "The Pink House Stories", Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, London and Zurich

• 2013

  Solo show, "Recent Works", Opera Gallery , London

• 2014

  Summer group show by 54 artists, Mah Gallery, Tehran

• 2014

  Solo show, "Morning Calm through the Persian Light", Opera Gallery, Seoul

• 2014

  Group show, "Abstract Experiences: Beyond the Real", Opera Gallery , London

• 2014

  Solo show, "Morning Calm Through The Persian Light", Opera Gallery , London

• 2014

  Group show, "The Greater Middle East Unveiled", Opera Gallery, London

• 2014

  Group show, "20th Anniversary", Opera Gallery , London

• 2015

  Summer group show by 53 Artists, Mah Gallery, Tehran

• 2015

  Group museum show, "Shattered Mirror, Shattered Music", Metropolitan Museum, New York

• 2016

  Group show, "Arabesque", Opera Gallery , London

• 2016

  Group show, "Voyage a Travers l'Iran", Fondation Behnam Bakhtiar, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

• 2016

  Solo museum show, "Retrospective", The Russian Museum, St Petersburg

• 2016

  Solo museum show, Chemnitz Art Collections

• 2016

  Solo show, "The Breeze at Dawn", Sophia Contemporary, London

• 2017

  Art fair, Setareh Gallery at Artmonte-carlo, Monaco

• 2017

  Art fair, Sophia Contemporary at Dallas Art Fair, Dallas

• 2017

  Art fair, Setareh Gallery at The Armory Show, New York

• 2017

  Art fair, Sophia Contemporary at Art Stage Singapore, Singapore

• 2017

  Solo show, "Black Water", Setareh Gallery, Düsseldorf

• 2017

  Solo show, "Birth of a Collection 1", 28 Fine Arts, Dubai

• 2017

  

• 2017

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

• 2017

  Group show, "Amordad", Afrand Gallery, Tehran

• 2018

  Group show, "In The Light of Spring", Podgorny Robinson Gallery, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France

• 2018

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

• 2018

  Group show, "The Moments", Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris

• 2019

  Art fair, Art Paris, Represented by Podgorny Robinson Gallery, France

• 2019

  Art fair, Art Cologne, Represented by Setareh Gallery, Germany

• 2019

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

• 2019

  Group show, "Collector 3", Artibition Gallery, Tehran

• 2019

  Solo show, "Empty House Party", Setareh Gallery, Dusseldorf

• 2019

  Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Abu Dhabi

• 2019

  Solo show, "Emanations", Leila Heller, Dubai

• 2019

  Art fair, Art Paris, Represented by Podgorny Robinson Gallery, Paris

• 2019

  Art fair, Art Monte Carlo, Represented by Setareh Gallery, Monaco-Ville

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• 2020

• 2020

  Group show, "The Atlas of my Dreams", Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris

• 2020

  Reza Derakshani - Online Solo Show, "The Shadow of a Fig Tree Quiets My Soul", Leila Heller, New York

• 2020

  Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Dubai

• 2020

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

• 2020

  Group show, "Resilience", Shirin Gallery, Tehran

• 2020

  Solo show, "Postponed", Opera Gallery , London

• 2020

  Art fair, Contemporary Istanbul, Represented by Opera Gallery , Istanbul

• 2020

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

• 2021

  Art fair, Intersect Art and Design, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Kennesaw

• 2021

  Group show, "Trends and Approaches 3", Shirin Gallery, Tehran

• 2021

  Group show, "Birds", Soo Contemporary, Tehran

• 2021

  Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Dubai

• 2021

  Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Plus 2, Dubai

• 2021

  Art fair, The Armory Show, Represented by Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2021

  Art fair, Asia Now, Represented by Azad Art Gallery, Paris

• 2021

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

• 2021

  Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Abu Dhabi

• 2021

  Group show, "Legendary Artist", Negah Gallery, Tehran

• 2021

  Group show, "Remembering - Being", Soo Contemporary, Tehran

• 2021

  Group show, "Basket Goes Persian", Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris

• 2021

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

• 2022

  Group show, "Winter Selection 2022", Shirin Gallery, Tehran

• 2022

  Group show, "The First Fertile Element", A Gallery, Tehran

• 2022

  Solo show, "Night Conveys the Light, Every Day and Every Night", Leila Heller, Dubai

• 2022

  Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Leila Heller, Dubai

• 2022

  Art fair, Volta New York, Represented by Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2022

  Group show, "Mohammad Siyah-Qalam Award - Featured Artists", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2022

  Art fair, Men Art Fair, Represented by Amenor Contemporary Art Gallery, Paris

• 2022

  Group show, "A Nostalgic Glimpse", X Homa, Tehran

• 2022

  Solo show, "Reza Derakshani's Recent Works", Espace Muraille, Geneva

• 2023

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

• 2023

  Group show, "Masters of Mondern Art", Ech Gallery, Tehran

• 2023

  Solo show, "Every White Night & Every Black Day", Podgorny Robinson Gallery, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

• 2023

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

• 2023

  Group show, "Process", Ech Gallery, Tehran

• 2023

  Group show, "A Selection of Contemporary Iranian Artists", Art Center, Tehran

• 2023

  Group show, "Standing in Memory", Sohrab Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2024

  Group show, "The Artwork of Legendary Artists", Negah Gallery, Tehran

• 2024

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

• 2024

  Group show, "Collector", Artibition Gallery, Tehran

• 2024

  Group show, "Ridge", X Homa, Tehran

• 2025

  Group show, "Maximal Miniatures: Contemporary Art from Iran", Middle East Institute, Washington DC

• 2025

  Solo show, "I Paint Your Grace, I Paint Your Pain, I Paint Love", Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai

• 2025

  Group show, "And Again, Awakening", EV Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2025

  Solo show, "Crowns & Leaves: The Blue Season", Leila Heller Gallery, New York

• 2025

  Solo show, "Under the Sky's Blue Dome", Shirin Gallery, Tehran

• 2025

  Art fair, Art Toronto, Represented by Sahar K Boluki Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

• 2026

  Group show, "Your Iran", Nian Gallery, Tehran

• 2026

  Group show, "It Is the Time for Flowers to Cry Out", Bazdid Art Gallery, Tehran