Born in 1968, Karachi, Pakistan. Lives Dallas & Karachi.

Pakistani born Simeen Farhat describes her work as a record of her own evolution, in that art is synonymous with life. The abstract forms created out of dyed cast resin and acrylic have their roots in literature. The texts used by Farhat in her work are poems written in Urdu, Farsi, Arabic, German and English. Personal writings and concerns have a place alongside writings of worldwide importance.

Farhat has a strong appreciation for the importance of language in allowing one the opportunity to make sense of a situation that seems to be in chaos. Her work embodies this: a cloud of letters, words and phrases, decipherable only by locating a word amongst many and tracing its path. The physicality of her work is poetic and graceful, utilizing form and shadow, positive and negative space. It presents an opportunity to step past the chaos and discover the sense.

The text in my sculptures and installations are revolutionary poems, appropriated mostly from famous Farsi and Urdu poets, such as Rumi, Saadi, Ghalib and Faiz Ahmed Faiz, who all wrote powerfully about freedom of thought and speech. The small-scale wall-mounted sculptures, “Speech Bubbles,” represent the poems’ poignant and piercing power to induce strong emotions. As many of these poems have also been sung by famous singers from the sub-continent, the suspended installations also express the poems’ melodic power and ability to elicit uplifting thoughts. The shadows cast on the wall are also vital to the aesthetic as they add additional depth and layers behind their meaning. My goal is to translate their poetic dynamism into visual energy.

By pairing female forms with poetic text, I strive to show a connection between the mind and soul: a mind is free to think and a soul free to exist. Separate from their utterance as a sound and with or without the coverings of an outer garment. The text is used aesthetically, as a flowing pattern; as well as philosophically, paired with the ethereal figures it enables a dialogue with the viewer or monologue between mind and body.

Through the interactive nature of my installations, sculptures, and textual drawings, I pose questions for each culture to examine from their own perspective: Considering that there is a figure but no embodied form showing, can this be called contemporary figurative Islamic Art? Do these life-size veiled figures threaten or confuse non-Muslim Westerners and why? Recognizing that this work represents women’s freedom to think, can this work be called a universally Feminist art?

2021 Bridges, The Gallery at the University of Texas at Arlington, curator, Benito Huerta, Arlington, TX
2020 Zarafa Unfolding, University of Texas at Dallas, curator, Greg Metz, Richardson, TX
2019 Eco System Leaks: The Karachi Biennale 19, curator, Mohammad Zishan, Karachi, Pakistan
2017 The Enduring Reasons Why, Pentimenti Gallery, PA
2017 Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
2016 Pulse Art Fair, NYC, NY.
2015 In The Eye Of The Thunderstorm, Collateral Event Pavilion, 56th Venice Biennale,
2015. Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX.
2014 One Thousand Nights and One Night, Watermill Center, Hamptons, NY. Draftsmen of the Apocalypse, CentralTrek: The UT Dallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX. MAC@20 Pt. II, The McKinney Ave Contemporary (The MAC), Dallas, TX. Singapore Art Fair. Abu Dhabi Art Fair. Art Taipei, Taiwan. Art Market Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY. On your mark: Opus I, Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas, TX. Art London, UK. Art Dubai, (two-Person) UAE. India Art Summit, New Delhi, India.
2013 Art Miami, Context, FL. Scope, Miami Beach, FL. Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE. Text Embodied, Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia. Sri: Multiple Feminism, American Center, New Delhi, India. Art 13 London, UK. Dallas Art Fair, Dallas TX.
2012 XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2012 Public Art Installation, London, UK
2012 Vienna Art Fair, Austria
2012 Art Cologne, Germany
2012 Art Abu Dhabi, UAE
2012 Scope Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
2012 Contemporary Asian Art: Texas Connection, Asia Society Texas Center, Houston, TX
2012 AB Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland
2012 Engendered Space Gallery, New Delhi, India
2011 Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
2011 Kirk Hopper Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
2011 Sabine Knust Gallery, Munich, Germany
2011 Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
2011 Abu Dhabi Art Fair. UAE
2011 Heritage House, Dubai, UAE
2010 Abu Dhabi Art Fair. UAE
2010 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Slick Art Fair, Paris, France
2010 Eastfield College, Dallas, TX
2010 Khaki Gallery, Verge Art Fair, NYC, NY
2010 Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2010 Khaki Gallery, Boston, MA
2009 Haggerty Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009 Visual Arts Main Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, TX
2009 Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2009 Mexican American Cultural Center. Austin, TX
2009 National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
2009 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009 Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007 Studio 107 Gallery, Austin, TX
2007 Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007 Alliance Française Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2006 Studio107 Gallery, Austin, TX
2006 Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
2006 Mighty Might Arts, Dallas TX
2006 Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
2006 University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
2005 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2005 Broadway 417 Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Gescheidle Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2005 Frisbee Fair, Miami, FL
2005 Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005 Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX
2005 Graceland University, Lamonie, IA
2005 5oo X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 5oo X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 El Centro College Gallery
2004 Buffalo Bayou Art Park, Houston, TX
2003 Fort Worth Community Art Center, TX
2003 CSAW, Houston, TX
2003 Visual Arts and Technology Gallery, San Antonio College, TX
2003 Performance Hall Lobby, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2003 The Art Corridor II, Arlington, TX
2003 Rockwall Art Center, Rockwall, TX
2002 Mezzanine Gallery, Arlington Museum of Art, TX
2002 The Art Corridor II, Arlington, TX
2002 Contemporary Art Center, Sacramento, CA
2002 Faculty Biennial, Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2002 Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2002 Cyberspace gallery (http://www.arttextnet.com)
2002 Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2002 Reed Art Gallery, University of Maine at Presque Isle, ME
2002 St. Edwards University Fine Arts Building, Austin, TX
2002 Shaw Center Art Gallery, Graceland University, Lamonie, IA
2002 Continental Gallery, Dallas, TX
2002 Gallery 72, Omaha, NB
2002 Sadeqain Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2001 Ridglea Recital Hall, (alternative space) Ft. Worth, TX
2001 Dallas Center for Contemporary Arts (former DVAC), Dallas, TX
2001 Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2001 Diverse Works, Houston, TX
2001 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Women & Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX
2000 New Works Space, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary Dallas, TX
2000 Fort Worth Central Library Arts Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2000 13th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, U W, Parkside, Kenosha, WI
2000 15th Annual National Works on Paper, 2000, U T, Tyler, TX
2000 Work was exhibited at various sites in the U.S. Fred Wells 24th National Juried Exhibition, Nebraska Wesleyan University. NB
2000 Americas 2000 Paper Works Competition, Minot State University, SD

