- 1952Born in Sangsar, Iran
- 1971Solo show, Ghandriz Art Gallery, Tehran
- 1974Solo show, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
- 1976Received his B.A. in visual art, University of Tehran, Tehran
- 1976Group museum show, Tehran University Gallery, Tehran
- 1976Group show, Mehr Gallery, Tehran
- 1977Solo show, Iran Gallery, Tehran
- 1977Group show, Thumb Gallery, London
- 1978Studied visual arts at Pasadena School of Art
- 1979Group show, Lorry Dunn’s Gallery, Long Beach
- 1983Moved to USA
- 1987White Fig Black Fig Silver Fig Ruby Fig
- 1992Solo show, Nour Foundation Gallery, New York
- 1993Solo show, Lawson Gallery, Seattle
- 1994Solo show, Galleria il Punto di Svolta, Rome
- 1994Solo show, Tarrahan Azad Gallery, Tehran
- 1994Museum show, Anzio City Hall, Anzio
- 1995Solo show, Montclair State University, Montclair
- 1999Moved to Italy
- 2002Solo show, "Retrospective", Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
- 2003Returned to Iran
- 2003Participated in the 6th Tehran Contemporary Painting Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
- 2003Solo show, Caterina Pazzi Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome
- 2003Group show, Assie Mennegini Gallery, Rome
- 2003Solo show, Niavaran Cultural Centre, Tehran
- 2003Solo show, "Small Works on Paper", Tarahan Azad Gallery, Tehran
- 2004Group eainting show, Mah Art Gallery, 26 November-15 December, Tehran
- 2004Group show, "Gardens of Iran: Ancient Wisdom – New Vision", Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
- 2005The Day I Was a Fig Tree
- 2005Solo show, Assar Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2005Group painting show, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2007Solo show, "Nocturne", From Khosrow & Shirin series, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2007Solo show, XVA Gallery, Dubai
- 2007Solo show, Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2008Group show, Khak Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2008Solo show, Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2008Solo show, "Beyond the Darkness", Khak Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2008Group show, "Just Paper", Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2008Group show, "Hope", Focus Art Gallery, Dubai
- 2008Group museum show, "The Colour of Love", Niavaran Cultural Centre, Tehran
- 2009Hunting Color
- 2009Group show ,"Identity Crisis Series"، Chelsea Art Museum
- 2009Solo show, "Circus of Life", AB Gallery, Lucerne
- 2009Solo painting show, Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris
- 2009Solo show, "Migration", Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2009Group painting show, Mah Art Gallery, 16 October-28 October, Tehran
- 2009Group show, "L'Iran sans frontière (English: Iran without Borders), Galerie Almine Rech, Paris
- 2009Group show, "Guns and Roses", Eleven Howland Ltd, London
- 2009Group show, "Selseleh/Zelzeleh: Movers & Shakers in Contemporary Iranian Art", Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2009Group show, "Routes II", Waterhouse and Dodd, London
- 2009Group show, From "Khosrow and Shireen" series, Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City
- 2009Group show, "1001 Colors: Contemporary Art from Iran", Canvas Art, New York
- 2009Group show, "Three Artists", Basement, Dubai
- 2009Group museum show, "Iran Inside Out", Chelsea Art Museum, New York
- 2009Solo show, "Eternal Rebirth", Dar Al-Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City
- 2010Left Iran again
- 2010Art fair, Art Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
- 2010Art fair, Art Dubai, Dubai
- 2010Hunting the Red
- 2010Solo show, Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City
- 2010Solo show, "Voice and Circus", AB Gallery, Zurich
- 2010Group show, Opera Gallery, Muscat
- 2010Group show, "Mona Lisa 10 x 10", Gallery 10, Tehran
- 2010Group show, "Peace!", Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2010Solo show, "Recent Works", Cramer Contemporary, Geneva
- 2010Solo show, Osborne Samuel Gallery, London
