BAHAR TAHERI
Education
2018 MFA in Painting, Comparative evaluation for studies done outside of Quebec
2009 MFA in Painting, Soore University, Tehran, Iran
2006 BFA in Painting, Soore University, Tehran, Iran
2000 Associate degree in Graphic Design, Shariaty Technical College, Tehran, Iran
Additional Training and Certificates
2016-18 Certificat de perfectionnement en français langue seconde, UQAM, Montreal, Canada
2016-17 Lithography 1&2, with prof. Carlos Calado, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Canada
2016 Studies in 20th-Century Art Course, with prof. David Elliot, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2016 Engraving as Drawing, with prof. René Donais, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Canada
2006-08 Contemporary Art History, Mahe Mehr Cultural & Art Institute, Tehran, Iran
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2013 FAk exhibition space, Münster, Germany
2009 Atbin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2005 Atbin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibition (selection)
2018 Exhibition and performance workshop with François Morelli, Centre des arts actuels Skol, Montreal, Canada
Duo with Marie-Douce St-Jacques, Centre des arts actuels Skol, Montreal, Canada
Erotic Art Fair, Eastern Bloc, Montreal, Canada
2017 « Un million d’horizons», Mtl 375th anniversary, duo with Makhfi, Galerie Port-Maurice, Montreal, Canada
Expo 67/17, Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI), Montreal, Canada
2016 MEKIC, Montreal, Canada
Nulle p’ART Ailleurs, DAM 10th anniversary, TOHU, Montreal, Canada
2015 Tehran Virtual or Real, Aaran Project, Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Etemad Gallery , Tehran, Iran
Selfie, MEKIC, Montreal, Canada
Salon Esque, Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI), Montreal, Canada
Open house Atelierhaus Speicher II, Münster, Germany
Tehran Mon Amour, Galerie Royal, Munich, Germany
La Nuit Blanche, Café Aunja, Montreal, Canada
2014 Salvation,Gaza, Niavaran Cultural Centre, Tehran, Iran
2013 Tehran Art, Lajevardi Fondation, Tehran, Iran
Austrian cultural forum (OKAF), Tehran, Iran
2012 Artist talk and presentation of artworks, IM Traklhase Gallery, Salzburg, Austria
Still Life, Installation – Performance, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Portrait, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Portrait (The Last Time I Saw You), Atbin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 Border : mixed-media exhibition, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Portrait 13.18, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Sketching Through the Walls, ICC ATHENS, Athens, Greece
Auto-portraits (exposition de peinture), Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Inverted Heaven (exposition de peinture), Atbin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 Exposition de peinture, Art Center, Tehran, Iran
2008 Community of Iranian Painters, Niavaran Cultural Centre, Tehran, Iran
Installation & Sound effect, Mane-Honar-No Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Laleh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 Painting Workshop and Exhibition, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMOCA), Tehran, Iran
Niavaran Cultural Centre, Tehran, Iran
Atbin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Professional Experience | Teaching
2019 Creative drawing course, Inside out/Outside in, Kin Experience, Montreal, Canada
2017 Mediation Workshop, “Calliportrait”, Project for Montreal’s 375th, Saint-Léonard Library, Montreal, Canada
2016 Painting Teacher, Les Jardins de l’Aubade, Montreal, Canada
2015-16 Painting Teacher, Association Récréative Milton-Parc (ARMP), Montreal, Canada
2015 Workshop, class of prof. Shana Moulton, Kunstakademie Münster, Allemagne
2012-14 Painting Teacher, Lena Complex, Tehran, Iran
2001-05 Gole sarsabad, Tehran, Iran
Professional Experience | Other
2019 Curator, Videos Teheran/Montreal Centre des arts actuels Skol/New Media Society, Montreal, Canada/ Teheran, Iran
2018 Artist/Curator, Centre des arts actuels Skol, “DémART” le Conseil des arts de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Painting Workshop Program, “La culture à l’école”, ministère de la Culture et des Communications, Montreal, Canada
2009-14 Assistant Curator, Atbin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006-09 Artistic Expert, Teheran City Council, Tehran, Iran
Grants
2018 Alliance- artiste en arts visuels, Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI), Montreal, Canada
DémART-MTL, Conseil des arts de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Artist Residencies
2013 Münster FAK project, Münster, Germany
2012 Salzburg Art Residency, Salzburg, Austria
Memberships
Member on the Board of Directors, Centre des arts actuels Skol, Montreal, Canada
Member, DAM, Montreal, Canada
Member, articule, Montreal,Canada
Member, Association of Iranian Painters, Tehran, Iran
Member, Institute for Promotion of Visual Arts, Tehran, Iran
Publications | Book
2012 “Tehran Art-A Popular Revolution”, Contemporary Art Publication, Tehran, Iran
Publications | Articles
2017 “Un million d’horizons catalogue”, le réseau Accès culture de la ville de Montréal
2014 “Memory,History,oblivion” by Farid Aminoleslam, Tandis Visual Arts, Iran
2013 “Fahnen auf der Flucht” by Sabine Mulle, Zeitung Für Münster, Germany
2013 “Gestohlene Fahnen ou Teheran” by Von Gerhald H.Kock, Münsters che Zeitung, Germany,
2013 “Austausch und Dialog” by Junge Kuratoren, Kontur Journal, Germany