2016 http://artzealous.com/the-best-booths-at-pulse-nyc-2016
An Immersive Dyke Bar and Other Mixed-Media Moments from Pulse Art Fair
by Allison Meier on March 3, 2016 http://hyperallergic.com/280378/an-immersive-dyke-bar-and-other-mixed-media-moments-from-pulse-art-fair
The News, “The World as Word.” By Quddus Mirza, January 10, 2016
2015 Simeen Farhat: Texas’ Contribution to the Venice Biennale.” By Joan Davidow, October 30, 2015
Gulf News, “A Deeper Perspective Hidden In Garbled Words.” By Jyoti Kal . April 1, 2015
Harper’s Bazar. Image Coutesy, Jamm Art.
Bazar Magazine, “Poetic and Prosaic”, By Deepa Pant
2014 Knight Arts, “Gestures tie together opposing abstractions at Pentimenti,” by Chip Schwartz, September 24, 2014
http://artdaily.com/news/72520/Logical-Thinking–Illogical-Thoughts–Sculptures—installation-by-Simeen-Farhat-opens-at-Pentimenti-Gallery#.VAomFkg1yUd
Canvas Guide, Art Dubai, March, 2014.
Firstindigoandlifestyle.com, “VOLTA NY 14: Simeen Farhat’s ‘Alice’ and the language puzzles”, March 11, 2014.
Installationmagazine.com, “Deconstructed Text: Simeen Farhat at Volta NY.
Gallery Intell, Gallery Intell’s Top 5 Recommendations: VOLTANY, by Kristina Nazarevskai, March.
Financial Express, “Hall of Fame”, February 3 201.
Mail On Line India, “Delhi’s art affair comes to an end with major deals on the final day of gala”, by Mathew Ashlin. Feb 2, 2014.
Time Out picks out seven artworks to view at the India Art Fair
Born of Web, “Sky Shot”, by Karan Bhardwai, February 3, 2014.
The Label, “India’s Cultural Carnival”, by Sitara Kapoor, February 10 2014
The South Asian Life and Times—Salt, India Art Fair, Spring 2014
India Express, “A Mixed Bag”,by Pallavi Pundir, Premankur Biswas, Dipanita Nath, February 3, 2014.
2013 Denton Record-Chronicle, “Briefly in the Arts”, by staff reporter, December 7, 2013.
Contemporary Practice, “In the Time of Love and Politics”, by Camilla Chaudhary, Fall 2013
Ikono TV, “Temporal- Search: Simeen Farhat” HYPERLINK “http://www.ikono.org/program/temporal-search” http://www.ikono.org/program/temporal-search.
Artnow, Pakistan, Profile, “Simeen Farhat: Words, Shapes and Colours.” By Brett Bourbon. August, 2013.
Elephant Magazine, “Going East: Newer Horizons of Tradition”, by Margherita Dessanay. Issue 15, Summer 2013. pg, 50.
Culture Map, “Gallery picks Gallery picks of the month: Word play, outsider art and drawing the line”, by Kendall Morgan, June 28, 2013
Modern Dallas, ”Simeen Farhat at Cris Worley Fine Art”, by Tod Camplin
2012 Selection Magazine, “Art Scene: Poetry made flesh”, by India Stoughton, November, 2012
L’orientlejour, “Simeen Farhat, entre calligraphie et spiritualité”, by Edgar Davidian, July 24, 2012 Omrikon Magazine, July, 2012.
Daily Star, Lebanon, “New Name, Direction for Beirut Art Fair”, by India Stoughton, July 4th, 2012
Curve, Lebanon, “Exclusive Dossier: Beirut Art Fair”, By Camilla Chaudahry, June/July 2012
Arab News, Saudi Arabia, “Beirut Art Fair: Celebrating Me.Na.Sa.Art”, By Lisa Kaaki, July 4th, 2012
Dallas Observer, “Dallas Artist Simeen Farhat Made One Damned Cool Phone Booth for the Streets of London” by HYPERLINK “http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/author.php?author_id=2916” Brentney Hamilton Tuesaday, Jul. 17
India Art Journal, “Changing Perspective.” By Maria Lopez, March, 2012
India Today, “Global Art Comes Home.” Georgina Maddox, February 5, 2012
2011 Arts and Culture, Houston, “Ten Years Later.” by Charissa Terranova, September 2011, Page 10.
Glasstire.com, Platform 2011. July 8th, 2011
The Philadelphia Inquirer, “ Art From Muslim Poetry.” By Victoria Donahue, April 15, 2011
Khaleej Times, “Treading Common Ground.” By Karen Ane Monsy. March, 25th, 2011
Gulf Today, “NM Art Gallery & Xerxes Art to showcase 18th Contemporary International
Explorer, “New Location for XVA.” Jan 9, 2011
2010 The New York Times, “Art Fair Illustrates Abu Dhabi’s Commitment to Culture.” By Nazanin Lankarani. November 10, 2010.
The News, “No Honor in Killing, by Shahid Husain.” Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Express Tribune, “ HYPERLINK “http://tribune.com.pk/story/87299/there-is-absolutely-no-honour-in-killing/” There is absolutely ‘no honour’ in killing.” by Husna Anwar. December 7, 2010.
Voteragent. France, “FIAC 2010: Contemporary Art in Paris triumph.” By Robin Massonnaud, Thursday, October 21, 2010.
Hurriyet Daily, OPINION: Contemporary Istanbul hosts Iranian and Armenian artists.” By Emin Mahir Balciogliu, Saturday, November 13, 2010.
Persianesue Magazine, “ HYPERLINK “http://www.persianesquemagazine.com/2010/09/15/simeen-farhat-charmed-frenzied-and-mad/” Simeen Farhat: Charmed, Frenzied and Mad.” September 15, 2010.
Canvas guide.com “ HYPERLINK “http://www.persianesquemagazine.com/2010/09/15/simeen-farhat-charmed-frenzied-and-mad/” Simeen Farhat: Charmed, Frenzied and Mad, October, 2010.
Kodom.com. Solo Exhibit by Simeen Farhat
Dallas Observer, The Other Six Master Minds Awards, By Elaine Liner, November 4, 2010.
Payvandnews.com. Simeen Farhat: “Charmed Frenzied and Mad,” September 16, 2010.
View, HYPERLINK “http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/” www.viewlondon.co.uk
Newsline Magazine, Speak: Your Life is Still Yours.” by Hawra Harianwala. June 26, 2010.
The Express Tribune, “Artist strips away layers for better picture.” May 21, 2010
The Daily Times, “Attempt to ‘end Midlevel treatment of women’” by Ameer Ahmed. May, 23, 2010.NB.
2009 Liner, November 04, 2009
The Daily Times, Buried in Nasirabad yet breathing in painter’s brush,” by Mahtab Bashir Thursday, April 16.
2008 DFW Classical Radio Station, WRR 1011.1 FM, “Art Matters,” Interview by QuinMathews. Sunday, September 19th, 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, September. 23, 6:30 p.m. 2008.
Dallas Observer, ” Gut Reaction,” by Andrea Grimes. “http://www.dallasobserver.com/events/laray-polk-simeen-ishaque-and-sasha-dela-1075301/.
Capturing Language through the Veil: On the Work of Simeen Ishaque in Words Without Voices; Forms Without Bodies. By Charissa N. Terranova. catalogue
The Daily Dawn, “New Media Art: A Metaphor of Our Time,” by Niilofur Farrukh. March 8, 2008.
2006 Fall Gallery Night Bro, wwwfwada.com/Fall-Gallery-Night-2006.pdf.2005
Dallas Arts Review, www.dallasartsrevue.com/ArtSpaces/ D-Art/2005, member show/DCCA-memshow.shtml.
2003 Artlies,”A Light Discussion,” by Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe. Summer. 2003, Number. 39, Pg 52.
Star-Telegram, “Artists Construct Persuasive Artworks with Words,” by Peggy Henkel-Wolfe. April 12, Pg.8F.
Dallas Morning News, “Language and Art,” by Tom Sime. Wed. April 2, 2003. Pg. 6E.
The Collegian, “Artists to Join SE Discussion,” by Moderna Harwood. Ap. 2, 2003. Pg 10.
2002 Fort Worth Weekly, “Night & Day,” by Kristian Lin. July 25-31, 2002.
Guide, The Dallas Morning News, August 2, 2002. Review, page 49.
Star Telegram, “Arlington Click,” Friday, July 26, 2002. Page, 6E.
The Ranger, “Duty Free Exhibit Explores Cultural Diversity,” by Abbey Cedeno. Nov. 22, 2002 Article, Pg 9.
Star Time, “Art Party,” Friday July 26, 2002. Page 4.
Fort Worth Weekly, “Over Ovaries,” by Anthony Mariani. Aug. 1-7, volume 7, Number 18, 2002. Article, page 20.
2001 The News, Artist talk and Serigraph Demonstration at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. Sunday, August 19, 2001.

Born in 1968, Karachi, Pakistan. Lives Dallas & Karachi.

Pakistani born Simeen Farhat describes her work as a record of her own evolution, in that art is synonymous with life. The abstract forms created out of dyed cast resin and acrylic have their roots in literature. The texts used by Farhat in her work are poems written in Urdu, Farsi, Arabic, German and English. Personal writings and concerns have a place alongside writings of worldwide importance.

Farhat has a strong appreciation for the importance of language in allowing one the opportunity to make sense of a situation that seems to be in chaos. Her work embodies this: a cloud of letters, words and phrases, decipherable only by locating a word amongst many and tracing its path. The physicality of her work is poetic and graceful, utilizing form and shadow, positive and negative space. It presents an opportunity to step past the chaos and discover the sense.

The text in my sculptures and installations are revolutionary poems, appropriated mostly from famous Farsi and Urdu poets, such as Rumi, Saadi, Ghalib and Faiz Ahmed Faiz, who all wrote powerfully about freedom of thought and speech. The small-scale wall-mounted sculptures, “Speech Bubbles,” represent the poems’ poignant and piercing power to induce strong emotions. As many of these poems have also been sung by famous singers from the sub-continent, the suspended installations also express the poems’ melodic power and ability to elicit uplifting thoughts. The shadows cast on the wall are also vital to the aesthetic as they add additional depth and layers behind their meaning. My goal is to translate their poetic dynamism into visual energy.

By pairing female forms with poetic text, I strive to show a connection between the mind and soul: a mind is free to think and a soul free to exist. Separate from their utterance as a sound and with or without the coverings of an outer garment. The text is used aesthetically, as a flowing pattern; as well as philosophically, paired with the ethereal figures it enables a dialogue with the viewer or monologue between mind and body.

Through the interactive nature of my installations, sculptures, and textual drawings, I pose questions for each culture to examine from their own perspective: Considering that there is a figure but no embodied form showing, can this be called contemporary figurative Islamic Art? Do these life-size veiled figures threaten or confuse non-Muslim Westerners and why? Recognizing that this work represents women’s freedom to think, can this work be called a universally Feminist art?

