About

Visual Artist

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 Counihan Gallery in Melbourne/ Australia, The Fornaresio Art Gallery in Italy, Powerlong Art Center in Shanghai/ China , Peephole Cinema in San Francisco/ U.S.A, The 8th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale in Korea. Hosseini has also curated some Exhibition.

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

  • 2023

“I take my City” / Counihan Gallery / Melbourne, Australia / Drawing, Digital Photography, Video art

  • 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

  • 2023                            

–  “Life”, Curated By Avan Anwa / Black Cat Gallery / Melbourne, Australia / Painting, Installation 

  • 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

Holding Worhshops :

  • 2022

 – “Movember” Painting Workshop / “Live for Art” Studio / Melbourne, Australia           

– “Jungle” School Holiday Workshop / “Iive for Art” Studio / Melbourne, Australia 

 – “Vincent Van Gogh” Painting Workshop for siblings of people with disability / St Albans Community Center / Melbourne, Australia        

  • 2021                                

–   Head of “Tehran Metro” Painting Workshop / Tehran, Iran

–   Head of “Tehran, A city for Women” Painting Workshop / Iranian Academy of Arts

Participation in Workshops :

  • 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