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Copyright Shirazeh Houshiary | | | Houshiary, Shirazeh (1955 - ) Iran / UK
Birth of Light from Shadow, 1992
Copper; 90 x 266 cm 90's
UID 102-273
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Biography
Born in Shiraz, Iran. Lives and works in London. 1973: Arrived in Britain, having studied drama in Iran. 1976-79: Chelsea School of Art, London. Graduated as a painter, but turned to three-dimensional work within the year. Her sculpture is rooted in the mysticism of Islamic culture, but demonstrates a quest beyond cultural limitations. 1979-80: Became junior Fellow, Cardiff College of Art, Wales. 1980: First solo exhibition, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff since when she has exhibited regularly in solo and mixed exhibitions in Britain, Europe and America. 1982: Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. Venice Biennale; "Summer Show 3," Serpentine Gallery, London; "Hayward Annual," Hayward Gallery, London. 1983: Massimo Minimi, Milan. Greta Insam Gallery, Vienna. "New Art at the Tate," Tate. 1984: Lisson Gallery, London (where she has subsequently exhibited frequently). 1985: "The British Show," organized by the British Council (travelled to Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne). 1992: "Isthmus," Lisson Gallery, London. Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva (travelled to MoMA, Oxford). 1993-94: "Dancing Around my Ghost," Camden Arts Centre, London (travelled to Dublin); "Turning Around the Centre," Art Gallery of University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Art Gallery of York University, Toronto. 1994: "Tate Gallery's Turner Prize Exhibition," Tate.
Exhibitions
Shirazeh Houshiary Gallery Valentina Mondana, Italy 01-01-1992 ~ 30-12-1992
Grande Escala - Colecção Berardo Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal 09-10-2004 ~ 18-03-2005
Shirazeh Houshiary Isthums (Munich) Villa Stuck Museum, Germany 25-07-1995 ~ 24-09-1995
Shirazeh Houshiary Isthums (Grenoble) Centre National d'Art Contemporain, France 10-05-1995 ~ 08-07-1995
Shirazeh Houshiary Isthums (Maastricht) Bonnefantenmuseum, The Netherlands 25-10-1995 ~ 04-02-1996
The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 17-05-1997 ~ 31-08-1997
Bibliography
Grande Escala - The Berardo Collection, 2004 Published by Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas ISBN 972890200X
Shirazeh Houshiary Isthums, 1995
The Berardo Collection – Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 1996 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729739105
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