2021 Bridges, The Gallery at the University of Texas at Arlington, curator, Benito Huerta, Arlington, TX
2020 Zarafa Unfolding, University of Texas at Dallas, curator, Greg Metz, Richardson, TX
2019 Eco System Leaks: The Karachi Biennale 19, curator, Mohammad Zishan, Karachi, Pakistan
2017 The Enduring Reasons Why, Pentimenti Gallery, PA
2017 Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
2016 Pulse Art Fair, NYC, NY.
2015 In The Eye Of The Thunderstorm, Collateral Event Pavilion, 56th Venice Biennale,
2015. Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX.
2014 One Thousand Nights and One Night, Watermill Center, Hamptons, NY. Draftsmen of the Apocalypse, CentralTrek: The UT Dallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX. MAC@20 Pt. II, The McKinney Ave Contemporary (The MAC), Dallas, TX. Singapore Art Fair. Abu Dhabi Art Fair. Art Taipei, Taiwan. Art Market Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY. On your mark: Opus I, Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas, TX. Art London, UK. Art Dubai, (two-Person) UAE. India Art Summit, New Delhi, India.
2013 Art Miami, Context, FL. Scope, Miami Beach, FL. Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE. Text Embodied, Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia. Sri: Multiple Feminism, American Center, New Delhi, India. Art 13 London, UK. Dallas Art Fair, Dallas TX.
2012 XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2012 Public Art Installation, London, UK
2012 Vienna Art Fair, Austria
2012 Art Cologne, Germany
2012 Art Abu Dhabi, UAE
2012 Scope Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
2012 Contemporary Asian Art: Texas Connection, Asia Society Texas Center, Houston, TX
2012 AB Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland
2012 Engendered Space Gallery, New Delhi, India
2011 Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
2011 Kirk Hopper Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
2011 Sabine Knust Gallery, Munich, Germany
2011 Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
2011 Abu Dhabi Art Fair. UAE
2011 Heritage House, Dubai, UAE
2010 Abu Dhabi Art Fair. UAE
2010 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Slick Art Fair, Paris, France
2010 Eastfield College, Dallas, TX
2010 Khaki Gallery, Verge Art Fair, NYC, NY
2010 Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2010 Khaki Gallery, Boston, MA
2009 Haggerty Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009 Visual Arts Main Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, TX
2009 Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2009 Mexican American Cultural Center. Austin, TX
2009 National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
2009 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009 Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007 Studio 107 Gallery, Austin, TX
2007 Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007 Alliance Française Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2006 Studio107 Gallery, Austin, TX
2006 Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
2006 Mighty Might Arts, Dallas TX
2006 Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
2006 University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
2005 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2005 Broadway 417 Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Gescheidle Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2005 Frisbee Fair, Miami, FL
2005 Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005 Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX
2005 Graceland University, Lamonie, IA
2005 5oo X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 5oo X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 El Centro College Gallery
2004 Buffalo Bayou Art Park, Houston, TX
2003 Fort Worth Community Art Center, TX
2003 CSAW, Houston, TX
2003 Visual Arts and Technology Gallery, San Antonio College, TX
2003 Performance Hall Lobby, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2003 The Art Corridor II, Arlington, TX
2003 Rockwall Art Center, Rockwall, TX
2002 Mezzanine Gallery, Arlington Museum of Art, TX
2002 The Art Corridor II, Arlington, TX
2002 Contemporary Art Center, Sacramento, CA
2002 Faculty Biennial, Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2002 Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2002 Cyberspace gallery (http://www.arttextnet.com)
2002 Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2002 Reed Art Gallery, University of Maine at Presque Isle, ME
2002 St. Edwards University Fine Arts Building, Austin, TX
2002 Shaw Center Art Gallery, Graceland University, Lamonie, IA
2002 Continental Gallery, Dallas, TX
2002 Gallery 72, Omaha, NB
2002 Sadeqain Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2001 Ridglea Recital Hall, (alternative space) Ft. Worth, TX
2001 Dallas Center for Contemporary Arts (former DVAC), Dallas, TX
2001 Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2001 Diverse Works, Houston, TX
2001 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Women & Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX
2000 New Works Space, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary Dallas, TX
2000 Fort Worth Central Library Arts Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2000 13th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, U W, Parkside, Kenosha, WI
2000 15th Annual National Works on Paper, 2000, U T, Tyler, TX
2000 Work was exhibited at various sites in the U.S. Fred Wells 24th National Juried Exhibition, Nebraska Wesleyan University. NB
2000 Americas 2000 Paper Works Competition, Minot State University, SD

2016 http://artzealous.com/the-best-booths-at-pulse-nyc-2016
An Immersive Dyke Bar and Other Mixed-Media Moments from Pulse Art Fair
by Allison Meier on March 3, 2016 http://hyperallergic.com/280378/an-immersive-dyke-bar-and-other-mixed-media-moments-from-pulse-art-fair
The News, “The World as Word.” By Quddus Mirza, January 10, 2016
2015 Simeen Farhat: Texas’ Contribution to the Venice Biennale.” By Joan Davidow, October 30, 2015
Gulf News, “A Deeper Perspective Hidden In Garbled Words.” By Jyoti Kal . April 1, 2015
Harper’s Bazar. Image Coutesy, Jamm Art.
Bazar Magazine, “Poetic and Prosaic”, By Deepa Pant
2014 Knight Arts, “Gestures tie together opposing abstractions at Pentimenti,” by Chip Schwartz, September 24, 2014
http://artdaily.com/news/72520/Logical-Thinking–Illogical-Thoughts–Sculptures—installation-by-Simeen-Farhat-opens-at-Pentimenti-Gallery#.VAomFkg1yUd
Canvas Guide, Art Dubai, March, 2014.
Firstindigoandlifestyle.com, “VOLTA NY 14: Simeen Farhat’s ‘Alice’ and the language puzzles”, March 11, 2014.
Installationmagazine.com, “Deconstructed Text: Simeen Farhat at Volta NY.
Gallery Intell, Gallery Intell’s Top 5 Recommendations: VOLTANY, by Kristina Nazarevskai, March.
Financial Express, “Hall of Fame”, February 3 201.
Mail On Line India, “Delhi’s art affair comes to an end with major deals on the final day of gala”, by Mathew Ashlin. Feb 2, 2014.
Time Out picks out seven artworks to view at the India Art Fair
Born of Web, “Sky Shot”, by Karan Bhardwai, February 3, 2014.
The Label, “India’s Cultural Carnival”, by Sitara Kapoor, February 10 2014
The South Asian Life and Times—Salt, India Art Fair, Spring 2014
India Express, “A Mixed Bag”,by Pallavi Pundir, Premankur Biswas, Dipanita Nath, February 3, 2014.
2013 Denton Record-Chronicle, “Briefly in the Arts”, by staff reporter, December 7, 2013.
Contemporary Practice, “In the Time of Love and Politics”, by Camilla Chaudhary, Fall 2013
Ikono TV, “Temporal- Search: Simeen Farhat” HYPERLINK “http://www.ikono.org/program/temporal-search” http://www.ikono.org/program/temporal-search.
Artnow, Pakistan, Profile, “Simeen Farhat: Words, Shapes and Colours.” By Brett Bourbon. August, 2013.
Elephant Magazine, “Going East: Newer Horizons of Tradition”, by Margherita Dessanay. Issue 15, Summer 2013. pg, 50.
Culture Map, “Gallery picks Gallery picks of the month: Word play, outsider art and drawing the line”, by Kendall Morgan, June 28, 2013
Modern Dallas, ”Simeen Farhat at Cris Worley Fine Art”, by Tod Camplin
2012 Selection Magazine, “Art Scene: Poetry made flesh”, by India Stoughton, November, 2012
L’orientlejour, “Simeen Farhat, entre calligraphie et spiritualité”, by Edgar Davidian, July 24, 2012 Omrikon Magazine, July, 2012.
Daily Star, Lebanon, “New Name, Direction for Beirut Art Fair”, by India Stoughton, July 4th, 2012
Curve, Lebanon, “Exclusive Dossier: Beirut Art Fair”, By Camilla Chaudahry, June/July 2012
Arab News, Saudi Arabia, “Beirut Art Fair: Celebrating Me.Na.Sa.Art”, By Lisa Kaaki, July 4th, 2012
Dallas Observer, “Dallas Artist Simeen Farhat Made One Damned Cool Phone Booth for the Streets of London” by HYPERLINK “http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/author.php?author_id=2916” Brentney Hamilton Tuesaday, Jul. 17
India Art Journal, “Changing Perspective.” By Maria Lopez, March, 2012
India Today, “Global Art Comes Home.” Georgina Maddox, February 5, 2012
2011 Arts and Culture, Houston, “Ten Years Later.” by Charissa Terranova, September 2011, Page 10.
Glasstire.com, Platform 2011. July 8th, 2011
The Philadelphia Inquirer, “ Art From Muslim Poetry.” By Victoria Donahue, April 15, 2011
Khaleej Times, “Treading Common Ground.” By Karen Ane Monsy. March, 25th, 2011
Gulf Today, “NM Art Gallery & Xerxes Art to showcase 18th Contemporary International
Explorer, “New Location for XVA.” Jan 9, 2011
2010 The New York Times, “Art Fair Illustrates Abu Dhabi’s Commitment to Culture.” By Nazanin Lankarani. November 10, 2010.
The News, “No Honor in Killing, by Shahid Husain.” Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Express Tribune, “ HYPERLINK “http://tribune.com.pk/story/87299/there-is-absolutely-no-honour-in-killing/” There is absolutely ‘no honour’ in killing.” by Husna Anwar. December 7, 2010.
Voteragent. France, “FIAC 2010: Contemporary Art in Paris triumph.” By Robin Massonnaud, Thursday, October 21, 2010.
Hurriyet Daily, OPINION: Contemporary Istanbul hosts Iranian and Armenian artists.” By Emin Mahir Balciogliu, Saturday, November 13, 2010.
Persianesue Magazine, “ HYPERLINK “http://www.persianesquemagazine.com/2010/09/15/simeen-farhat-charmed-frenzied-and-mad/” Simeen Farhat: Charmed, Frenzied and Mad.” September 15, 2010.
Canvas guide.com “ HYPERLINK “http://www.persianesquemagazine.com/2010/09/15/simeen-farhat-charmed-frenzied-and-mad/” Simeen Farhat: Charmed, Frenzied and Mad, October, 2010.
Kodom.com. Solo Exhibit by Simeen Farhat
Dallas Observer, The Other Six Master Minds Awards, By Elaine Liner, November 4, 2010.
Payvandnews.com. Simeen Farhat: “Charmed Frenzied and Mad,” September 16, 2010.
View, HYPERLINK “http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/” www.viewlondon.co.uk
Newsline Magazine, Speak: Your Life is Still Yours.” by Hawra Harianwala. June 26, 2010.
The Express Tribune, “Artist strips away layers for better picture.” May 21, 2010
The Daily Times, “Attempt to ‘end Midlevel treatment of women’” by Ameer Ahmed. May, 23, 2010.NB.
2009 Liner, November 04, 2009
The Daily Times, Buried in Nasirabad yet breathing in painter’s brush,” by Mahtab Bashir Thursday, April 16.
2008 DFW Classical Radio Station, WRR 1011.1 FM, “Art Matters,” Interview by QuinMathews. Sunday, September 19th, 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, September. 23, 6:30 p.m. 2008.
Dallas Observer, ” Gut Reaction,” by Andrea Grimes. “http://www.dallasobserver.com/events/laray-polk-simeen-ishaque-and-sasha-dela-1075301/.
Capturing Language through the Veil: On the Work of Simeen Ishaque in Words Without Voices; Forms Without Bodies. By Charissa N. Terranova. catalogue
The Daily Dawn, “New Media Art: A Metaphor of Our Time,” by Niilofur Farrukh. March 8, 2008.
2006 Fall Gallery Night Bro, wwwfwada.com/Fall-Gallery-Night-2006.pdf.2005
Dallas Arts Review, www.dallasartsrevue.com/ArtSpaces/ D-Art/2005, member show/DCCA-memshow.shtml.
2003 Artlies,”A Light Discussion,” by Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe. Summer. 2003, Number. 39, Pg 52.
Star-Telegram, “Artists Construct Persuasive Artworks with Words,” by Peggy Henkel-Wolfe. April 12, Pg.8F.
Dallas Morning News, “Language and Art,” by Tom Sime. Wed. April 2, 2003. Pg. 6E.
The Collegian, “Artists to Join SE Discussion,” by Moderna Harwood. Ap. 2, 2003. Pg 10.
2002 Fort Worth Weekly, “Night & Day,” by Kristian Lin. July 25-31, 2002.
Guide, The Dallas Morning News, August 2, 2002. Review, page 49.
Star Telegram, “Arlington Click,” Friday, July 26, 2002. Page, 6E.
The Ranger, “Duty Free Exhibit Explores Cultural Diversity,” by Abbey Cedeno. Nov. 22, 2002 Article, Pg 9.
Star Time, “Art Party,” Friday July 26, 2002. Page 4.
Fort Worth Weekly, “Over Ovaries,” by Anthony Mariani. Aug. 1-7, volume 7, Number 18, 2002. Article, page 20.
2001 The News, Artist talk and Serigraph Demonstration at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. Sunday, August 19, 2001.

