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Manoucher Yektai
1921. Born in Tehran, Iran
1940
- 1945
Moved to Paris
- 1945
Trained with Amédée Ozenfant in Paris
- 1946
Studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and at the Atelier of André Lhote, Paris
- 1947
Moved to New York
- 1947
Pollock produced Yektai's first dripped or action painted works in Duco and aluminum
- 1947
Studied at the Art Students League of New York with Robert Hale
- 1948
Solo show, Woodstock, New York
1950
- 1951
Solo show, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York
- 1951
Being introduced by Leo Castelli to the 8th Street Club and soon became a friend of Rothko, Tobey, Guston and others
- 1952
Solo show, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York
- 1953
Solo show, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York
- 1953
Still Life with Fruit 1953 - 1956
Solo show, American Associated Artists, New York
- 1957
Solo show, Poindexter Gallery, New York
- 1959
Solo show, "Felix", Landau Gallery, Los Angeles
- 1959
Returned to figurative painting after a long turn towards abstraction
1960
- 1960
Solo show, Semia Huber Gallery, Zurich
- 1961
Solo show, Poindexter Gallery, New York
- 1961
Solo show, Semia Huber Gallery, Zurich
- 1961
Solo show, Piccadilly Gallery, London
- 1962
Solo show, Poindexter Gallery, New York
- 1962
Solo show, Anderson Meyer Gallery, Paris
- 1962
Solo show, Piccadilly Gallery, London
- 1962
Solo show, Feingarten Gallery, Chicago
- 1962
Portrait of Robert Monroe 1962 - 1963
Solo show, Semia Huber Gallery, Zurich
- 1964
Solo show, Piccadilly Gallery, London
- 1964
Solo show, Poindexter Gallery, New York
- 1965
Solo show, Semia Huber Gallery, Zurich
- 1965
Solo show, Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Detroit
- 1966
Solo show, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
1970
- 1970
Solo show, Piccadilly Gallery, London
- 1972
Solo show, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
- 1975
Solo show, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
- 1977
Solo show, Zand Gallery, Tehran
1980
- 1981
Solo show, Alex Rosenberg Gallery, New York
- 1984
Solo show, Alex Rosenberg Gallery, New York
- 1984
Solo show, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
1990
- 1996
Solo show, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
2010
- 2017
Group show, "A Visual Dialog", +2 Gallery, Tehran
- 2017
Group show, "A Lyrical Approach to Painting", Mah-e-Mehr Gallery, Tehran
- 2019
Passed away
- 2019
Group show, "10 - 20 - 30", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2019
Group show, "Flower/ The Pure Paradox", Inja Gallery, Tehran
- 2019
Solo show, "Roots; Chapter 1", Aria Gallery, Tehran
- 2019
Art fair, Zona Maco México, Represented by Smith-Davidson Gallery, Mexico
- 2019
Solo show, "The Night Is Your Day", Sothebys, London
- 2019
Group show, "For a Rainy Day", Non Gallery Space, Tehran
- 2019
Art fair, ZONAMACO, Represented by Smith-Davidson Gallery, Mexico City
2020
- 2020
Group show, "Distribution of the sensible", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2021
Art fair, Expo Chicago, Represented by Smith-Davidson Gallery, New York
- 2021
Solo show, "Manouchehr Yektai's Paintings", Karma Gallery, New York
- 2021
Group show, "Collector 9", Artibition Gallery, Tehran
- 2021
Group show, "A Rare Collection of Iranian Modern Art", Leila Heller, Dubai
- 2022
Group show, "A Selection of Modern Works from The Laal Collection", O Gallery, Tehran
- 2023
Solo show, The Arts Club, London
- 2023
Group show, "Modern Collector", Artibition Gallery, Tehran
- 2023
Group show, "Standing in Memory", Sohrab Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2023
Group show, "Some Seasons: Fereydoun Ave and the Laal Collection", Art Jameel, Dubai
- 2024
Group show, "Golden Years", Far Gallery, Tehran
- 2024
Art fair, TEFAF NY, Represented by Karma Gallery, New York
- 2024
Art fair, Frieze Art Fair New York, Represented by Karma Gallery, New York
- 2024
Art fair, Art Basel, Represented by Karma Gallery, Basel
- 2024
Art fair, Fog Fair, Represented by Karma Gallery, San Francisco
- 2024
Art fair, Frieze Art Fair Los Angeles, Represented by Karma Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2024
Group show, "A Particular Kind of Heaven", Karma Gallery, New York
- 2024
Solo show, "Landscapes", Karma Gallery, New York
- 2024
Manoucher Yektai and Leyly Matine Daftary"Perfect Strangers", Frieze, London
- 2025
Group show, "Still", Karchive Gallery, Tehran
- 2025
Group show, "Whispers of Presence, A Dialogue between Faces ", Mellal Gallery, Tehran
- 2025
Solo show, "Beginnings", Karma Gallery, New York
- 2025
Group show, "Continuum: The Unbroken Line of Persian Art", Foundry, Dubai
- 2025
Solo show, Tirafkan Foundation, Tehran
- 2026
Solo show, "The Stranger and the Tree", Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Miami
- 2026
Group show, "Calamity Beneath the Sun", Mellal Gallery, Tehran