Shirana Shahbazi
Born 1974, Tehran, Iran
Lives and works in Zurich
Education
1995-1997 Study of Photography and Design at the Fachhochschule Dortmund
1997-2000 Study of Photography at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Zurich
2008 Residency at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Solo Exhibitions
2010
The Breeder, Athens
2009
Cardi Black Box Gallery, Milan
2008
The Hammer Museum, UCLA, Los Angeles
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris
Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
2007
Barbican Art Gallery, London (cat.)
Swiss Institute, New York (cat.)
2006
Raum für Fotografie, Sprengel Museum, Hannover
Milton Keynes Art Gallery, Milton Keynes
2005
Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva (cat.)
Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
Silk Road Gallery, Teheran (cat.)
Zimmerfrei, Lugano (with Andro Wekua)
2004
Salon 94, New York
The Wrong Gallery, New York
Trans Area, New York
Planet 22 (Shahrzad), Geneva
2003
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin
2002
Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
Bonner Kunstverein am August Macke Platz, Bonn
L’elac, Lausanne
2001
Photographers’Gallery, London
Kunstverein Freiburg, Freiburg i. Br. (with Eric Steinbrecher)
Group Exhibitions
2009
Asia Pacific Triennial (APT6), Queensland Art Gallery,
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mythologies, Haunch of Venison, London
Durch die Blume..., Galerie Martin Krebs, Bern
2008
Shifting Identities, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich (cat.)
The Eternal Flame. Ueber das Versprechen der Ewigkeit, Kunsthaus Baselland, Mutenz
2007
Spectacular Space, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
2006
Out of Place, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall
Choosing my Religion, Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun, Switzerland
Under the same sky, The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen
4th berlin biennial for contemporary art, Berlin
Without Boundary. Seventeen Ways of Looking, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Reale Fantasien, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
2005
Rundlederwelten, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
Weltbilder, Helmhaus, Zurich
Recreating the Case (Shahrzad), Kunsthaus Glarus, Glarus
Universal Experience. Art, Life, and the Tourist’s Eye, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Universal Experience. Art, Life, and the Tourist’s Eye, Hayward Gallery, London
Homeworks III, Ashkal Alwan Forum, Beirut
Sharjah Biennial 7, Sharjah
Between New Painting and Political Action, Prague Biennale 2, Prague
We really have to strain ourselves to still discover mysteries on street signs, Centrum Sztuki Wspólczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski, Warsaw
Swiss Art Awards, Basel
2004
Ethnic Marketing (Shahrzad), Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva
Far Near Distance (Shahrzad), Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Non Toccare la Donna Bianca, curated by Francesco Bonami, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino
Swiss Art Awards, Basel
2003
Delays and Revolutions, 50th International Venice Bienniale, Venice
Outlook, Athens
Identität Schreiben. Autobiografie in der Kunst, Galerie für Zeitgenössische
Kunst, Leipzig
Black My Story, Museum De Paviljoens, Almere
Nation, Kunstverein Frankfurt, Frankfurt a.M.
Swiss Art Awards, Basel
Unter 30, Museum Liner, Appenzell, Switzerland
Girls Night Out, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, USA
Girls Night Out, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover
Girls Night Out, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen; Contemporary Art Museum, Saint Louis
Girls Night Out, Blaffer Gallery, Art Museum of the University of Houston, Houston
Large Jar, Display Box, Swiss Institute - Contemporary Art, New York
Haft, 7 artistes contemporain iraniens, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt
2002
The Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002,
Photographers’ Gallery, London
Protest! Respect! (Shahrzad), Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, St. Gallen
Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich, Helmhaus, Zurich
Everland, Expo02, Biel, Switzerland
Faces, people and society. Hedendaagse fotografie, Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem
Balsam, Exhibition der Fussballseele, Helmhaus, Zurich
2001
It takes two to tango, Shedhalle, Zurich
Zurich - Urban Diary, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
Heimaten, Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig
Das Versprechen der Fotografie, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt a.M.
