Setareh Hosseini – Curriculum Vitae
Visual Artist, Curator, Lecturer
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Biography
Setareh Hosseini is a visual artist based in Tehran, Iran. She completed a Masters of Illustration in 2005 at the Faculty of Art and Architecture. She was touched by her mother’s Art classes as a kid. Music and painting was the atmosphere of their house. So she got her B.A. in Graphic design and M.A. in Illustration to continue the passion of her.
She tried to find a way between different art forms that she has known to express herself, from Illustration and Painting to Photography and Video Art and Installation. So, there is dynamic exchange between what she does and Contemporary art.
Diversity, Integration, Local, International and Human relation with community or Sexuality, Plants and Environment are main thoughts of her Artworks. Her Paintings, Photographs and Video Arts have been exhibited at internationally galleries and Spaces including The Fornaresio Art Gallery in Italy, Powerlong Art Center in Shanghai, Peephole Cinema in San Francisco, The 8th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale in Korea. Hosseini has also curated some Exhibition.
Setareh is the Artist Of Vista Art Gallery in Tehran. She is also a lecturer in Soore Art University in Tehran-Iran.
Education
2005
M.A. in Illustration / Azad University (Faculty of Art and Architecture) / Tehran, Iran
2002
B.A. in Graphic Design / Art University / Tehran, Iran
Solo Exhibitions
2019
“Fragile Like Bubble” / Vista+ Art Gallery / Tehran / Drawing and Video Installation
2018
“Flowers’ Trace” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran / Painting, Installation and Video Art
2017
“Till this way” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran / Painting, Installation and Video Art
2015
“Like Bubbles” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran / Painting, Photography Installation, Video Art
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
– “11th Annual of Contemporary Art Persbook”, Curated By Neda Darzi / Iranshahr Gallery / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Sculpture, Installation, video art
2021
– “micro_MACRO ” / Fornaresio Art Gallery / Turin, Italy
– “The discourse of Persian Art and Contemporary Iranian art” / Powerlong Art Center / Shanghai
2020
– “My World 2020” / video artist Instagram Gallery / Video Art
– “Dropped, But Did not Break” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran / Painting, Sculpture, Installation, Video art
– Online show for International Council of Museums / Tehran, Iran / Painting
– Online show of selected Artworks and Video Arts / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
2019
– “Hofreh” /collection of Video Arts in “Peephole Cinema” Event / Urban Event / San Francisco / Video Art
– “Period” / Jaleh Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran / Installation and video Art
– 7th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Baroque Gallery (Dayhim House of Culture) / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Video Art
– “Armenia Art Fair” / Yerevan
– “Commemoration of Leonardo Da Vinci” Contemporary Art Exhibition / Gallery of Santa Maria dell’Assunta Church / Milan , Italy
– “The other half of the sky” / International Women’s day Contemporary Art Exhibition / Milan, Italy
– “Plant-House” / Qasr Museum Garden / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Installation, Video art
2018
– “From Childhood” / To Remind Touran Mirhadi / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
– “Yousef Abad” Group Exhibition / Urban Event / Tehran,Iran / Installation, Video
– 6th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Mellat Gallery & Cineplex / Tehran, Iran
– “Wind” / The 8th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale / Korea
– “Portrait” / Vesal Shirazi Art Gallery / Shiraz, Iran / Painting, Installation
– “ADER” / Jaleh Gallery / Tehran, Iran / Video Art
2017
– “We are not Alone” / Surface Space / Tehran, Iran
– “The Other side of the window” / Sarvenaz Art Gallery / Shiraz, Iran
– 5th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Iranian Artist Fourom / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Video Art
– “The Other side of the window” / Daargoun Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
– “With Plant” / Haan Art Gallery / Shiraz, Iran
– “Naghsh Band” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
– “Tree” / Daargoun art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
– “The 6th Expo of several Generations of Iranian contemporary artists” / Laleh Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran
2016
– “Peace on Paper” / Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum / Isfahan, Iran / painting, Photography , Video Art
– “This House” / Iranshahr Gallery/ Tehran, Iran
– “ 4th Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Iranian Artist Forum / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Photography , Sculpture, Video Art
– “Water” / The 7th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale / Korea / Video Art
– “3rd Video Artist Festival’s Selected Artworks” / City Center Gallery / Isfahan, Iran
– “Peace on Paper” / Niavaran Cultural Center / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Photography , Video Art
2015
– “Norooz , New Day , Spring” / Vista Art Gallery/ Tehran, Iran / Painting
– “VIDEOPERSIArt 3” / [.BOX] Video art Project Space / Milan, Italy / Video Art
– “standing in nothingness” / Anahita Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Photography, Video Art
– “MehrAzar” / Iranian Art Museum Garden / Tehran, Iran / Painting
– “characteristic” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Installation
– “3rd Grand Festival Of Art for Peace / Niavaran Cultural Center / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Photography, Sculpture
– “Bitter Orange” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran / Video Art
2014
– “parchine khial” / Iranian Academy of the Arts / Tehran, Iran / Painting
2013
– “eco.ho.sis” / shirin Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Video Art
2012
– “You are Growing up Now” / Hoor Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran / Painting
– “1 pattern, 100 paintings” / Imam Ali Museum / Tehran, Iran / Painting
2006
– “Group Illustration Exhibition / Iranian Artist Forum / Tehran, Iran
2005
– “Group illustration exhibition / Iranian Artist Forum / Tehran, Iran
Curating
2022
– “We are Nature” / The secondary part of the 11th Annual of Contemporary Art Persbook / Iran / Painting, Video Art
– “Tehran, A city for Woman” / Iranian Artist Forum / Tehran, Iran / Painting
2018
– “Habitat” / Vista Art Gallery / Tehran, Iran / Painting, Sculpture, Installation
Residencies
2016
Artist in Residence Programme at Salzamt Linz / Linz, Austria
Honours , Selected
2018
– “Pass” Video Art / The 8th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale / Korea
2016
– “Meanwhile” Video Art / The 7th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale / Korea
2015
– “Meanwhile” Video Art, 3rd Video Artist Festival / Iran
2010
– “The River and The City” Poster Competition / France
2003
– (The 42th Golden Pen of Belgrade), The 7th International Biennial of Illustration
Workshops
2021
– Head of “Tehran Metro” Painting Workshop
2021
– Head of “Tehran, A city for Women” Painting Workshop / Iranian Academy of Arts
2012
– 4th Chasbezakhm Workshop / Pardise Mellat Gallery / Tehran, Iran
2010
– Ex_Libris International Workshop / Cypres
Articles
2018
– “Iranian Contemporary Art and Ecological Artworks” / “Pigeon Breath” Book in The Eco Art Section
2015
– “Conversation in 3 Days” / Review about “Conversation” Performance in Shirin Art Gallery / Honar_Agah Magazine
– “Bridge for Staying” / Hengam Magazine
2014
– “Iranian Contemporary Art and Ecological Artworks” / Naghd Nameh-e Honar
2013
– “Illustration in Contemporary Painting” / Tandis Magazine
2012
– “Reviw of Ramin Salsali Museum in Dubai” / Art Tommorow Magazine
Employment In Higher Education
2013 – 2022
– Soore University / Tehran, Iran
2009 – 2013
– Azad University / Dubai, UAE
2002-2009
– Different Universities (Azad University, Elmi Karbordi University , Tehran University, Tehran Technical Institute)
Membership
– Khamsa Art Group (A group of passionate experts from diverse sectors of the art world, including curators, writers, designers and collectors, all working together to bring you the best contemporary South Asian art.)
– Iranian Video Artist
– Association of Iranian Painters (AIP)