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Mohsen Keiany

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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 

Available Artworks

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