Born in 1968, Karachi, Pakistan. Lives Dallas & Karachi.

Pakistani born Simeen Farhat describes her work as a record of her own evolution, in that art is synonymous with life. The abstract forms created out of dyed cast resin and acrylic have their roots in literature. The texts used by Farhat in her work are poems written in Urdu, Farsi, Arabic, German and English. Personal writings and concerns have a place alongside writings of worldwide importance.

Farhat has a strong appreciation for the importance of language in allowing one the opportunity to make sense of a situation that seems to be in chaos. Her work embodies this: a cloud of letters, words and phrases, decipherable only by locating a word amongst many and tracing its path. The physicality of her work is poetic and graceful, utilizing form and shadow, positive and negative space. It presents an opportunity to step past the chaos and discover the sense.

The text in my sculptures and installations are revolutionary poems, appropriated mostly from famous Farsi and Urdu poets, such as Rumi, Saadi, Ghalib and Faiz Ahmed Faiz, who all wrote powerfully about freedom of thought and speech. The small-scale wall-mounted sculptures, “Speech Bubbles,” represent the poems’ poignant and piercing power to induce strong emotions. As many of these poems have also been sung by famous singers from the sub-continent, the suspended installations also express the poems’ melodic power and ability to elicit uplifting thoughts. The shadows cast on the wall are also vital to the aesthetic as they add additional depth and layers behind their meaning. My goal is to translate their poetic dynamism into visual energy.

By pairing female forms with poetic text, I strive to show a connection between the mind and soul: a mind is free to think and a soul free to exist. Separate from their utterance as a sound and with or without the coverings of an outer garment. The text is used aesthetically, as a flowing pattern; as well as philosophically, paired with the ethereal figures it enables a dialogue with the viewer or monologue between mind and body.

Through the interactive nature of my installations, sculptures, and textual drawings, I pose questions for each culture to examine from their own perspective: Considering that there is a figure but no embodied form showing, can this be called contemporary figurative Islamic Art? Do these life-size veiled figures threaten or confuse non-Muslim Westerners and why? Recognizing that this work represents women’s freedom to think, can this work be called a universally Feminist art?

2021 Bridges, The Gallery at the University of Texas at Arlington, curator, Benito Huerta, Arlington, TX
2020 Zarafa Unfolding, University of Texas at Dallas, curator, Greg Metz, Richardson, TX
2019 Eco System Leaks: The Karachi Biennale 19, curator, Mohammad Zishan, Karachi, Pakistan
2017 The Enduring Reasons Why, Pentimenti Gallery, PA
2017 Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
2016 Pulse Art Fair, NYC, NY.
2015 In The Eye Of The Thunderstorm, Collateral Event Pavilion, 56th Venice Biennale,
2015. Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX.
2014 One Thousand Nights and One Night, Watermill Center, Hamptons, NY. Draftsmen of the Apocalypse, CentralTrek: The UT Dallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX. MAC@20 Pt. II, The McKinney Ave Contemporary (The MAC), Dallas, TX. Singapore Art Fair. Abu Dhabi Art Fair. Art Taipei, Taiwan. Art Market Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY. On your mark: Opus I, Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas, TX. Art London, UK. Art Dubai, (two-Person) UAE. India Art Summit, New Delhi, India.
2013 Art Miami, Context, FL. Scope, Miami Beach, FL. Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE. Text Embodied, Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia. Sri: Multiple Feminism, American Center, New Delhi, India. Art 13 London, UK. Dallas Art Fair, Dallas TX.
2012 XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2012 Public Art Installation, London, UK
2012 Vienna Art Fair, Austria
2012 Art Cologne, Germany
2012 Art Abu Dhabi, UAE
2012 Scope Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
2012 Contemporary Asian Art: Texas Connection, Asia Society Texas Center, Houston, TX
2012 AB Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland
2012 Engendered Space Gallery, New Delhi, India
2011 Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
2011 Kirk Hopper Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
2011 Sabine Knust Gallery, Munich, Germany
2011 Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
2011 Abu Dhabi Art Fair. UAE
2011 Heritage House, Dubai, UAE
2010 Abu Dhabi Art Fair. UAE
2010 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Slick Art Fair, Paris, France
2010 Eastfield College, Dallas, TX
2010 Khaki Gallery, Verge Art Fair, NYC, NY
2010 Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2010 Khaki Gallery, Boston, MA
2009 Haggerty Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009 Visual Arts Main Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, TX
2009 Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2009 Mexican American Cultural Center. Austin, TX
2009 National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
2009 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009 Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007 Studio 107 Gallery, Austin, TX
2007 Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007 Alliance Française Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2006 Studio107 Gallery, Austin, TX
2006 Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
2006 Mighty Might Arts, Dallas TX
2006 Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
2006 University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
2005 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2005 Broadway 417 Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Gescheidle Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2005 Frisbee Fair, Miami, FL
2005 Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005 Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX
2005 Graceland University, Lamonie, IA
2005 5oo X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 5oo X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2004 El Centro College Gallery
2004 Buffalo Bayou Art Park, Houston, TX
2003 Fort Worth Community Art Center, TX
2003 CSAW, Houston, TX
2003 Visual Arts and Technology Gallery, San Antonio College, TX
2003 Performance Hall Lobby, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2003 The Art Corridor II, Arlington, TX
2003 Rockwall Art Center, Rockwall, TX
2002 Mezzanine Gallery, Arlington Museum of Art, TX
2002 The Art Corridor II, Arlington, TX
2002 Contemporary Art Center, Sacramento, CA
2002 Faculty Biennial, Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2002 Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2002 Cyberspace gallery (http://www.arttextnet.com)
2002 Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2002 Reed Art Gallery, University of Maine at Presque Isle, ME
2002 St. Edwards University Fine Arts Building, Austin, TX
2002 Shaw Center Art Gallery, Graceland University, Lamonie, IA
2002 Continental Gallery, Dallas, TX
2002 Gallery 72, Omaha, NB
2002 Sadeqain Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2001 Ridglea Recital Hall, (alternative space) Ft. Worth, TX
2001 Dallas Center for Contemporary Arts (former DVAC), Dallas, TX
2001 Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2001 Diverse Works, Houston, TX
2001 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Women & Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX
2000 New Works Space, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary Dallas, TX
2000 Fort Worth Central Library Arts Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2000 13th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, U W, Parkside, Kenosha, WI
2000 15th Annual National Works on Paper, 2000, U T, Tyler, TX
2000 Work was exhibited at various sites in the U.S. Fred Wells 24th National Juried Exhibition, Nebraska Wesleyan University. NB
2000 Americas 2000 Paper Works Competition, Minot State University, SD

