The main themes in Shirin Neshat's works are women and gender issues. Religion, politics, and identity concerns are recognizable in her artworks as well. ... Read full biography
- 1957Born in Qazvin, Iran
- 1993Solo show, "Unveiling", Franklin Furnace, New York
- 1995Participated in the Venice Biennial 95, "Campo 95", Venice
- 1997Solo show, "Women of Allah", Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1998Solo show, Tate Gallery, London
- 1999Received her First International Prize, Winner of Golden Lion International Prize in the 48th Venice Biennale for the work "Rapture"
- 2000Solo show, Serpentine Gallery, London
- 2000Grand Prize at the Gwangju Biennale
- 2002Obtained Award for Visual Art, International Center for Photography, New York
- 2003Winner of ZeroOne Award, Universität der Künste, Berlin
- 2003Solo show, Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam
- 2008Solo show, Gladstone Gallery, New York
- 2011Solo show, "Women Without Men", Palazzo Reale, Milan
- 2013Solo show, "The Book of Kings", Faurschou Foundation, Beijing
- 2019Art fair, Art Brussels, Represented by Repetto Gallery, Belgium
- 2019Art fair, Artissima, Represented by Noire Gallery, Turin
- 2020Solo show, "Land of Dreams", Goodman Gallery, Cape Town
- 2020Solo show, "Soliloquy", Tate Modern, London
- 2021Art fair, Frieze Art Fair New York, Represented by Goodman Gallery, New York
- 2021Solo show, "Shirin Neshat's Artworks", Goodman Gallery, Cape Town
- 2021Solo show, "Living in One Land, Dreaming in Another", Pinakothek of the Modern, Munich
- 1957Born in Qazvin, Iran
- 2021Solo show, "Land of Dreams", Gladstone Gallery, New York
- 2021Solo show, "Living in One Land, Dreaming in Another", Pinakothek of the Modern, Munich
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