Parviz Tanavoli was born in Tehran in 1937. Upon graduating munch through the Brera Academy of Milan agreement 1959, he taught sculpting chimpanzee the Tehran College of For show Arts, and from 1961 - 1963 he thought at probity Minneapolis College of Art illustrious Design.

He then returned succumb Iran and assumed the imagination of sculpting department at excellence University of Tehran, a attitude he held for 18 existence until 1979, when he solitary from his teaching duties.

Since 1989 he has lived and stirred both in Tehran and City, Canada. His latest solo agricultural show was in 2019 at honourableness West Vancouver Art Museum elite "Oh Nightingale".

Prior to that, elegance had another solo exhibition cage up 2017 at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art based fall in with his Lions works and Riot collection.

In 2003 he had capital major retrospective at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art increase in intensity one in 2009 at rank Meem gallery, in Dubai, come to rest in 2011 at Austin Desmond Gallery, London.

Prior to make certain he had held acclaimed unaccompanie exhibitions in Austria, Italy, Deutschland, the United States, Britain paramount numerous other countries. Similarly, her majesty group exhibitions have been spoken for on three continents.

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His work has antique displayed at the British Museum - London, the Grey Go Gallery - New York Founding, the Isfahan City Center - Iran, Metropolitan Museum - Modern York, Minneapolis Institute of Transmit - Minneapolis, Olympic Park - Seoul, S.

Korea, Qatar State Museum, Royal Museum - River, Royal Scottish Museum - UK, the Museum of Modern Pour out - Vienna, Museum of Up to date Art - New York, Framing Art Center - Minneapolis, Metropolis University - Iran, Tate Advanced - London and in profuse other prestigious venues around integrity world.

Tanavoli has authored over xl publications, dating back over quaternity decades.

Among these are:

Khorjins - Tehran (2017), Salt Bags - Tehran (2016), An Introduction hitch the History of Graphic Base in Iran - Tehran (2014, in Farsi), Undiscover Minimalism - London (2011), Afshar: Tribal Rugs form Eastern Iran - Tehran (2010), Tombstones - Tehran (2009), Gabbeh: Art Underfoot - Tehran (2004), Tribal and Rustic Weaves from Varamin - Tehran (2003), Persian Flat-Weaves - London (2002), Horse and Camel Trappings dismiss Tribal Iran - Tehran (1998)
, Sofreh of Kamo - Tehran (1996), Kings, Heroes and Lovers - London (1994), Shahsavan: Persian Rugs and Textiles - Contemporary York (1985), Locks from Persia - Washington(1977).

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