2016 http://artzealous.com/the-best-booths-at-pulse-nyc-2016
An Immersive Dyke Bar and Other Mixed-Media Moments from Pulse Art Fair
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The News, “The World as Word.” By Quddus Mirza, January 10, 2016
2015 Simeen Farhat: Texas’ Contribution to the Venice Biennale.” By Joan Davidow, October 30, 2015
Gulf News, “A Deeper Perspective Hidden In Garbled Words.” By Jyoti Kal . April 1, 2015
Harper’s Bazar. Image Coutesy, Jamm Art.
Bazar Magazine, “Poetic and Prosaic”, By Deepa Pant
2014 Knight Arts, “Gestures tie together opposing abstractions at Pentimenti,” by Chip Schwartz, September 24, 2014
http://artdaily.com/news/72520/Logical-Thinking–Illogical-Thoughts–Sculptures—installation-by-Simeen-Farhat-opens-at-Pentimenti-Gallery#.VAomFkg1yUd
Canvas Guide, Art Dubai, March, 2014.
Firstindigoandlifestyle.com, “VOLTA NY 14: Simeen Farhat’s ‘Alice’ and the language puzzles”, March 11, 2014.
Installationmagazine.com, “Deconstructed Text: Simeen Farhat at Volta NY.
Gallery Intell, Gallery Intell’s Top 5 Recommendations: VOLTANY, by Kristina Nazarevskai, March.
Financial Express, “Hall of Fame”, February 3 201.
Mail On Line India, “Delhi’s art affair comes to an end with major deals on the final day of gala”, by Mathew Ashlin. Feb 2, 2014.
Time Out picks out seven artworks to view at the India Art Fair
Born of Web, “Sky Shot”, by Karan Bhardwai, February 3, 2014.
The Label, “India’s Cultural Carnival”, by Sitara Kapoor, February 10 2014
The South Asian Life and Times—Salt, India Art Fair, Spring 2014
India Express, “A Mixed Bag”,by Pallavi Pundir, Premankur Biswas, Dipanita Nath, February 3, 2014.
2013 Denton Record-Chronicle, “Briefly in the Arts”, by staff reporter, December 7, 2013.
Contemporary Practice, “In the Time of Love and Politics”, by Camilla Chaudhary, Fall 2013
Ikono TV, “Temporal- Search: Simeen Farhat” HYPERLINK “http://www.ikono.org/program/temporal-search” http://www.ikono.org/program/temporal-search.
Artnow, Pakistan, Profile, “Simeen Farhat: Words, Shapes and Colours.” By Brett Bourbon. August, 2013.
Elephant Magazine, “Going East: Newer Horizons of Tradition”, by Margherita Dessanay. Issue 15, Summer 2013. pg, 50.
Culture Map, “Gallery picks Gallery picks of the month: Word play, outsider art and drawing the line”, by Kendall Morgan, June 28, 2013
Modern Dallas, ”Simeen Farhat at Cris Worley Fine Art”, by Tod Camplin
2012 Selection Magazine, “Art Scene: Poetry made flesh”, by India Stoughton, November, 2012
L’orientlejour, “Simeen Farhat, entre calligraphie et spiritualité”, by Edgar Davidian, July 24, 2012 Omrikon Magazine, July, 2012.
Daily Star, Lebanon, “New Name, Direction for Beirut Art Fair”, by India Stoughton, July 4th, 2012
Curve, Lebanon, “Exclusive Dossier: Beirut Art Fair”, By Camilla Chaudahry, June/July 2012
Arab News, Saudi Arabia, “Beirut Art Fair: Celebrating Me.Na.Sa.Art”, By Lisa Kaaki, July 4th, 2012
Dallas Observer, “Dallas Artist Simeen Farhat Made One Damned Cool Phone Booth for the Streets of London” by HYPERLINK “http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/author.php?author_id=2916” Brentney Hamilton Tuesaday, Jul. 17
India Art Journal, “Changing Perspective.” By Maria Lopez, March, 2012
India Today, “Global Art Comes Home.” Georgina Maddox, February 5, 2012
2011 Arts and Culture, Houston, “Ten Years Later.” by Charissa Terranova, September 2011, Page 10.
Glasstire.com, Platform 2011. July 8th, 2011
The Philadelphia Inquirer, “ Art From Muslim Poetry.” By Victoria Donahue, April 15, 2011
Khaleej Times, “Treading Common Ground.” By Karen Ane Monsy. March, 25th, 2011
Gulf Today, “NM Art Gallery & Xerxes Art to showcase 18th Contemporary International
Explorer, “New Location for XVA.” Jan 9, 2011
2010 The New York Times, “Art Fair Illustrates Abu Dhabi’s Commitment to Culture.” By Nazanin Lankarani. November 10, 2010.
The News, “No Honor in Killing, by Shahid Husain.” Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Express Tribune, “ HYPERLINK “http://tribune.com.pk/story/87299/there-is-absolutely-no-honour-in-killing/” There is absolutely ‘no honour’ in killing.” by Husna Anwar. December 7, 2010.
Voteragent. France, “FIAC 2010: Contemporary Art in Paris triumph.” By Robin Massonnaud, Thursday, October 21, 2010.
Hurriyet Daily, OPINION: Contemporary Istanbul hosts Iranian and Armenian artists.” By Emin Mahir Balciogliu, Saturday, November 13, 2010.
Persianesue Magazine, “ HYPERLINK “http://www.persianesquemagazine.com/2010/09/15/simeen-farhat-charmed-frenzied-and-mad/” Simeen Farhat: Charmed, Frenzied and Mad.” September 15, 2010.
Canvas guide.com “ HYPERLINK “http://www.persianesquemagazine.com/2010/09/15/simeen-farhat-charmed-frenzied-and-mad/” Simeen Farhat: Charmed, Frenzied and Mad, October, 2010.
Kodom.com. Solo Exhibit by Simeen Farhat
Dallas Observer, The Other Six Master Minds Awards, By Elaine Liner, November 4, 2010.
Payvandnews.com. Simeen Farhat: “Charmed Frenzied and Mad,” September 16, 2010.
View, HYPERLINK “http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/” www.viewlondon.co.uk
Newsline Magazine, Speak: Your Life is Still Yours.” by Hawra Harianwala. June 26, 2010.
The Express Tribune, “Artist strips away layers for better picture.” May 21, 2010
The Daily Times, “Attempt to ‘end Midlevel treatment of women’” by Ameer Ahmed. May, 23, 2010.NB.
2009 Liner, November 04, 2009
The Daily Times, Buried in Nasirabad yet breathing in painter’s brush,” by Mahtab Bashir Thursday, April 16.
2008 DFW Classical Radio Station, WRR 1011.1 FM, “Art Matters,” Interview by QuinMathews. Sunday, September 19th, 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, September. 23, 6:30 p.m. 2008.
Dallas Observer, ” Gut Reaction,” by Andrea Grimes. “http://www.dallasobserver.com/events/laray-polk-simeen-ishaque-and-sasha-dela-1075301/.
Capturing Language through the Veil: On the Work of Simeen Ishaque in Words Without Voices; Forms Without Bodies. By Charissa N. Terranova. catalogue
The Daily Dawn, “New Media Art: A Metaphor of Our Time,” by Niilofur Farrukh. March 8, 2008.
2006 Fall Gallery Night Bro, wwwfwada.com/Fall-Gallery-Night-2006.pdf.2005
Dallas Arts Review, www.dallasartsrevue.com/ArtSpaces/ D-Art/2005, member show/DCCA-memshow.shtml.
2003 Artlies,”A Light Discussion,” by Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe. Summer. 2003, Number. 39, Pg 52.
Star-Telegram, “Artists Construct Persuasive Artworks with Words,” by Peggy Henkel-Wolfe. April 12, Pg.8F.
Dallas Morning News, “Language and Art,” by Tom Sime. Wed. April 2, 2003. Pg. 6E.
The Collegian, “Artists to Join SE Discussion,” by Moderna Harwood. Ap. 2, 2003. Pg 10.
2002 Fort Worth Weekly, “Night & Day,” by Kristian Lin. July 25-31, 2002.
Guide, The Dallas Morning News, August 2, 2002. Review, page 49.
Star Telegram, “Arlington Click,” Friday, July 26, 2002. Page, 6E.
The Ranger, “Duty Free Exhibit Explores Cultural Diversity,” by Abbey Cedeno. Nov. 22, 2002 Article, Pg 9.
Star Time, “Art Party,” Friday July 26, 2002. Page 4.
Fort Worth Weekly, “Over Ovaries,” by Anthony Mariani. Aug. 1-7, volume 7, Number 18, 2002. Article, page 20.
2001 The News, Artist talk and Serigraph Demonstration at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. Sunday, August 19, 2001.

Born in Shiraz, Iran, Shahram Karimi has lived and worked since 1988 in Germany and New York. Whilst in Germany, he taught Fine Art from 1991 to 2008 at cologne University. With an extensive collection of exhibitions, the artist works both as a Plastic Artist and in the film industry as a Filmmaker and Production Designer. As a plastic artist he works over many different bases. The canvas Shahram Kamrimi makes, himself, over aslimi or other traditional iranian printed fabrics, specifically, adds dimension and onirism to his paintings, transporting us to visions of his life in Iran.

2020 Honorary Doctorate in Fine Art, Tehran, Iran

2023 Brigitte Schenk Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2023 Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2021 Actionhaus, Tehran,Iran
2020Fillings Auction, London, UK
2020 Actionhaus Dorotheum, Vienna, Austria
2020 Self- reflection, New York, USA
2020 Actionhaus, Tehran, Iran
2019. I lost myself somewhere, Gallery Etemad, Tehran, Iran
2019 PINK Dreams in a Land with no Name, Gallery Elga Wimmer, New York, USA
2019 Actionhaus.Tehran, Iran
2017 The Garden is My Skin, Kunsthaus Troisdorf, Germany
2016 The Cold Earth Sleeps Below (in Collaboration with Shoja Azari),a Heller Gallery, New York, USA
2015 Remembrance,Gallery Syra,Washington D.C.,USA
2015 Longing for Myself, Brigitte Schenk Gallery, Germany
2015 Open the Door, Kunsthaus, Troisdorf, Germany
2014 The Rose Garden oF Remembrance, Mah Art Gallery,Tehran, Iran
2013 Magic of Light, Mana Contemporary, Jersey city, USA
2011 The Rose Garden of Remembrance, Leila Hella Gallery,NewYork, USA
2010 Museum Siegburg, Siegburg,Germany
2008 Brigitte Schenk Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2008 Gallery Leo Castelli, New York, USA
2006 Gallery II Gabbiano, Rome, Italy
2006 Art Basel Galerie Marco Noire, San Sebastiano / Turin, Italy
2005 Kölner Stadt Anzeiger,Cologne,Germany
2004 Studio Shirin Neshatin, New York,USA
2001 Pumpwerk, Siegburg, Germany
1998 Museum Siegburg, Siegburg, Germany
1987 Gallery Taehr, Shiraz, Iran
1981/86 Gallery Wesal, Shiraz, Iran

