Behjat Sadr

1924 – 2009

Iran, France

One of the most pioneer modern artists, Behjat Sadr, was one of the first Iranian women who was active in the international art world.

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  1. 1924Born in Arak, Iran
  2. 1955Won two scholarships to Italy and France
  3. 1956Met with Roberto Melli and enrolled at Accademia di Belle Arti of Rome
  4. 1958Graduated from the Fine Arts School of the Naples
  5. 1958Solo show, "Pardis", Bussola Gallery, Rome
  6. 1962Awarded the "Royal Grand Prize", Tehran Biennale
  7. 1962Participated in the 31th Venice Biennale, Venice
  8. 1967Won the UNESCO’s Award, Art Competition to Fight Illiteracy
  9. 1981Solo show, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
  10. 1986Solo show, "La Fourmi Ailee (English: The Winged Ant)", Paris
  11. 1992Show, Columbia University, New York
  12. 2004Retrospective show, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran
  13. 2016Solo show,"Behjat Sadr: Traces", Ab-Anbar & Aria Gallery, Tehran
  14. 2018Solo show, "Dusted Waters", The Mosaic Rooms, London
  15. 2019Art fair, Frieze New York, Represented by Balice Hertling Gallery, USA
  16. 2019Art fair, FIAC, Represented by Balice Hertling, Paris
  17. 2019Group show, "Patternitecture", Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
  1. 1924Born in Arak, Iran
  2. 1967Won the UNESCO’s Award, Art Competition to Fight Illiteracy
  3. 2018Solo show, "Dusted Waters", The Mosaic Rooms, London
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