- 1974Born in Tehran, Iran
- 1985Moved to Germany
- 1997Studied Photography, College of Design and Art, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2000Sponsorship award from the University of Design and Art, Zurich
- 2000Studied Photography and Design, Fachhochschule Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
- 2000Solo show, Photographer's Gallery, London
- 2001Shirana Shahbazi and Eric Steinbrecher, Kunstverein Freiburg, Freiburg
- 2002The Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize, London
- 2002Studio scholarship from the city of Zurich for New York
- 2002Solo show, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
- 2002Solo show, Bonner Kunstverein am August Macke Platz, Bonn
L’elac, Lausanne
- 2003Kiefer Hablitzel Prize, Bern
- 2003Solo show, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, USA
- 2003Solo show, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin
- 2004Federal Prize for Art, Bern
- 2004Work grant for Visual Arts, Canton of Zurich
- 2004Solo show, Salon 94, New York
- 2004Solo show, The Wrong Gallery, New York
- 2004Solo show, Trans Area, New York
- 2005Studio scholarship from the Landis & Gyr Foundation for Berlin
- 2005Federal Prize for Art, Bern
- 2005Solo show, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2005Solo show, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
- 2005Solo show, Silk Road Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2005Shirana Shahbazi and Andro Wekua, Zimmerfrei, Lugano, Switzerland
- 2006Awarded from the University of Design and Art, Zurich
- 2006Solo show, "Room for Photography", Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany
- 2006Solo show, Milton Keynes Art Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK
- 2007Schaedel-01-2001
- 2007Solo show, Swiss Institute, New York
- 2007Solo show, Barbican Art Centre, London
- 2008Solo show, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- 2008Solo show, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris
- 2008Solo show, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
- 2008Residency at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- 2009Solo show, Cardi Black Box Gallery, Milan
- 2010Solo show, The Breeder, Athens, Greece
- 2011Solo show, "Shirana Shahbazi – Much like Zero", Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur,
Switzerland
- 2011Solo show, New Museum, New York
- 2012Solo show, "Then Again", Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2012Show, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
- 2013Fair, Cardi Black Box at The Armory Show, New York
- 2013Solo show, Cardi Gallery, Milano
- 2013Group show, "Images for Images", GASK, Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
- 2013Solo show, "Between Daylights", Bob van Orsouw Galerie, Zurich
- 2013Solo show, XCult, Amden, Switzerland
- 2014Group show, "Fixed Unknowns", Taymour Grahne, New York
- 2014Solo show, "Monstera", Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- 2014Solo show, "Shirana Shahbazi", Deweer Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
- 2016Fair, Parkett at IFPDA Print Fair, New York
- 2017Solo show, "Shirana Shahbazi", Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway
- 2017Solo show, "Shirana Shahbazi", Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich
- 2017Solo show, "Fire/Works for Parkett", Parkett Space, Zurich
- 2017Solo show, "First Things First", KINDL- Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin
- 2018Fair, Galerie Peter Kilchmann at Artgenève, Le Grand-Saconnex
- 2018Fair, Galerie Peter Kilchmann at ARCO Madrid
- 2018Art fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, Represented by Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Florida
- 2018Art fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, Represented by Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Miami Beach
- 2018Residency Program ProHelvetia, India
- 2018Solo show, Shirana Shahbazi", Villa Garbald, Castasegna, Switzerland
- 2018Solo show, "Shirana Shahbazi: 14 Monotypien", Tableau Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2018Solo show, "Shirana Shahbazi", Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- 2018Manon Wertenbroek and Shirana Shahbazi, "Capovolto", Istituto Svizzero, Milan
- 2019Meret Oppenheim Prize, Switzerland
- 2019Recognition Award, Foundation for Graphic Arts, Switzerland
- 2019Art fair, FIAC, Represented by Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Paris
- 2019Solo show, "Shirana Shahbazi: New Good Luck", Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2020Art fair, ARCO Art Fair, Represented by Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Madrid
- 2020Group show, "MR. CHETORI. How are you doing? ", Manoir Martigny, Martigny
- 2020Solo show, "Reality Show", Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich
- 2022Mutina Art Prize, "This is Not a Prize 6", Modena, Italy
- 2023Art fair, Asia Now, Represented by Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Paris
- 2023Group show, "The Other Side of the Mirror Is Home", Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich
- 2023Solo show, "Picture the Scene", Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich
- 2023Group show, "Lessons of Freedom: Notes for a Trip to Iran, 1970-2023", Podbielski Contemporary, Milan
- 2024Art fair, MIA, Represented by Podbielski Contemporary, Milan
- 2024Art fair, Art Basel, Represented by Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Basel
- 2025Art fair, Photo London, Represented by Podbielski Contemporary, London
- 2025Art fair, Paris Photo, Represented by Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Paris
- 2025Solo show, "Real State", Emkan Gallery, Tehran
- 2026Solo show, "All at Once. An Interplay with Li Tavor", Kunstmuseum Luzern, Luzern