2024 Nov to 2025 Jan “Mapping the Mind” at XVA Gallery – duo show with Behnoosh Feiz
2018 Azad Art Gallery,Tehran, Iran
2018 The World is My Home,ADVOCARTSY,LA.USA
2018 Art Cologne, BrigitteSchenkGallery, Cologne, Germany
2016 Art Cologne, Brigitte Schenk Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2015 Abu Dhabi Art, Brigitte Schenk Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2014 Look at Me, Leila Heller Gallery
2014 Art Fair Dubai, UAE
2012 The Elephant in the Dark,Devi Art Foundation,India
2012 Magic of Persia, Dubai, UAE
2011 The Mask & The Mirror, curated by Shirin Neshat, Leila Heller Gallery
2011 Art Dubai, Brigitte Schenk Gallery
2011 Art Cologne, Brigitte Schenk Gallery
2010 Art Dubai,Dubai,UAE
2010 Art Cologne, Germany
2009 Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA
2009 Art Cologne, Germany Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
2008 Art Paris, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2008 Art Cologne, Germany
2008 Gallery Taginia, New York, USA
2008 Art Fair Miami, USA
2007 Art Fair Bologna, Italy
2007 CAAM- Atlantic Center of Modern Art, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2006 ART20 The International Art Fair, NewYork, USA
2003 “Poetic Justice”,the 8th International Istanbul Biennial,Istanbul,Turkey
2003 Gallery of Contemporary Arts in Pancevo, Yugoslavia
2003 “25 Years of Separation”, Iranian Cultural Center, Los Angeles, USA
2000 Kunstverein, Aschaffenburg, Germany
1997/2000/2001 Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany
1994 Kunstforum Bonn, Germany
1979 Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
1976 Gallery Takhte Jamshid, Tehran, Iran

Born in 1984 in Tehran, Sarvenaz Farsian is the heir to a precious legacy from a distinguished lineage of Iranian jewelers—an artistic heritage reaching back over three thousand years, fl ourishing in the Achaemenid and Sasanian eras, revived with new spirit in the Islamic period, and renewed again in the Safavid and Qajar dynasties. This legacy—an interplay of exquisite refi nement and creativity—resonates deeply in Sarvenaz’s paintings, where motifs and patterns of jewelry emerge in living lines and colors, telling a silent story of continuity, unity, and beauty.
The decorative motifs of Iranian art embody unmatched precision and elegance, transcending visual beauty to carry profound philosophical meaning—refl ecting the Iranian worldview and the seamless dialogue between art and nature. Sarvenaz’s works echo this potent tradition, blending heritage and innovation into a timeless narrative of aesthetic endurance.
A self-taught artist, Sarvenaz regards painting as more than image-making; it is a profound, unconscious act—a meditative ritual that dispels daily cacophony and heals unseen wounds of the psyche. Every stroke is a message from within—a search for self-understanding and a reimagining of continuity upon the receptive canvas. Her work stands between the unconscious and conscious mind, a philosophical journey toward inner freedom and renaissance.
When her brush meets paper, she is submerged in the boundless realm of creation. This process goes beyond producing art—it is liberation from the constraints of time and self. In these moments, her canvas becomes a sacred temple where the subconscious communes with the soul, receiving a peace that transcends ordinary existence.
Her paintings are entirely intuitive and instinctual—she never knows what she will draw or how the work will conclude. For years, she has relied solely on a single pen, drawing continuous lines that pulse like the very heartbeat of thought and feeling.
Like the Zen masters, Sarvenaz views art as meditation rooted in the present moment. Her practice isn’t about perfecting the image, but allowing the mind and spirit to fl ow unmediated through the brush. Each line resonates with harmony, liberation, and a clarity that emerges only from purity and inner truth.
From a psychoanalytic perspective, her remarkable precision stems from a deep psychological need for control over the creative process—a trait likely originating in childhood through meticulous, time-consuming tasks that offered stability. Though such tendencies may sometimes feel burdensome, here they transform into tools of artistry, engendering psychological equilibrium.
Ultimately, Sarvenaz Farsian’s art transcends mere visual beauty; it narrates a profound inner journey. Her painting is a meditative act, and the pen—silent yet eloquent—guides her to the depths of being, weaving a seamless bridge between tradition and innovation, sophistication and purity, art and life.

2025 “Bavan Gallery”, (For Nowruz) A selection by Fereydoun Ave, Tehran , Iran. March 14 to 31.
2025 “Halle Saint Pierre Museum”, (L Art Brut D IRAN) A selection by Morteza Zahedi & Martine Lusardy, Paris, France. February 12 to Jully 31.
2024 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, ( Transcendants ll) New York/ September
2024 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (A Conference of Birds) New York/ 25 January
2023 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Fine Lines) New York/ 26 October
2023 “Homa Art Gallery”, (In the Midst of darkness, Light persists) Tehran, Iran
2023 “Calo Book Shop gallery”, (Salamx2 Projects) Curated by: Aiko Keiko & Umeka (Osaka-Japan)
2023 “Ethnorth gallery”, (Salamx2 Projects) Curated by: Aiko Keiko & Umeka (Tokyo- Japan)
2022 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Entitled Summer Improv) New York
2022 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Entitled natural abstraction) New York
2021 “Nian Art Gallery”, (Parenthesis) The1400 Series, Curated by: Aidin Khankeshipour, Tehran, Iran
2020 “Isfahan Museum Of Contemporary Art”, (Light Line) In Collaboration Whit Tehran Art Designers Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2020 “Sohrab Art Gallery”, (Tension) Curated by: “Yalda Jamali” Tehran, Iran
2020 “Arte Gallery Official”, (Light Line) Curated by: “Mohsen Gholami & Mirta Arbab Saljooghi” Tehran, Iran
2020 “O Gallery”, (Visual Dialogue) Curated by: “Fereydoon Ave” Tehran, Iran
2019 “Galerie Jardin Persan”, (Iranian women Painters) Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi” Pau, France.
2019 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France
2019 “Galerie Weserkunst”, (Iranian women Painters) Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Berlin, Germany.
2019 “Pardis Mellat Gallery”, (Khanehye Khooban), Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Tehran, Iran.
2019 “Barg Art Gallery”, (Baghe Modavare Khatereh), Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Tehran, Iran.
2018 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France
2018 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France.
2018 “DD art & cultural center”, Mazandaran, Iran.
2017 “XVA Gallery”, Dubai.
2017 “DD art & cultural center”, Mazandaran, Iran.
2016 “Six art Gallery”, (Auction) Tehran, Iran.
2014 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Drawing Annual auction), Tehran, Iran.
2013 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Drawing Annual auction), Tehran, Iran.
2012 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Octopus Group Exhibition), Curated by: “Morteza Zahedi”, Tehran, Iran.
2011 “Aria art Gallery”, (First Exhibition of small frame pictures), Tehran, Iran.

2024 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2023 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2022 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2017 “Switzerland Art fair”, Switzerland.

The Museum of De Stadshof Collection

Born in 1984 in Tehran, Sarvenaz Farsian is the heir to a precious legacy from a distinguished lineage of Iranian jewelers—an artistic heritage reaching back over three thousand years, fl ourishing in the Achaemenid and Sasanian eras, revived with new spirit in the Islamic period, and renewed again in the Safavid and Qajar dynasties. This legacy—an interplay of exquisite refi nement and creativity—resonates deeply in Sarvenaz’s paintings, where motifs and patterns of jewelry emerge in living lines and colors, telling a silent story of continuity, unity, and beauty.
The decorative motifs of Iranian art embody unmatched precision and elegance, transcending visual beauty to carry profound philosophical meaning—refl ecting the Iranian worldview and the seamless dialogue between art and nature. Sarvenaz’s works echo this potent tradition, blending heritage and innovation into a timeless narrative of aesthetic endurance.
A self-taught artist, Sarvenaz regards painting as more than image-making; it is a profound, unconscious act—a meditative ritual that dispels daily cacophony and heals unseen wounds of the psyche. Every stroke is a message from within—a search for self-understanding and a reimagining of continuity upon the receptive canvas. Her work stands between the unconscious and conscious mind, a philosophical journey toward inner freedom and renaissance.
When her brush meets paper, she is submerged in the boundless realm of creation. This process goes beyond producing art—it is liberation from the constraints of time and self. In these moments, her canvas becomes a sacred temple where the subconscious communes with the soul, receiving a peace that transcends ordinary existence.
Her paintings are entirely intuitive and instinctual—she never knows what she will draw or how the work will conclude. For years, she has relied solely on a single pen, drawing continuous lines that pulse like the very heartbeat of thought and feeling.
Like the Zen masters, Sarvenaz views art as meditation rooted in the present moment. Her practice isn’t about perfecting the image, but allowing the mind and spirit to fl ow unmediated through the brush. Each line resonates with harmony, liberation, and a clarity that emerges only from purity and inner truth.
From a psychoanalytic perspective, her remarkable precision stems from a deep psychological need for control over the creative process—a trait likely originating in childhood through meticulous, time-consuming tasks that offered stability. Though such tendencies may sometimes feel burdensome, here they transform into tools of artistry, engendering psychological equilibrium.
Ultimately, Sarvenaz Farsian’s art transcends mere visual beauty; it narrates a profound inner journey. Her painting is a meditative act, and the pen—silent yet eloquent—guides her to the depths of being, weaving a seamless bridge between tradition and innovation, sophistication and purity, art and life.

