Abbas Akhavan is a Montreal-based visual artist.[1] His recent work consists of site-specific installations, sculpture, video, and performance, consistently in response to the environment in which the work is created.[1] Akhavan was born in Tehran, Iran in 1977. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University in 2004 and his Master of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia in 2006.[1] Akhavan's family immigrated to Canada from Iran during the Iran-Iraq war.[2] His work has gained international acclaim, exhibiting in museums, galleries and biennales all over North America, Europe and the Middle East.[3] He is the recipient of the Kunstpreis Berlin (2012),[1] the Abraaj Group Art Prize (2014),[4] and the Sobey Art Award (2015).[5]
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AbbasAkhavan is a Montreal-based visual artist. His recent work consists of site-specific installations, sculpture, video, and performance, consistently...
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Pattison 2017 – Luke Willis Thompson 2018 – Lawrence Abu Hamdan 2021 – AbbasAkhavan 2022 – Rindon Johnson Chisenhale Gallery is a founding member of the...
of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. Artists: Adel Abdessemed, AbbasAkhavan, Kenneth Anger, Nadim Asfar, Taysir Batniji, Adam Broomberg und Oliver...
Foundation 2011 Mar House 44 Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Shamma Al Amri, Shaikha Al Mazrou, AbbasAkhavan, Rana Begum, Hind Bin Demaithan, Nisrine...
the works of Reza Derakhshani, Nasser Ovissi, Parastou Forouhar, and AbbasAkhavan amongst others. From July 18 to 21, 2013, Tirgan held its fourth festival...
Jörg Leeser Alan Hilario Nora Bossong Moritz Grove Maria Speth 2012 AbbasAkhavan Tatiana Bilbao Christoph Ogiermann Monika Rinck Manuel Pelmus, Kristof...
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and international contemporary artists, such as Yoko Ono, Lida Abdul, AbbasAkhavan, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, Hajira Waheed, Ali Kazimi, Lani Maestro...
Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021. "AbbasAkhavan Site Specific Work At London Delfina Foundation". Artlyst. Archived...
& Arts Authority, Delfina Foundation and Art Dubai. Alumni include AbbasAkhavan, Ammar Al Attar, Areej Kaoud, Deniz Üster, Ebtisam Abdulaziz, Hind Mezaina...
as Noxious Sector, Paul Wong, Stacey Ho, Jayce Salloum, Hank Bull, AbbasAkhavan, Elizabeth MacKenzie and Marina Roy. VIVO is home to the Crista Dahl...
Groot Quebec 2013 Duane Linklater Ontario 2014 Nadia Myre Quebec 2015 AbbasAkhavan Ontario 2016 Jeremy Shaw West Coast and Yukon 2017 Ursula Johnson Atlantic...
Madill Linda Book Ben Reeves Marc Mayer René Blouin Alex Livingston AbbasAkhavan Matthew Brown (Regional Winner) Dave & Jenn Holger Kalberg (jury 2015)...
amnh.org. Retrieved 31 May 2018. "Architecture and De-measurement in AbbasAkhavan's Work | ArteEast". February 2012. "Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery...
and has children: Hedieh Sadr Ramin Sadr Khosrow Shahabi, married Roya Akhavan and has children: Maryam Shahabi Teymour Shahabi Cyrus Shahabi Nosrat Shahabi...
Morteza Motahhari, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohammad Taghi Haji Tarkhani, Abbas Amir-Entezam, Seyed Razi Shirazi, Seyed Mohsen Behbahani, Hosein Mahdian...
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