Born 1982 – Tehran
BA in Painting – Tehran University Faculty of Fine Arts
Solo Exhibitions:
2018 –“Sohrab & the Bees & the Rose & the nightingales” , Mohsen Ahmadvand & Fereydoun Ave , Etemad Gallery and Dastan Basement Gallery , Tehran
2014 –“ LION& BANANA”, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2012 – “ I SCREAM”,Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2011 – XVA Gallery, Asia One , Art Hong Kong 11 , Wanchai , Hong Kong
2008 – XVA Gallery, Dubai,UAE
2008 – Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 – 2008- Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
2007 – Seyhoun Gallery , Tehran
2006 – Seyhoun Gallery , Tehran
Group Exhibitions:
2019 – “ Flower / Pure Paradox” , INJA Gallery, Tehran
2018 – “ Mossavar Nameh” , Dastan+2 , Tehran
2018 – Art Dubai,”Mossavar Nameh” A Dastan Project, Dubai
2016 – Summer Group Show, Etemad Gallery , Tehran
2014 – “ Portraits: Reflections by Emerging Iranian Artists”, curated by: Roya Khadjavi Heidari and Masoud Nader ,Rogue Space Gallery, New York, USA
2014 – “ The Feeling of Happiness”, Drawing Week; Iran-Turky ,curated by: Saeed Ensafi, Homa Art Gallery, Tehran
2014 – “ZOO”, Modern to Contemporary Artists (1941-2014),curated by: Iman Safaei, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran
2014 – Art Dubai 2014 , International art fair in the MENASA (Middle East/North Africa/South Asia), Etemad Gallery,Dubai, UAE
2013 –“Paper Works ,10 Artists”, curated by Fereydoun Ave, works by Fereydoun Ave, Mohsen Ahmadvand, Raana Farnoud, Ali Golestaneh, Shahla Hosseini Barzi, Mohammad Hamzeh, Farshid Mesghali, Bijan Saffari, Vahid Sharifian and Ramtin Zad. Etemad Gallery,Dubai, UAE
2013 –“Some Like It Hot”, A Group Show featuring artists from all over the MENASA region , XVA Gallery,Dubai, UAE
2013 –“ Modern and Contemporary Iranian Drawing”,Homa Art Gallery,Tehran
2013 –“ Paper”,An exhibition of works on paper,Anish Kapoor,Walid Siti,Imran Channa,Mohsen Ahmadvand&Debjani Bhardwaj,XVA Gallery, Dubai,UAE
2012 –Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation Auction , London , UK
2011 – Auction in Support of Wildlife Conservation Projects in Iran, Afra Tower, Tehran
2011 –Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation Auction , London , UK
2011 – “ The First May”,Tribute to Masoumeh Seyhoun , Seyhoun Art Gallery,Tehran
2011 – “ Between the Lines”, A Group Show of Works by Middle Eastern and Western Artists , XVA Gallery,Dubai, UAE
2010 – Sotheby’s ,Contemporary Art / Arab&Iranian , London , UK
2010 – Magic of Persia , Charity Art Exhibition&Auction Gala, Dubai,Abu Dhabi.
2010 – “ To Paint Cinema”,A Group Painting Exhibition ,Mohsen Art Gallery,Tehran.
2010 – 4*4 Group Painting Exhibition , Etemad Gallery, Tehran.
2010 – Bastakiya Art Fair,Dubai,UAE
2009 – Artcurial – Briest – Poulain – F. Tajan, Auction House, Paris, France
2009 – “From Past to …Tomorrow”, An Exhibition of Iranian Contemporary Art,
Day Art Gallery,Tehran
2009 – Group Iranian Modern Art Exhibition , Seyhoun Gallery , Los Angeles, CA
2009 – “Looped and Layered “ , A Selection of Contemporary Art from Tehran –
Thomas Erben Gallery – New York
2009 – Iran on Paper : the Last 10 Years .from Fereydoun Ave’s “LAAL Collection” ,
Aaran Art Gallery,Tehran
2008 – 2009- Second Tehran Art Expo, Vahdat Hall (Rudaki Hall) , Tehran
2008 – Second Annual Asian Contemporary Art Fair (ACAF- NY) – New York
2008 – Sotheby’s, Modern and Contemporary Arab and Iranian Art ,London,UK
2008 – Ardeshir Mohassess and Mohsen Ahmadvand, XVA Gallery, Dubai,UAE
2008 – The first exhibition on selected artists’ works from Iranian galleries, SABA
Cultural and Artistic Institute , Tehran
2007 – Radical Drawing, A selection of contemporary Iranian drawing,
Tehran Art Gallery
2007 – Selected artists of the first visual arts festival, Niavaran Cultural Center,Tehran
2006 – First Visual Arts Festival, Niavaran Cultural Center , Tehran
2005 – Fine Arts Gallery, Department of Visual Arts, Tehran University
2004 – Central Library, Tehran University .
Collections :
– The Houston Museum of Fine Arts .
– The British Museum .
– Kamel Lazaar Foundation .
– Private Collections .
PRIZES/AWARDS:
2015 – Campus France Award by French government
2011 – Nominated for Jameel Prize 2011, Victoria and Albert Museum,London
2006 – First Visual Arts Festival Prize by Faber Castel,Tehran
BOOK :
2017 – Honar , the Afkhami Collection of Modern and Contemporary Iranian Art. The first book on one of the finest private collections, published by PHAIDON.
2015 – World Champion “Jahan Pahlevan”, complied by Arash Tanhai , Look Publications
2014 – Contemporary Iranian Art, Roots and New Perspectives, Hamid Keshmirshekan, Nazar art publications, Tehran
2014 – “A Selection of Drawings by Mohsen Ahmadvand”, Bon-gah Publications .
2014 – Pioneers of new art, Javad Mojabi, Behnegar Publications, Tehran
2013 – Drawing Art in Iran, by Hasan Morizi, Peykareh Publications, Tehran
2013 – Contemporary Iranian Art: New perspectives, Hamid Keshmirshekan, Saqi Books, London , UK
2007 – A Book of Persian Cartoon, Koochak Publications, Tehran
PRESS & CATALOGUES:
2018 – Selections Magazine, Special Issue 45, Inventing Perspective is out, Dazzling works by Mohsen Ahmadvand and Fereydoun Ave.
2017 – Selections Magazine, the One to Watch ,Issue 40, Published on the cover.
2016 – “Shahnameh, The Perpetual Narrative” A survey of impact of Shahnameh on modern and contemporary art of Iran, by Akram Tavana, foreword by Dr.Firuza Melville.
2014 – Tandis Magazine Norouz Issue.
2013 – Saudi Gazette Newspaper,”Group Exhibition to Celebrate Paper Medium”
2012 – Golestaneh Magazine,No.120,” The Euphoria of Forgetfulness” Vahid Sharifian in conversation with Mohsen Ahmadvand,Tehran .
2012 – “The Bittersweet Drawings of Ahmadvand” by:Dr.Behnam Kamrani,Art Tomorrow Contemporary Art Magazine,No.+8,spring 2012,Tehran.
2010 – “Unstableness of Familiar Scenes”by:Nazgol Ansarinia,Golestaneh Magazine,No.107,Tehran.
2009 – Art in Review,The New York Times,By Holland Cotter.June3,2009
2009 – “More Iranians are Coming”,Artnet News.
2009 – Looped and Layered,Fine Art Thailand,june 2009
2008 – TimeOut Dubai,Art and Culture Spotlight,Vol.8,Issue40.
2008 – The National Newspaper ,visual arts,”The Pen is Mightier”,A preview by Arsalan Mohammad,Dubai .