- 2010Group show, "Made in Iran", Opera Gallery, Dubai
- 2010Summer group show, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2010Group show, "Tehran-New York", Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2010Group show, "Hope!", Palais des Arts et Festivals, Ville de Dinard
- 2010Group show, "East Meets West on the East End", Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2011Art fair, Art Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
- 2011Art fair, Art Dubai, Dubai
- 2011Art fair, Art Basel, Miami
- 2011Art fair, Art Istanbul, Istanbul
- 2011Solo show, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut
- 2011Solo show, "Circus of Life", Dar Al Funoon Gallery and JAMM Art, Kuwait City
- 2011Group museum show, "Show Off!", The Salsali Private Museum, Dubai
- 2011Group painting show, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2012Art fair, Scope Basel, Basel
- 2012Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art, Abu Dhabi
- 2012Art fairs, Art Dubai, Dubai
- 2012Group show, "Letters in Motion", Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City
- 2012Solo show, "Everyday & Every Night", Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, Zurich
- 2012Solo show, "Silence of the Night, Black Sand Paintings", Leila Heller Gallery, NYC, USA
- 2012Group show, "The Rule and its Exception", Debora Colton Gallery, Houston
- 2012Group show, "Cross-Current", Coburn Gallery, Colorado College
- 2013Solo show, "My Wicked Persian Carpet", Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York
- 2013Group show, "Heavenly Paradise", AB Gallery, Vienna
- 2013Group show, "Art of Iran", Opera Gallery, Dubai
- 2013Group museum show, "Retrospective", The Salsali Private Museum, Dubai
- 2013Solo show, "The Pink House Stories", Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, London and Zurich
- 2013Solo show, "Recent Works", Opera Gallery , London
- 2013Group show, "Art of Iran", Opera Gallery , London
- 2014Solo show, "Morning Calm Through The Persian Light", Opera Gallery , London
- 2014Summer group show by 54 artists, Mah Gallery, Tehran
- 2014Solo show, "Morning Calm through the Persian Light", Opera Gallery, Seoul
- 2014Group show, "Abstract Experiences: Beyond the Real", Opera Gallery , London
- 2014Group show, "The Greater Middle East Unveiled", Opera Gallery, London
- 2014Group show, "20th Anniversary", Opera Gallery , London
- 2015Summer group show by 53 Artists, Mah Gallery, Tehran
- 2015Group museum show, "Shattered Mirror, Shattered Music", Metropolitan Museum, New York
- 2016Solo show, "The Breeze at Dawn", Sophia Contemporary, London
- 2016Group show, "Voyage a Travers l'Iran", Fondation Behnam Bakhtiar, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
- 2016Solo museum show, "Retrospective", The Russian Museum, St Petersburg
- 2016Solo museum show, Chemnitz Art Collections
- 2016Group show, "Arabesque", Opera Gallery , London
- 2017Art fair, Setareh Gallery at Artmonte-carlo, Monaco
- 2017Art fair, Sophia Contemporary at Dallas Art Fair, Dallas
- 2017Art fair, Setareh Gallery at The Armory Show, New York
- 2017Art fair, Sophia Contemporary at Art Stage Singapore, Singapore
- 2017Narrow Smoky
- 2017Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art, Represented by Setareh Gallery, Abu Dhabi
- 2017Solo show, "Black Water", Setareh Gallery, Düsseldorf
- 2017Solo show, "Birth of a Collection 1", 28 Fine Arts, Dubai
- 2017Group show, "Amordad", Afrand Gallery, Tehran
- 2018Group show, "Free Sale", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2018Group show, "The Moments", Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris
- 2018Group show, "In The Light of Spring", Podgorny Robinson Gallery, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
- 2019Art fair, Art Paris, Represented by Podgorny Robinson Gallery, France
- 2019Art fair, Art Cologne, Represented by Setareh Gallery, Germany
- 2019Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Abu Dhabi
- 2019Art fair, Art Monte Carlo, Represented by Setareh Gallery, Monaco-Ville
- 2019Solo show, "Empty House Party", Setareh Gallery, Dusseldorf
