Kourosh Golnari

Sculpture; New Media Artist Born in 1964; Shiraz, Iran

2000 MA Advanced Studies in Art, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

1997 BA Sculpture, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
1983 High school diploma in architecture, Shiraz, Iran.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Reticence, 1×1 Art Gallery, Dubai, Uae.
2014 Hormoz, Darkness & Whitness , Iraniann Artists forum, Tehran, Iran. 2011 Sovereign, Aun Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
2009 Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France.
2009 Something& Nothing, Khak Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
2007 The Earth, a Place for Everyone, environmental work, Damavand, Iran. 1990 Atrvash Gallery, Shiraz, Iran.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020 Summer Group Exhibition, 1×1 Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE.

2018 In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art, LACMA- Los Angeles County Museum of Art , USA.

2017 Small+50, Aaran Art Gallery,Tehran, Iran.

2017 T rends and approaches in contemporary Iranian, Art Mellat Gallery, Tehran,Iran

2015  Group sculpture exhibition , Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

2013 Bounds of Meaning, Mellat Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

2013 The Art of Iran, Opera Gallery, Dubai, UAE.

2012 Earth and Sky, 1st group show of Iranian environmental artists, Iranian Artists’ forum, Tehran , Iran

2012 Without Borders, Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran.
2012 1st Annual Exhibition of Iranian Artists’ Forum, Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran,

Iran.

2012 Human and Contemporary approach, Selected by Kourosh Golnari, Fravahr Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

2012 Group show selected by Mohammad Hossein Emad, residence of ambassador of Belgium, Tehran, Iran.

2011 A selection of contemporary sculpture in Iran, Fravahr Gallery, Tehran, Iran . 2011 Recycle, 2nd Environmental Art Festival of Qazvin, Qazvin, Iran.
2011 Shadow, 2nd Environmental Art Festival of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.
2010 Three Generations of Iranian Sculptors, Fravahr Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

2010 1st Environmental Art Festival of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.
2010 6th exhibition of miniature sculptures, Fravahr Gallery, Tehran, Iran. 2010 Iranian sculptors, Art Center, Tehran, Iran.
2008 1st Biennale of Urban Sculptures, Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

2008 Media Exhibition, Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran.

2007 Glimpses of Iranian Contemporary Art, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran, Iran.

2007 5th Biennale of Sculpture, Tehran, Iran.

2006 12th Asian Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2006 Contemporary Sculptors from Iran, Esmeralda University, Mexico.

2005 4th Biennale of Sculpture, Tehran, Iran.

2005 The Spiritual Art Exhibition, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran.

2005 Museum of Contemporary Arts, Abadan, Iran.

2004 3rd New Art Exhibition, Molavi Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran.

2003 Impressions of Nature in Artists’ Works, Gahan Nama Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

2003 Group show of sculpture, Bahman Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran.

2003 Snow Sculpture Symposium, The Project “The sleep of Bam”, Tochal, Tehran, Iran.

2002 Group exhibition of sculpture by graduated students of Tehran University, Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

2001 Group exhibition by the professors of Art Department of Tehran University, Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran.

1999 2nd Biennial of Sculpture, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran, Iran.

1998 1st Student Festival of Visual Arts, Art University, Tehran, Iran.

1995 2nd Biennial of Art Students, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran, Iran.

1993 1st exhibition of art universities of Iran, Tehran University’s Central Library, Tehran, Iran.

1989 Festival of painting, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Shiraz, Iran. 1987 Group painting exhibition, Vesal Gallery, Shiraz, Iran.

AWARDS

2008 1st Biennale of Urban Sculptures, Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran _ First Prize.

2007 5th Biennale of Sculpture, Tehran, Iran _ First Prize.

2005 4th Biennale of Sculpture, Tehran, Iran _ First Prize.

1998 1st Student Festival of Visual Arts, Art University, Tehran, Iran _ First Prize.

1995 2nd Biennial of Art Students, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran, Iran _ First Prize.

MEMBERSHIPS
Art University of Tehran, dean of Sculpture Department.
Iranian Sculptures’ Forum, member of management team for 3 courses. Team of organizing local Biennales and festivals, Member of the jury. Member of Cité internationale des arts, Paris.
Chief of the 1st Tehran Sculpture Expo.

PROJECTS
2013 Greetings, Hakim Highway, Tehran, Iran.
2011 Pollination, Environmental installation, Haghani Expressway, Tehran, Iran. 199
MUSEUM ART WORKS

COLLECTIONS

Several Art works in Tehran Museums and one sculpture in the Permanent Collection of LACMA ART Museum.