2025 “Bavan Gallery”, (For Nowruz) A selection by Fereydoun Ave, Tehran , Iran. March 14 to 31.
2025 “Halle Saint Pierre Museum”, (L Art Brut D IRAN) A selection by Morteza Zahedi & Martine Lusardy, Paris, France. February 12 to Jully 31.
2024 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, ( Transcendants ll) New York/ September
2024 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (A Conference of Birds) New York/ 25 January
2023 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Fine Lines) New York/ 26 October
2023 “Homa Art Gallery”, (In the Midst of darkness, Light persists) Tehran, Iran
2023 “Calo Book Shop gallery”, (Salamx2 Projects) Curated by: Aiko Keiko & Umeka (Osaka-Japan)
2023 “Ethnorth gallery”, (Salamx2 Projects) Curated by: Aiko Keiko & Umeka (Tokyo- Japan)
2022 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Entitled Summer Improv) New York
2022 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Entitled natural abstraction) New York
2021 “Nian Art Gallery”, (Parenthesis) The1400 Series, Curated by: Aidin Khankeshipour, Tehran, Iran
2020 “Isfahan Museum Of Contemporary Art”, (Light Line) In Collaboration Whit Tehran Art Designers Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2020 “Sohrab Art Gallery”, (Tension) Curated by: “Yalda Jamali” Tehran, Iran
2020 “Arte Gallery Official”, (Light Line) Curated by: “Mohsen Gholami & Mirta Arbab Saljooghi” Tehran, Iran
2020 “O Gallery”, (Visual Dialogue) Curated by: “Fereydoon Ave” Tehran, Iran
2019 “Galerie Jardin Persan”, (Iranian women Painters) Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi” Pau, France.
2019 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France
2019 “Galerie Weserkunst”, (Iranian women Painters) Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Berlin, Germany.
2019 “Pardis Mellat Gallery”, (Khanehye Khooban), Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Tehran, Iran.
2019 “Barg Art Gallery”, (Baghe Modavare Khatereh), Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Tehran, Iran.
2018 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France
2018 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France.
2018 “DD art & cultural center”, Mazandaran, Iran.
2017 “XVA Gallery”, Dubai.
2017 “DD art & cultural center”, Mazandaran, Iran.
2016 “Six art Gallery”, (Auction) Tehran, Iran.
2014 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Drawing Annual auction), Tehran, Iran.
2013 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Drawing Annual auction), Tehran, Iran.
2012 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Octopus Group Exhibition), Curated by: “Morteza Zahedi”, Tehran, Iran.
2011 “Aria art Gallery”, (First Exhibition of small frame pictures), Tehran, Iran.

2024 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2023 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2022 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2017 “Switzerland Art fair”, Switzerland.

The Museum of De Stadshof Collection

Born in 1984 in Tehran, Sarvenaz Farsian is the heir to a precious legacy from a distinguished lineage of Iranian jewelers—an artistic heritage reaching back over three thousand years, fl ourishing in the Achaemenid and Sasanian eras, revived with new spirit in the Islamic period, and renewed again in the Safavid and Qajar dynasties. This legacy—an interplay of exquisite refi nement and creativity—resonates deeply in Sarvenaz’s paintings, where motifs and patterns of jewelry emerge in living lines and colors, telling a silent story of continuity, unity, and beauty.
The decorative motifs of Iranian art embody unmatched precision and elegance, transcending visual beauty to carry profound philosophical meaning—refl ecting the Iranian worldview and the seamless dialogue between art and nature. Sarvenaz’s works echo this potent tradition, blending heritage and innovation into a timeless narrative of aesthetic endurance.
A self-taught artist, Sarvenaz regards painting as more than image-making; it is a profound, unconscious act—a meditative ritual that dispels daily cacophony and heals unseen wounds of the psyche. Every stroke is a message from within—a search for self-understanding and a reimagining of continuity upon the receptive canvas. Her work stands between the unconscious and conscious mind, a philosophical journey toward inner freedom and renaissance.
When her brush meets paper, she is submerged in the boundless realm of creation. This process goes beyond producing art—it is liberation from the constraints of time and self. In these moments, her canvas becomes a sacred temple where the subconscious communes with the soul, receiving a peace that transcends ordinary existence.
Her paintings are entirely intuitive and instinctual—she never knows what she will draw or how the work will conclude. For years, she has relied solely on a single pen, drawing continuous lines that pulse like the very heartbeat of thought and feeling.
Like the Zen masters, Sarvenaz views art as meditation rooted in the present moment. Her practice isn’t about perfecting the image, but allowing the mind and spirit to fl ow unmediated through the brush. Each line resonates with harmony, liberation, and a clarity that emerges only from purity and inner truth.
From a psychoanalytic perspective, her remarkable precision stems from a deep psychological need for control over the creative process—a trait likely originating in childhood through meticulous, time-consuming tasks that offered stability. Though such tendencies may sometimes feel burdensome, here they transform into tools of artistry, engendering psychological equilibrium.
Ultimately, Sarvenaz Farsian’s art transcends mere visual beauty; it narrates a profound inner journey. Her painting is a meditative act, and the pen—silent yet eloquent—guides her to the depths of being, weaving a seamless bridge between tradition and innovation, sophistication and purity, art and life.

2025 “Bavan Gallery”, (For Nowruz) A selection by Fereydoun Ave, Tehran , Iran. March 14 to 31.
2025 “Halle Saint Pierre Museum”, (L Art Brut D IRAN) A selection by Morteza Zahedi & Martine Lusardy, Paris, France. February 12 to Jully 31.
2024 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, ( Transcendants ll) New York/ September
2024 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (A Conference of Birds) New York/ 25 January
2023 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Fine Lines) New York/ 26 October
2023 “Homa Art Gallery”, (In the Midst of darkness, Light persists) Tehran, Iran
2023 “Calo Book Shop gallery”, (Salamx2 Projects) Curated by: Aiko Keiko & Umeka (Osaka-Japan)
2023 “Ethnorth gallery”, (Salamx2 Projects) Curated by: Aiko Keiko & Umeka (Tokyo- Japan)
2022 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Entitled Summer Improv) New York
2022 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Entitled natural abstraction) New York
2021 “Nian Art Gallery”, (Parenthesis) The1400 Series, Curated by: Aidin Khankeshipour, Tehran, Iran
2020 “Isfahan Museum Of Contemporary Art”, (Light Line) In Collaboration Whit Tehran Art Designers Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2020 “Sohrab Art Gallery”, (Tension) Curated by: “Yalda Jamali” Tehran, Iran
2020 “Arte Gallery Official”, (Light Line) Curated by: “Mohsen Gholami & Mirta Arbab Saljooghi” Tehran, Iran
2020 “O Gallery”, (Visual Dialogue) Curated by: “Fereydoon Ave” Tehran, Iran
2019 “Galerie Jardin Persan”, (Iranian women Painters) Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi” Pau, France.
2019 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France
2019 “Galerie Weserkunst”, (Iranian women Painters) Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Berlin, Germany.
2019 “Pardis Mellat Gallery”, (Khanehye Khooban), Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Tehran, Iran.
2019 “Barg Art Gallery”, (Baghe Modavare Khatereh), Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Tehran, Iran.
2018 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France
2018 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France.
2018 “DD art & cultural center”, Mazandaran, Iran.
2017 “XVA Gallery”, Dubai.
2017 “DD art & cultural center”, Mazandaran, Iran.
2016 “Six art Gallery”, (Auction) Tehran, Iran.
2014 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Drawing Annual auction), Tehran, Iran.
2013 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Drawing Annual auction), Tehran, Iran.
2012 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Octopus Group Exhibition), Curated by: “Morteza Zahedi”, Tehran, Iran.
2011 “Aria art Gallery”, (First Exhibition of small frame pictures), Tehran, Iran.

2024 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2023 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2022 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2017 “Switzerland Art fair”, Switzerland.

The Museum of De Stadshof Collection

Born in 1984 in Tehran, Sarvenaz Farsian is the heir to a precious legacy from a distinguished lineage of Iranian jewelers—an artistic heritage reaching back over three thousand years, fl ourishing in the Achaemenid and Sasanian eras, revived with new spirit in the Islamic period, and renewed again in the Safavid and Qajar dynasties. This legacy—an interplay of exquisite refi nement and creativity—resonates deeply in Sarvenaz’s paintings, where motifs and patterns of jewelry emerge in living lines and colors, telling a silent story of continuity, unity, and beauty.
The decorative motifs of Iranian art embody unmatched precision and elegance, transcending visual beauty to carry profound philosophical meaning—refl ecting the Iranian worldview and the seamless dialogue between art and nature. Sarvenaz’s works echo this potent tradition, blending heritage and innovation into a timeless narrative of aesthetic endurance.
A self-taught artist, Sarvenaz regards painting as more than image-making; it is a profound, unconscious act—a meditative ritual that dispels daily cacophony and heals unseen wounds of the psyche. Every stroke is a message from within—a search for self-understanding and a reimagining of continuity upon the receptive canvas. Her work stands between the unconscious and conscious mind, a philosophical journey toward inner freedom and renaissance.
When her brush meets paper, she is submerged in the boundless realm of creation. This process goes beyond producing art—it is liberation from the constraints of time and self. In these moments, her canvas becomes a sacred temple where the subconscious communes with the soul, receiving a peace that transcends ordinary existence.
Her paintings are entirely intuitive and instinctual—she never knows what she will draw or how the work will conclude. For years, she has relied solely on a single pen, drawing continuous lines that pulse like the very heartbeat of thought and feeling.
Like the Zen masters, Sarvenaz views art as meditation rooted in the present moment. Her practice isn’t about perfecting the image, but allowing the mind and spirit to fl ow unmediated through the brush. Each line resonates with harmony, liberation, and a clarity that emerges only from purity and inner truth.
From a psychoanalytic perspective, her remarkable precision stems from a deep psychological need for control over the creative process—a trait likely originating in childhood through meticulous, time-consuming tasks that offered stability. Though such tendencies may sometimes feel burdensome, here they transform into tools of artistry, engendering psychological equilibrium.
Ultimately, Sarvenaz Farsian’s art transcends mere visual beauty; it narrates a profound inner journey. Her painting is a meditative act, and the pen—silent yet eloquent—guides her to the depths of being, weaving a seamless bridge between tradition and innovation, sophistication and purity, art and life.

