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AZRA AGHIGHI BAKHSHAYESHI |
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Born in Qom, Iran in 1968
Works and lives in Tehran, Iran
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EDUCATION |
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1984 |
BA in Graphics (Degree in Calligraphy) |
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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2007 |
Quran Works, Khorramabad Provincial Culture Directorate, Khorramabad, Iran |
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2005 |
Quran Works, National Islamic University, New Delhi, India |
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Kish Free Zone Organization, Kish Island, Iran |
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Noor va Ney, Aasar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran |
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1995 |
Naghsh va Besmeleh, Iran Art Gallery, Iran |
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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2010 |
Female Calligraphers, Cemal Resit Rey Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Calligraphy Festival, ECO Cultural Institute, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
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2009 |
Iranian Art Exhibition, Ehdeniyat International Festival, Al-Kobra, Ehden, Lebanon |
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Fajr Conceptual Arts Exhibition, Vahdat Hall, Tehran, Iran |
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2007 |
Ashura Posters, Hoze Honari Visual Arts Center, Tehran, Iran |
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Women Artists of Quran, National Quran Karim Museum, Tehran, Iran |
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2004 |
“Artist Women”, Kuwait |
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2003 |
International Hand Craft Exhibition, Kish International Exhibition Center, Kish Island, Iran |
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Women and Communication Festival, Kish International Exhibition Center, Kish Island, Iran |
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2001 |
“Quran Karim” Exhibition |
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Tajalli-ye-ehsas (manifestation of sensation), Niyavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran |
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1997 |
Besmellah, Arasbaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
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1990 |
Conceptual Arts Festival, Islamic Propaganda Bureau of Qom, Qom, Iran |
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1988 |
Conceptual Arts Festival, Islamic Propaganda Bureau of Qom, Qom, Iran |
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Hazif Celebration, Calligraphers Association of Iran, Shiraz, Iran |
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PRIZES AND AWARDS |
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2009 |
“Fajr Conceptual Arts Exhibition”, Vahdat Hall, Tehran, Iran |
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2006 |
First round of Sa’adi Prize, New Delhi, India |
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2005 |
Participating at competition of designing symbolic statue of Tajrish, Tehran, Iran |
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WORKS PUBLISHED IN |
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Calligrapher Women, 2009 |
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Calligraphers Association of Iran, various Albums |
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Tafsire-Jamal, Imam Reza Institute |
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COLLECTIONS |
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Malaysian Islamic Museum, Tehran Contemporary Museum |
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OTHER |
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2003 – 2007 |
Art Adviser, Women Affairs Department, Kish Free Zone Organization, Kish Island, Iran |
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1991 – 1999 |
Jurywomen in different Art Events |
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1988 – 1990 |
Taught Calligraphy at The Calligraphers Association of Iran |
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