- 2019Group show, "10 - 20 - 30", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2019Group show, "Collector 3", Artibition Gallery, Tehran
- 2019Solo show, "Emanations", Leila Heller, Dubai
- 2019Art fair, Art Paris, Represented by Podgorny Robinson Gallery, Paris
- 2020Group show, "The Atlas of my Dreams", Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris
- 2020Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Dubai
- 2020Art fair, Teer Art, Represented by Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2020Group show, "Resilience", Shirin Gallery, Tehran
- 2020Art fair, Contemporary Istanbul, Represented by Opera Gallery , Istanbul
- 2020Reza Derakshani - Online Solo Show, "The Shadow of a Fig Tree Quiets My Soul", Leila Heller, New York
- 2020Solo show, "Postponed", Opera Gallery , London
- 2020Group show, "One by One", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2021Art fair, Intersect Art and Design, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Kennesaw
- 2021Group show, "Trends and Approaches 3", Shirin Gallery, Tehran
- 2021Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Dubai
- 2021Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Plus 2, Dubai
- 2021Art fair, The Armory Show, Represented by Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2021Art fair, Asia Now, Represented by Azad Art Gallery, Paris
- 2021Art fair, Abu Dhabi Art, Represented by Leila Heller Dubai, Abu Dhabi
- 2021Group show, "Birds", Soo Contemporary, Tehran
- 2021Group show, "A Rare Collection of Iranian Modern Art", Leila Heller, Dubai
- 2021Group show, "Legendary Artist", Negah Gallery, Tehran
- 2021Group show, "Remembering - Being", Soo Contemporary, Tehran
- 2021Group show, "Basket Goes Persian", Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris
- 2021Group show, "The Collection of Liam Gallery", Liam Gallery, Tehran
- 2022Art fair, Art Dubai, Represented by Leila Heller, Dubai
- 2022Art fair, Volta New York, Represented by Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2022Art fair, Men Art Fair, Represented by Amenor Contemporary Art Gallery, Paris
- 2022Group show, "Winter Selection 2022", Shirin Gallery, Tehran
- 2022Group show, "The First Fertile Element", A Gallery, Tehran
- 2022Solo show, "Night Conveys the Light, Every Day and Every Night", Leila Heller, Dubai
- 2022Group show, "Mohammad Siyah-Qalam Award - Featured Artists", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2022Group show, "A Nostalgic Glimpse", X Homa, Tehran
- 2022Solo show, "Reza Derakshani's Recent Works", Espace Muraille, Geneva
- 2023Group show, "Modern Collector", Artibition Gallery, Tehran
- 2023Group show, "Masters of Mondern Art", Ech Gallery, Tehran
- 2023Solo show, "Every White Night & Every Black Day", Podgorny Robinson Gallery, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- 2023Group show, "Modern Collector", Artibition Gallery, Tehran
- 2023Group show, "Process", Ech Gallery, Tehran
- 2023Group show, "A Selection of Contemporary Iranian Artists", Art Center, Tehran
- 2023Group show, "Standing in Memory", Sohrab Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2024Group show, "The Artwork of Legendary Artists", Negah Gallery, Tehran
- 2024Group show, "A Collection", Plus 2, Tehran
- 2024Group show, "Collector", Artibition Gallery, Tehran
- 2024Group show, "Ridge", X Homa, Tehran
- 2025Art fair, Art Toronto, Represented by Sahar K Boluki Fine Art Gallery, Toronto
- 2025Group show, "Maximal Miniatures: Contemporary Art from Iran", Middle East Institute, Washington DC
- 2025Solo show, "I Paint Your Grace, I Paint Your Pain, I Paint Love", Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai
- 2025Group show, "And Again, Awakening", EV Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2025Solo show, "Crowns & Leaves: The Blue Season", Leila Heller Gallery, New York
- 2025Solo show, "Under the Sky's Blue Dome", Shirin Gallery, Tehran
- 2026Group show, "Your Iran", Nian Gallery, Tehran
- 2026Group show, "It Is the Time for Flowers to Cry Out", Bazdid Art Gallery, Tehran
