Bostan Annual Exhibitions
Exhibitions BOSTAN’S 1st ANNUAL FEBRUARY 23 – MARCH 13 , 2024 catalogue BOSTAN’S 2nd ANNUAL FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 14 , 2025 catalogue Installation views
Nika khabelashvili & Hugo Beaumont
NIKA KHABELASHVILI | HUGO BEAUMONT Download CV Bio Hugo, a photographer, has been hitchhiking from France since September 2023, traveling through Europe and the Caucasus region, heading east. Nika, a visual artist, has been living in his vehicle since July 2023, traveling through the Balkans, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, before eventually returning to his […]
Qazaleh Sedaqat & Mehdi Behbudi
QAZALEH SEDAQAT | MEHDI BEHBUDI Download CV Exhibitions COMMON:HAYAT KHALVAT MAY 03 – 15, 2024 catalogue Installation views
Mohsen Rafei & Ali Seyedalikhani
MOHSEN RAFEI | ALI SEYEDALIKHANI Download CV Bio Seyed Ali Seyed Alikhani, (b. 1973, Dezful, Iran) started painting as a teenager and then majored in sculpture at Tehran’s University of Art.The sculptures of Alikhani are inspired by Khuzestan nomadic life and are made using black tents (siah-chador), goat hair, wool, and repurposed tools such as […]
Arash Fesharaki
ARASH FESHARAKI Download CV Bio Arash Fesharaki (b. 1981, Isfahan, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist who works with painting, drawing, and sculpture. He often incorporates found and readymade materials into his most recent paintings, putting poetic tension between opposing elements. His visual language is that of unfolding contrast between hard and soft, fragile and solid—metal and feathers, glass and cotton. These contrasts underlie the enigmatic mood of his work, where meaning is found in the space between contrasts. Arash graduated from Tehran Art & Architecture University with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and subsequently earned […]
Mozafar Taghva Balasi
MOZAFAR TAGHVA BALASI Download CV Bio Ali (Mozaffar) Taghva Balasi (b. 1973, Rasht, Iran) is a painter whose improvisational technique blurs the line between drawing and painting. He paints without sketches, letting lines and colors develop together through the brush. His expressive, Structured compositions explore nature both visually and spiritually, seeking underlying dimensions beyond the […]
Houman Mortazavi
HOUMAN MORTAZAVI Download CV Bio Houman Mortazavi (b. 1964, Tehran, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist who belongs to Iran’s first, post-revolution generation of artists. As such, his body of work can be viewed as a documentation of contemporary Iranian art. Using all or any media suitable to his means, his art reflects this aesthetic and […]
Negar Farajiani
NEGAR FARAJIANI Download CV Bio Negar Farajiani (b. 1977, Yazd) holds a BA in Graphic Design from the University of Art, Tehran (1999). She is a multidisciplinary artist who works across various media, with a focus on multi-layered explorations of the lives of the public and the private sphere in contemporary Iran. Her practice since 2011 has been mostly curating and organizing participatory and collaborative events such as “Tehran Monoxide,” “Made in China,” and “Known Destination.” Her artworks have been exhibited at DEPO Cultural Center in Istanbul, Ujazdowski […]
Ahmadreza Mashhadi
AHMADREZA MASHHADI Download CV Bio Ahmadreza Mashhadi initially pursued painting at university but eventually dropped his academic course to focus on personal experience and artistic expression. His work primarily involves figurative art, exploring human relationships and the complexities of personal interactions. He does not commit to a specific color palette, instead he constantly explores a wide range of hues. His forms are highly expressive, and […]
Mohammad Ebrahim Emad
MOHAMMAD EBRAHIM EMAD Download CV Bio Mohammad Ebrahim Emad (b. 1950, Arak, Iran) is a self-taught naïve painter. Although his paintings attempt realism, the absence of formal academic training results in natural cases of deformation in his works. His paintings are marked by the bold combination of raw, vibrant color and nature as a recurring and dominant theme in his body of work. Exhibitions BIRDS JULY 05 – 13 , 2024 catalogue Installation views