Mohsen Keiany
BIO
Dr. Mohsen Keiany (Iranian/British) is an internationally known artist born in Shiraz (Iran) in 1970. He is also a highly experienced researcher and an art lecturer. His art promotes a commonality between art and tradition: ‘historical sense, placelessness and timelessness’, as the source of his creativity.
Mohsen is an award-winning artist whose work has been showcased at more than 70 national and international venues including Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Wednesbury Museum, Huddersfield Museum, Coventry Museum, Tehran contemporary Museum of art, Isfahan Museum of Modern Art and many other private art galleries around the world.
He completed a PhD at the prestigious Birmingham Institute of Arts and Design, Birmingham City University, which explored the symbolism of mosques in Baluchistan and a book based on his findings (Baluchistan; architecture, crafts and religious symbolism was published by Oxford University Press in 2015. He is very interested in exploring multi-cultural influences and traditions in art and architecture.
Statement
I am an award-winning artist and have showcased my work at more than 80 venues in the UK and internationally. My work is concerned with the human condition and is rooted in traditions of different cultures with a specific focus on art and architecture. As a lecturer and teacher, for over 20 years, I have taught on many university and college courses including Fine Art, Animation and Illustration.
Qualifications
2011, Post-doctoral, BCU, Birmingham
2010 PhD in Architecture, BCU in Birmingham
2004, SNVQ Level 5 in Practical arts, South Birmingham Collage
1998 MA in fine art (Illustration based painting), Tarbiat Modarres University of Tehran, Iran
1997, Lecturer and teaching qualification, Tarbiat Modarres University of Tehran, Iran
1996 BA in Fine art painting, Pardis (University of Arts), Isfahan, Iran
Prizes and Awards
2018 Arts Council England, West Midland, (Visual Arts grant)
2008 Individual Art awards, Yorkshire Art Council,
2007 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Prize Exhibition, (Highly Commended)
2006 Arts Council England, West Midland, (Visual Arts Award)
2006 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Open Exhibition, (Cash Prize)
2005 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, February (Highly Commended)
2004 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, October (Coley and Tilley first prize)
2004 Individual arts award, Birmingham Arts Council
2002 Creative Ambition Award, West Midlands Arts




Selected Solo Exhibition
2019, O Art Space Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan, October, November
2019, Karachi 2 Beinnale, Karachi, Pakistan, October, November
2019, Sanat Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, July
2018, Sanat Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, February- March
2016, Artifex Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK, July
2015, Sanat Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, January-February
2015, Vista Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran, August
2014, Abu Dhabi Art Hub, Abu Dhabi, UAE, May- June
2014, Art Scene Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, April
2013, Tanzara Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan, Sptember/November
2013, Mussawir Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE, April/ October
2012, Art Scene Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, October
2011, Sareban Art Gallery, Tehran, December
2011, Nomad art gallery, Islamabad, November
2011, Art Scene Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, March
2011, Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan, February
2010, Bewdley Museum and Art Gallery, Bewdley, UK, October – November
2010, Khaas Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan, May
2010, Artscene Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, April
2010, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham UK, April – July
2009, Huddersfield Museum and Art Gallery, Huddersfield, January-February
2008, Resvan Art gallery, Mash’had, Iran, December,
2008, Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum, Isfahan, Iran, January
2007, Haft Honar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran, November
2007, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, February-March
2006, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Gallery 28, November 06- January 2007,
2006, Barber Institute of Fine Arts, September- October, Birmingham
2006, Coventry Transport Museum, June, Coventry
2005, Kufa Gallery, London, January
2004, The Drum, Birmingham, April- July
2004, Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery, January- March
2003, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, January- March
2002, Plater College, Oxford
1998 Tarbiat Modarres University of Tehran, Iran
Group exhibitions
More than Thirty Group Exhibitions Since 1993 until now