2025 “Bavan Gallery”, (For Nowruz) A selection by Fereydoun Ave, Tehran , Iran. March 14 to 31.
2025 “Halle Saint Pierre Museum”, (L Art Brut D IRAN) A selection by Morteza Zahedi & Martine Lusardy, Paris, France. February 12 to Jully 31.
2024 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, ( Transcendants ll) New York/ September
2024 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (A Conference of Birds) New York/ 25 January
2023 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Fine Lines) New York/ 26 October
2023 “Homa Art Gallery”, (In the Midst of darkness, Light persists) Tehran, Iran
2023 “Calo Book Shop gallery”, (Salamx2 Projects) Curated by: Aiko Keiko & Umeka (Osaka-Japan)
2023 “Ethnorth gallery”, (Salamx2 Projects) Curated by: Aiko Keiko & Umeka (Tokyo- Japan)
2022 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Entitled Summer Improv) New York
2022 “Cavin Morris Gallery”, (Entitled natural abstraction) New York
2021 “Nian Art Gallery”, (Parenthesis) The1400 Series, Curated by: Aidin Khankeshipour, Tehran, Iran
2020 “Isfahan Museum Of Contemporary Art”, (Light Line) In Collaboration Whit Tehran Art Designers Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2020 “Sohrab Art Gallery”, (Tension) Curated by: “Yalda Jamali” Tehran, Iran
2020 “Arte Gallery Official”, (Light Line) Curated by: “Mohsen Gholami & Mirta Arbab Saljooghi” Tehran, Iran
2020 “O Gallery”, (Visual Dialogue) Curated by: “Fereydoon Ave” Tehran, Iran
2019 “Galerie Jardin Persan”, (Iranian women Painters) Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi” Pau, France.
2019 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France
2019 “Galerie Weserkunst”, (Iranian women Painters) Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Berlin, Germany.
2019 “Pardis Mellat Gallery”, (Khanehye Khooban), Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Tehran, Iran.
2019 “Barg Art Gallery”, (Baghe Modavare Khatereh), Curated by: “Farnaz Mohammadi”, Tehran, Iran.
2018 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France
2018 “Polysemie Gallery”, Marseille, France.
2018 “DD art & cultural center”, Mazandaran, Iran.
2017 “XVA Gallery”, Dubai.
2017 “DD art & cultural center”, Mazandaran, Iran.
2016 “Six art Gallery”, (Auction) Tehran, Iran.
2014 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Drawing Annual auction), Tehran, Iran.
2013 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Drawing Annual auction), Tehran, Iran.
2012 “Laleh art Gallery”, (Octopus Group Exhibition), Curated by: “Morteza Zahedi”, Tehran, Iran.
2011 “Aria art Gallery”, (First Exhibition of small frame pictures), Tehran, Iran.

2024 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2023 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2022 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York
2017 “Switzerland Art fair”, Switzerland.

The Museum of De Stadshof Collection

Born 1982, Tehran, Iran

Collezione Cartiere del Polesine, Adria
Musei Civici di Monza-Casa degli Umiliati, Monza
Museo Civico Ernesto e Teresa Della Torre, Treviglio

NEXT Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
NEXT Museo Civico Ernesto e Teresa Della Torre, Treviglio
NEXT Villa Contemporanea, Monza
2016 In-A-Box, Sponge Living Space, Pergola
2016 Metamòrphosis, Galleria San Fedele, Milan
2014 Butterflies in My Stomach, XVA Gallery, Dubai
2010 I’ve Been Left in Your Room, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2005 Eye Art Gallery, Dubai
2005 Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2003 Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2002 Exhibition of Paintings, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2002 Eye Art Gallery, Dubai

Collezione Cartiere del Polesine, Adria
Musei Civici di Monza-Casa degli Umiliati, Monza
Museo Civico Ernesto e Teresa Della Torre, Treviglio

Collezione Cartiere del Polesine, Adria
Musei Civici di Monza-Casa degli Umiliati, Monza
Museo Civico Ernesto e Teresa Della Torre, Treviglio

Collezione Cartiere del Polesine, Adria
Musei Civici di Monza-Casa degli Umiliati, Monza
Museo Civico Ernesto e Teresa Della Torre, Treviglio

Collezione Cartiere del Polesine, Adria
Musei Civici di Monza-Casa degli Umiliati, Monza
Museo Civico Ernesto e Teresa Della Torre, Treviglio

Collezione Cartiere del Polesine, Adria
Musei Civici di Monza-Casa degli Umiliati, Monza
Museo Civico Ernesto e Teresa Della Torre, Treviglio

NEXT Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
NEXT Museo Civico Ernesto e Teresa Della Torre, Treviglio
NEXT Villa Contemporanea, Monza
2016 In-A-Box, Sponge Living Space, Pergola
2016 Metamòrphosis, Galleria San Fedele, Milan
2014 Butterflies in My Stomach, XVA Gallery, Dubai
2010 I’ve Been Left in Your Room, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2005 Eye Art Gallery, Dubai
2005 Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2003 Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2002 Exhibition of Paintings, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2002 Eye Art Gallery, Dubai

NEXT Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
NEXT Museo Civico Ernesto e Teresa Della Torre, Treviglio
NEXT Villa Contemporanea, Monza
2016 In-A-Box, Sponge Living Space, Pergola
2016 Metamòrphosis, Galleria San Fedele, Milan
2014 Butterflies in My Stomach, XVA Gallery, Dubai
2010 I’ve Been Left in Your Room, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2005 Eye Art Gallery, Dubai
2005 Laleh Gallery, Tehran
2003 Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2002 Exhibition of Paintings, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
2002 Eye Art Gallery, Dubai

Born in 1964, Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives between Johannseburg and Dubai

Richard has painted since a young age and held his first solo exhibition while in school at Hyde Park High School, Johannesburg. During his early years he exhibited at Artist in the Sun, the Sandton Gallery, Johannesburg, and also participated in an exhibition at the National Galley in Kampala, Uganda. Today Richard works principally in charcoal, acrylic and oil and seeks to develop images that are drawn from life but extend the viewer’s imagination.

When not painting, Richard runs a consulting business, which opened its Dubai office in 2009.

School at Hyde Park High School, Johannesburg
BA University of Witwatersrand
MSC London University
MFA University of Witwatersrand (to be completed in 2018)
2009 Consulting business at its Dubai office

2023 “Summer Allegory” Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2022 “Babel” Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2021 “Undemolished” 99Loop Gallery, Cape Town
2021 “Insiders”, XVA Gallery, Dubai
2021 “Ceuta” 99Loop Gallery, Cape Town
2020 “Rust and Freedom”, 99Loop Gallery, Cape Town
2019 SikkaFair, Dubai
2019 “Swahili”, XVA Gallery, Dubai
2019 “Boda Boda & Bacchus”, AVA Gallery, Cape Town
2018 Wayfarers, Accra
2018 Watershed, Johannesburg
2018 The Point of Order, Johannesburg
2018 SikkaFair, Dubai
2017 Art Makes Water : Minerton Gallery, Kampala, Uganda
2017 Nights Landings, 70 Juta, Johannesburg, South Africa
2017 Whats Art For, Cape Town, South Africa
2017 Closer than Ever, Momo Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2017 Art Africa Fair, Cape Town, South Africa
2017 Summer salon, AVA, Cape Town, South Africa
2016 The Joburg Fringe, Johannesburg, South Africa
2016 Call/ Response The Gavin Project, Johannesburg, South Africa
2016 Call/Response Art Clip Africa, Lagos, Nigeria
2015 50 : Private exhibition, Johannesburg, South Africa
1993 Nommo Gallery, Kampala, Uganda
1982-1987 Sandton Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

Born in 1964, Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives between Johannseburg and Dubai

Richard has painted since a young age and held his first solo exhibition while in school at Hyde Park High School, Johannesburg. During his early years he exhibited at Artist in the Sun, the Sandton Gallery, Johannesburg, and also participated in an exhibition at the National Galley in Kampala, Uganda. Today Richard works principally in charcoal, acrylic and oil and seeks to develop images that are drawn from life but extend the viewer’s imagination.

When not painting, Richard runs a consulting business, which opened its Dubai office in 2009.

School at Hyde Park High School, Johannesburg
BA University of Witwatersrand
MSC London University
MFA University of Witwatersrand (to be completed in 2018)
2009 Consulting business at its Dubai office

2023 “Summer Allegory” Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2022 “Babel” Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2021 “Undemolished” 99Loop Gallery, Cape Town
2021 “Insiders”, XVA Gallery, Dubai
2021 “Ceuta” 99Loop Gallery, Cape Town
2020 “Rust and Freedom”, 99Loop Gallery, Cape Town
2019 SikkaFair, Dubai
2019 “Swahili”, XVA Gallery, Dubai
2019 “Boda Boda & Bacchus”, AVA Gallery, Cape Town
2018 Wayfarers, Accra
2018 Watershed, Johannesburg
2018 The Point of Order, Johannesburg
2018 SikkaFair, Dubai
2017 Art Makes Water : Minerton Gallery, Kampala, Uganda
2017 Nights Landings, 70 Juta, Johannesburg, South Africa
2017 Whats Art For, Cape Town, South Africa
2017 Closer than Ever, Momo Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2017 Art Africa Fair, Cape Town, South Africa
2017 Summer salon, AVA, Cape Town, South Africa
2016 The Joburg Fringe, Johannesburg, South Africa
2016 Call/ Response The Gavin Project, Johannesburg, South Africa
2016 Call/Response Art Clip Africa, Lagos, Nigeria
2015 50 : Private exhibition, Johannesburg, South Africa
1993 Nommo Gallery, Kampala, Uganda
1982-1987 Sandton Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa