Gholamhossein Nami

1936. Born in Qom, Iran

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• Shows (54)
• Education (2)
• Awards (16)
• Art Fairs (3)
• Biennials (5)

• 1960

• 1963

  Received his BA in Painting, University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts

• 1964

  First prize winner "Mother's Day Contest and Show", Tehran

• 1964

  Participated in the "4th Tehran Biennial"

• 1964

  Art instructor and professor, Secondary school of fine arts for boys and girls

• 1965

  Italian Government Fellowship, 5th Tehran Biennial, Tehran

• 1966

  First prize of Mother's Day

• 1966

  Prize winner of the 5th Tehran painting biennial

• 1966

  Participated in the "5th Tehran Biennial"

• 1967

  Honorable Mention, "World Literacy Day" art contest, Tehran, Iran

• 1967

  Solo show, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran

• 1967

  Participated in the "5th Paris Biennial"

• 1967

  

• 1968

  Solo show, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran

• 1968

  Group show, "Modern Persian Art", Columbia University, New York City

• 1968

  First prize winner of "World's Human Rights Day" art contest, Tehran

• 1968

  Worked as an art instructor and professor at Alzahra University

• 1969

  Participated in "Cagnes-sur-Mer Festival", France

• 1969

  Worked as an art instructor and professor at department of architecture, Vanak Institute of Technology

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• 1970

• 1970

  Gold medal winner of Italian Academy of Arts

• 1970

  Participated in "Cagnes-sur-Mer Festival", France

• 1970

  French National Prize award, "Cagnes-sur-Mer Festival", France

• 1970

  Solo show, Iran-America Society, Tehran

• 1972

  Jury member of the 11th Asian Dhaka Biennial

• 1972

  Art instructor and professor at school of architecture and urban planning, Science and Industry University, Tehran

• 1972

  "Iranian Painters", Salon d' Automne, Paris, France

• 1972

  One-year academic scholarship at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

• 1973

  Art instructor and Professor at School of Decorative Arts (i.e. present-day Art University)

• 1973

  Vice-chairman, Visual Arts Selection Committee, Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, Tehran

• 1973

  Group show, "Iranian Painters", Grand Palais, Paris

• 1974

  Acting principal, Behzad Secondary School of Fine Arts for Girls

• 1974

  Member, Curriculum Development Committee for the Arts, Ministry of Education

• 1974

  Participated in "Joan Miro International Drawing Festival", Barcelona, Spain

• 1975

  Show, "Volume and Surface 1", The Group of Independent Artists, Iran-America Society, Tehran

• 1975

  Show, "The Blue Show", Independent Artists, Iran-America Society, Tehran

• 1976

  Group show, "Volume and Surface 2", Independent Artists, Iran-America Society, Tehran

• 1976

  Show, "Fifty Years of Iranian Art: A Retrospective", Iran-America Society, Tehran

• 1977

  Worked as a curriculum development officer, Department of art education, Iran's Ministry of Culture and Arts

• 1977

  Jury member, the Second National Art and Science Show for Youth

• 1977

  Solo show, Saman Gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 1978

  "Modern Iranian Art", International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland

• 1978

  Traveled to the US to continue his studies

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• 1980

• 1980

  Received his MFA, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

• 1980

  Worked as an assistant to the general director of art education and research department, Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance

• 1980

  Solo show, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

• 1981

  Group show, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

• 1983

  Gold medal winner, International Parliament, USA

• 1984

  "European Banner of the Arts" award with gold medal, Academy of Europe, Italy

• 1984

  "Statue of Golden Flame" award, International Parliament, USA

• 1985

  Began to work as an art instructor and professor, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran

• 1985

  "Oscar d'Italia 1985" award, Italian Academy, Italy

• 1986

  Worked as an art instructor and professor at Alzahra University

• 1986

  Began to work as an art instructor and professor at School of Art and Architecture, Azad University, Tehran

• 1987

  Solo show, Golestan Gallery, Tehran

• 1987

  Winner of "Golden Palm of Europe" award, Academy of Europe, Italy

• 1988

  Solo show, Karpey Gallery, Tehran

• 1990

• 1990

  

• 1991

  Participated in the 1st Iranian Painting biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

• 1991

  Solo show, Golestan Gallery, Tehran

• 1994

  Solo show, Golestan Gallery, Tehran

• 1996

  Retrospective show, "1963-1994" Barg Gallery, Tehran

• 1998

  Retrospective show, Fars Gallery, Shiraz, Iran

• 1998

  Founder of the 1st Association of Iranian Painters

• 1999

  Chairman of the Tehran International Contemporary Drawing Show

• 1999

  Participated in the First International Drawing Show, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

