Parviz Tanavoli

Born 1937

Iran, Canada

  1. 1960Taught sculpture at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, United States
  2. 1960Opened Kaboud Atelier, Tehran
  3. 1961Organized a group show of 14 Iranian artists' work that tours the US, Sponsored by the Grey Foundation
  4. 1964Head of the Sculpture Department, Tehran University
  5. 1967Founded "Group 5" with Sohrab Sepehri, Abolghassem Saidi, Bahman Mohasses and Hossein Zenderoudi
  6. 1967Organised the 1st sculpture show by Tehran University students
  7. 1967Opened "Rasht 29", a Cafe for artists, with Kamran Diba and Roksana Saba
  8. 1969Installed an outdoor bronze sculpture in Shiraz University
  9. 1971Visiting artist at Hamline University, St Paul, Minnesota
  10. 1971Installed an outdoor 4-Metre stainless steel sculpture on Hamline University's campus
  11. 1971Installed bronze gates in Ray
  12. 1972Installed the 1st modern public sculpture in bronze in front of Shahr Theater, Tehran
  13. 1973Found Tehran Rug Society
  14. 1975Organized Tehran rug society's first show, Tribal animal covers of Iran
  15. 1976Installation, An outdoor metal sculpture in Dakar, Senegal
  16. 1976Organised Tehran Rug Society's second show, Lori and Bakhtiyari Flatweaves
  17. 1977Organised the show, "The Art of Black Africa", Bagh Ferdows Heritage Building, Tehran
  18. 1979Retired from Tehran University
  19. 2005He created a small piece of sculpture called "Heech in a Cage" to protest the conditions of the American-held prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
  20. 2006Began working on his piece to honour the victims of the Israeli-Lebanon war
  21. 2015The release of documentary film "Parviz Tanavoli: Poetry in Bronze"
  22. 2020Collection Exhibition, "Virus of Collecting", Plus 2 Gallery, Tehran