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Bakhshayeshi

 

    AZRA AGHIGHI BAKHSHAYESHI
   

Born in Qom, Iran in 1968
Works and lives in Tehran, Iran

 


EDUCATION

1984 BA in Graphics (Degree in Calligraphy)
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2007

Quran Works, Khorramabad Provincial Culture Directorate, Khorramabad, Iran

2005

Quran Works, National Islamic University, New Delhi, India

 

Kish Free Zone Organization, Kish Island, Iran

 

Noor va Ney, Aasar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1995

Naghsh va Besmeleh, Iran Art Gallery, Iran

   
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2010

Female Calligraphers, Cemal Resit Rey Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey

 

Calligraphy Festival, ECO Cultural Institute, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

2009

Iranian Art Exhibition, Ehdeniyat International Festival, Al-Kobra, Ehden, Lebanon

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  Fajr Conceptual Arts Exhibition, Vahdat Hall, Tehran, Iran
2007 Ashura Posters, Hoze Honari Visual Arts Center, Tehran, Iran
 

Women Artists of Quran, National Quran Karim Museum, Tehran, Iran

2004

“Artist Women”, Kuwait

2003 International Hand Craft Exhibition, Kish International Exhibition Center, Kish Island, Iran
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Women and Communication Festival, Kish International Exhibition Center, Kish Island, Iran

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2001 “Quran Karim” Exhibition
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Tajalli-ye-ehsas (manifestation of sensation), Niyavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
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1997

Besmellah, Arasbaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran

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1990 Conceptual Arts Festival, Islamic Propaganda Bureau of Qom, Qom, Iran
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1988 Conceptual Arts Festival, Islamic Propaganda Bureau of Qom, Qom, Iran
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Hazif Celebration, Calligraphers Association of Iran, Shiraz, Iran

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PRIZES AND AWARDS
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2009 “Fajr Conceptual Arts Exhibition”, Vahdat Hall, Tehran, Iran
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2006 First round of Sa’adi Prize, New Delhi, India
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2005 Participating at competition of designing symbolic statue of Tajrish, Tehran, Iran
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WORKS PUBLISHED IN
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Calligrapher Women, 2009
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Calligraphers Association of Iran, various Albums
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Tafsire-Jamal, Imam Reza Institute
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COLLECTIONS
   
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Malaysian Islamic Museum, Tehran Contemporary Museum
   
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OTHER
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2003 – 2007 Art Adviser, Women Affairs Department, Kish Free Zone Organization, Kish Island, Iran
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1991 – 1999 Jurywomen in different Art Events
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1988 – 1990 Taught Calligraphy at The Calligraphers Association of Iran
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Azra Bakhshayeshi