• 1999

  Group show, Contemporary Iranian Artists, Rome, Italy

• 1999

  Solo show, Barg Gallery, Tehran

• 1999

  Chairman of Iranian Painters Society (IPS)

• 2000

• 2000

  Jury member, The 4th Youth’s Visual Arts Show, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

• 2000

  Jury member, The 5th Iranian Painters Biennial, Tehran

• 2000

  Solo show, Juten Gallery, Toronto, Canada

• 2001

  Chairman of the "Contemporary Drawing in Iran" Show

• 2001

  Group show, Contemporary Iranian Artists, Washington, D.C., USA

• 2002

  Member of the selection committee, "New Art" Show, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art

• 2002

  Group show, Iranian Contemporary Artists, Royal Mirage, Dubai

• 2002

  Group show, "Iranian Contemporary", Christie's, London, England

• 2003

  Participated in the 6th Iranian Painters Biennial, Tehran

• 2003

  Member of the Selection Committee, "New Art" show, Tehran University

• 2003

  Curator of the abstract painting and new art, "A Spiritual Vision" show, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran

• 2003

  Chairman of jury committee for the 11th Asian Art Biennale , Bangladesh

• 2003

  Show, "A Spiritual Vision", Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

• 2003

  Solo show, Golestan Gallery, Tehran

• 2003

  

• 2005

  "The Encyclopedia Iranica" awards, Columbia University at Toronto Gala, Canada

• 2005

  Lecture in MOHANDES Society (Canadian Society of Iranian Engineers and Architects) under the title "The Passage from Tradition to Modernism in Iranian Contemporary Paintings", Toronto

• 2005

  Delivered a speech and holding 4 sessions of workshop, Planned by Iranian Association, University of Toronto

• 2006

  Show, "40 Years of Creation in White and 3-Dimensional Artworks", Iran's Artist Organization

• 2006

  Participated in the ceremony for naming a gallery as "GHOLAMHOSSEIN NAMI" in Iran's Artist Organization

• 2008

  Senior visual arts curator of "Tirgan" Iranian cultural festival, Toronto, Canada

• 2008

  Delivered a lecture in the "Tirgan" Iranian Cultural Festival under the title "Language without Words"

• 2009

  Chairman of the "Nami Independent Visual Arts Group (NIVAG)" established in Toronto, Canada

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• 2010

• 2011

  Solo show, "Recent works and retrospective of two last decades by Gholamhossein Nami", Khak Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2014

  Solo show, "Retrospective", Boom Gallery, Tehran

• 2014

  Group show, "Iran Modern Art", Ariana Gallery, Tehran

• 2014

  Group show, "Annual Review", Khak Gallery, Tehran

• 2016

  Group show, "Annual Review", Khak Gallery, Tehran

• 2017

  Group painting show, "Borderlessness", E1 Gallery, Tehran

• 2017

  Group show, "Shoulder to Shoulder", Shahrivar Gallery, Tehran

• 2017

  Group show, "Contemporary Legendary Artists", Negah Gallery, Tehran

• 2017

  Group show, "Annual Review", Khak Gallery, Tehran

• 2017

  Group show, "50+5 Artists", Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran

• 2018

  Group show, "Annual Review ", Khak Gallery, Tehran

• 2018

  Group show, "I Sohrab Sepehri", Dd Museum Gallery, Mazandaran

• 2018

  Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Khak Gallery, Dubai

• 2019

  Group show, "Khak Annual Review", Khak Gallery, Tehran

• 2019

  Group show, "Editions", Aria Gallery, Tehran

• 2020

• 2020

  Group show, "Editions", Aknoon Gallery, Isfahan

• 2020

  Group show, "Full Length...", E1 Gallery, Tehran

• 2020

  Group show, "Masters of Iranian Art", Negah Gallery, Tehran

• 2020

  Art fair, Contemporary Istanbul, Represented by Khak Art Gallery, Istanbul

• 2021

  Group show, "Stellar Artists", Sahar K Boluki Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

• 2022

  Solo show, "Retrospective", Sahar K Boluki Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

• 2022

  Solo show, "White", Aria Gallery, Tehran

• 2023

  Group show, "A Selection of Contemporary Iranian Artists", Art Center, Tehran

• 2024

  Group show, "Darrous, 34", Artibition Gallery, Tehran