Armin Amirian

Born in 1995, IRAN

MEMBERSHIPS:

Official and main member of Iranian Photographers’ Society        

Honorary member of the Iran’s Institute for Promotion of Contemporary Visual Art

SOLO EXHIBITION:

2018-2019     “Aar” Photo Series; Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

SELECTED AWARDS:

2020     Award of Excellence; Fletcher International Art Festival; Fletcher H. Dyer Exhibit, USA

2020     Honorable Mention Award of Art Through the Lens; Yeiser Art Center, USA

2018     Finalist of the Ooshot Awards – Photographic Commission Prize; France

2018   Young Author Award at the 29th Caminos de Hierro Photography contest; the Spanish Railways Foundation, Spain

2018     the best photo of the 59th Iranian Youth Cinema Regional Festival; Iran

2017     Jury prize of the international “Premio Fomenar”; Spain

2017     the Art Photography Statue, first place of the Creative Art Photography (different view) & honorary diploma of the 14th “Picture of The Year” Festival; Tehran, Iran

2017     Chosen artist of the 9th “Fadjr” International Festival of Visual Arts; Tehran, Iran

2015     Finalist of the best open monochrome of SIENA International Photography Awards; Italy

2015     Golden medal of the 75th “Asahi Shimbun” International Photography Awards; Japan

2015     the Art Photography Statue, first place of the Creative Art Photography (different view) & honorary diploma of the 12th “Picture of The Year” Festival; Tehran, Iran

2015     Chosen artist at the “Edinburgh Art Festival”; Edinburgh, Scotland

2014     Chosen artist at “Russia and Italy’s Manifesto Art” International Festival

2014     Honorary diploma and appreciation from “MIFA International Photography Awards”; Moscow, Russia

2014     Chosen work in the 11th “Golden Bee” International Biennale; Moscow, Russia

2012     Chosen Teenager of the year at the 23rd Warsaw’s International Biennale; Warsaw, Poland

2012     Chosen work at the 13th Al-Thani International Photography Award; UAE

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2020      Fletcher International Art Festival, Reece Museum; USA

2020     “Art Through the Lens” Photography Exhibition, Yeiser Art Center; KY, USA

2020     “Get the Message: Words and Images” Online Exhibition, Arts Benicia; CA, USA

2020     “Vantage Point 8”, Al Hamriyah, Sharjah Art Foundation; Sharjah, UAE

2020     “Humanity”Online Exhibition (due to COVID-19), Cultural Center of Cape Cod; MA, USA

2020     “The Next Big Thing”, Studio Channel Islands Art Center; CA, USA

2020      Colors Contest Exhibition, Grey Cube Online Gallery; USA

2020     “99 Photography” Exhibition, Tehran Art Gallery; Tehran, Iran

2019      Private Exhibition, Art Center Gallery; Tehran, Iran

2019      the 7th Art for Peace International Festival, Baroque Gallery; Tehran, Iran

2019     “Travel to The Morning”, e1 Art Gallery; Tehran, Iran

2019     “Khorramshahr+30”, Farmanfarma Gallery; Tehran, Iran

2019      Ooshot Award Exhibition, Les Magasins Generoux; Paris, France

2018      the 29th Caminos de Hierro Photography Exhibition, Fernan Nunez Palace; Madrid, Spain

2018      the 6th Art for Peace International Festival, Pardis-e Mellat Gallery; Tehran, Iran

2018      Fomenar – Verona Selection, Santa Maria Chapel; Verona, Italy

2018     “Blue Vision”, Negarestan Museum; Tehran, Iran

2018      Fomenar Exhibition, Art Nou Millenni Gallery; Barcelona, Spain

2018     “Portrait” Exhibition, Goman Gallery; Iran

2018      the 10th Fadjr International Festival of Visual Arts, Saba Art Complex; Tehran, Iran

2017     “A Selection of the 14th Iran’s Picture of the Year Festival”; Shiraz, Iran

2017     6th “10 Days with Photographers” Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum; Tehran, Iran

2017      Focus Iran 2 – Contemporary Photography and Video Exhibition, Viewpoint Gallery; UC Irvine, USA

2017      the 5th Art for Peace International Festival, Iranian Artists Forum; Tehran, Iran

2017      the 12th Gothenburg International Poetry Festival; Gothenburg, Sweden

2017     the 9th Fadjr International Festival of Visual Arts, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts; Tehran, Iran

2017      “Hengam-e Now 3”, Did Gallery; Tehran, Iran

2016   MOP Foundation in participation with the Sotheby’s “Contemporary Iranian Art Exhibition”, LACMA Museum; Los Angeles, USA

2016     “Blue Gold”, Etemad Gallery; Tehran, Iran

2016      Fletcher International Art Festival, Reece Museum; USA

2016      Focus Iran 2 – Contemporary Photography and Video exhibition, CAFAM Museum; Los Angeles, USA

2014     Syngenta Photography Awards; Basel, Switzerland

2015     Edinburgh Art Festival, Summer Hall Art Gallery; Edinburgh, Scotland

2014     “Major Japanese Cities” International Art Museum; Japan

2014     Fletcher International Art Festival, Reece Museum; USA

2014     Plakatu Muzeum W Wilanowie Group Exhibition; Poland

2013     Pisztory Palace Museum Group Exhibition; Bratislava

2013     Qatar Photographic Society Exhibition; Doha, Qatar

COLLECTIONS:

Ooshot Award Collection, France

Spanish Railways Foundation, Spain

The Fletcher H. Dyer Exhibit, USA

The Yeiser Art Center, USA

Mrs. Elizabeth Duggal

Premio Fomenar, Spain

MASTER CLASS, WORKSHOP, ARTIST TALK

2019   Master Class: “Ideation, Conception and Direction of a Photography Project”; L’institut Francais

2019   Professional Discussion: “The History of Photography in France”; Induction Discussion Conference, L’institut Francais

2018     Professional Discussion: Portrait Photography; Goman Gallery, Isfahan

2018     Artist Talk: “Bon”; Iranian Youth Cinema Society

2017     Artist Talk: 10 Days with Photographers; Iranian Photographers Society

PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES:

Lomography: Through the Eyes of Armin Amirian

Janet Rady Fine Art: Interview with Armin Amirian

Lomography: ‘A’ar’ – A New Series by Armin Amirian

Middle-East Eye:  Iran’s Photographers Recreate Images of Nation

Chambre Fluide Magazine: CF Talents 2020

L’ADN Innovation: En images: leçon d’art par 10 photographes qui font de la pub

Art Fluent: Curator’s Spotlight

Utopia Magazine: Special Art Issue December 2020