Irán, recorridos cruzados, PhotoEspaña, Madrid
M family, Migros Museum, Zurich
Art Cologne, Förderkoje der Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Cologne
2000
Diplomausstellung, Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Zurich
1999
The World We Grow Into, AVRO Keizersgracht, Amsterdam
1998
Obsession, Galerie der Fotoklasse, Zurich
143312 m, Schöller Areal, Zurich
1997
Take It, Bielefeld
Awards
2006
Leistungspreis der Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Zurich
2005
Eidgenössischer Preis für Kunst, Bern
Atelier Stipendium der Stiftung Landis & Gyr für Berlin
2004
Eidgenössischer Preis für Kunst, Bern
Werkbeitrag für bildende Kunst, Kanton Zürich
2003
Kiefer Hablitzel Preis, Bern
2002
The Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002, London
Atelier Stipendium der Stadt Zürich für New York
2000
Förderpreis der Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Zurich
Works in Public Collections
Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem
Helmhaus, Zurich
Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun, Switzerland
MUSAC, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, León, Spain
Photographer's Gallery, London
Tate Modern, London
The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen
Shirana Shahbazi, “Reverse Order”, 2010, installation view, The Breeder, Athens
Shirana Shahbazi, “Reverse Order”, 2010, installation view, The Breeder, Athens
Shirana Shahbazi, “Reverse Order”, 2010, installation view, The Breeder, Athens
Shirana Shahbazi, “Reverse Order”, 2010, installation view, The Breeder, Athens
Shirana Shahbazi, “Reverse Order”, 2010, installation view, The Breeder, Athens
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits [Schmetterling-34-2009], C-print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, 120 x 150 cm / 47 1/4 x 59 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Objekt-03-2009], 2009, C-print on aluminium with a map, 35 x 30 cm / 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Monochrome], 2008, C-print on aluminium, 35 x 30 cm / 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits [Blumen-01-2010],
C-print on aluminium framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, 120 x 150 cm / 47 1/4 x 59 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Monochrome], 2008, C-print on aluminium, 35 x 30 cm / 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits, [Stilleben-27-2008], C-print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, Ed. of 5 (+ 1 AP), 120 x 150 cm / 47 1/4 x 59 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Objekt-08-2010], 2010, c-print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass
90 x 70 cm / 35 3/8 x 27 1/2 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits, [Tulpe-01-2009], C-print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, 120 x 150 cm / 47 1/4 x 59 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Objekt-18-2010], 2010,
c-print on aluminium with a map, 35 x 30 cm / 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Monochrome], 2008, C-print on aluminium, 35 x 30 cm / 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Objekt-07-2010], 2010, C-print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass
90 x 70 cm / 35 3/8 x 27 1/2 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Landschaften: [JoshuaTree-01-2008], 2008, Gelatin silver print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, 90 x 70 cm / 35 3/8 x 27 1/2 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Objekt -17-2010], c-print on aluminium with a map, 35 x 30 cm / 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Objekt-06-2010], 2010, Gelatin silver print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, 120 x 150 cm / 47 1/4 x 59 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits, [Gitarre-01-2009], Gelatin silver print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, Ed. of 5 (+ 1 AP), 90 x 70 cm / 35 3/8 x 27 1/2 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits,
[Schmetterling-35-2009], C-print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, Ed. of 5 (+ 1 AP), 90 x 70 cm / 35 3/8 x 27 1/2 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits
[Voegel-09-2009], C-print on aluminium framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, Ed. of 5 (+ 1 AP), 90 x 70 cm / 35 3/8 x 27 1/2 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Objekt-12-2010], 2010, c-print on aluminium with a map, 35 x 30 cm / 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits: [Koralle-01-07], 2010, c-print on aluminium, 35 x 30 cm / 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits [Frucht-07-2009], C-print on aluminium framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, 120 x 150 cm / 47 1/4 x 59 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits, [Stilleben-26-2008],C-print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass. Ed. of/5 (+ 1 AP), 120 x 150 cm / 47 1/4 x 59 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, From the Series Flowers, Fruits & Portraits, [Objekt-01-2009], C-print on aluminium, framed in black glazed maple frame, behind non-reflective glass, Ed. of 5 (+ 1 AP), 90 x 70 cm / 35 3/8 x 27 1/2 inch
Shirana Shahbazi, Voegel, 2008
Shirana Shahbazi, Voegel, 2007
Shirana Shahbazi, Stilleben, 2007
Shirana Shahbazi, Monochrom, 2008
Shirana Shahbazi, King's Canyon, 2008
Shirana Shahbazi, Frucht, 2008
