Dana Nehdaran studied painting in Iran and recently migrated to New York. Nehdaran’s portraits captivatingly capture the nostalgia and historical past, seamlessly connecting the past to contemporary culture. He uses abstraction to highlight the ways in which past and present weave together in both conflict and harmony. (New York City)
Dana Nehdaran CV
Education
2007 BA Painting, Soore University, Shiraz, Iran
2002 Associate Degree, Carpet Design, Isfahan, Iran
Solo Exhibitions
2022 A Preservation of Light, Spillman Blackwell Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA
2016–2017 Agitations of Pleasure, Shirin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2013 Esther’s Children, Rira Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2011 Esther’s Children, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 My Mona Lisa, Nar Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 The Inside Layers, Morteza Momayez Gallery, Iran Art Organisation, Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibitions
2025 Portraiture Now: Iranian Contemporary, ADVOCARTSY, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2024 At Face Value, Station Independent Projects, Toronto, Canada
2024 Face & Figures, Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York, NY, USA
2023 Persian Art, Ezra Gallery, Hampton, NY, USA
2023 Summer Time, Spillman Blackwell Fine Art, New Orleans, LA, USA
2023 BRAZIL × IRAN, High Line Nine Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2020 Self-Reflection, High Line Nine Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2019 Material Culture, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2018 Art Brief IV, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
2018 A Tale of Two Cities, Bonhams Auction House, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2018 A Tale of Two Cities, Kamil Art Gallery, Monte Carlo, Monaco
2018 The World Is My Home, ADVOCARTSY Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2017 Art Show for a Cause, MiM Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2017 Art Brief III: The (Un)Draped Woman, Arena 1, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2017 The First Bayaan, Bayaan Art Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2017 Red, Negar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2017 Perception, Fereshteh Book City Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016 States of Being Abstract, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, USA
2016 Art Brief II: Iranian Contemporary North America, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2016 Untitled, Smash Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
2016 On Figures, Vista Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016 The Young Artist, Sareban Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014 Eraser, Shirin Art Center, Tehran, Iran
2013 History Game, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 Wonderland, Shokouh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 Opening RIRA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2012 Jinn, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 Haft Negah, Farhangsara Niavaran, Tehran, Iran
2012 Magic of Persia, Art Exhibition & Auction Gala, Salsali Private Museum, Dubai, UAE
2012 Iranian Contemporary Artist, Middle East Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 1st Modern & Contemporary Visual Art Auction, Tehran, Iran
2011 Cutting Edge Artists, Mellat Cinema Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 Iranian Painter Association Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, Isfahan, Iran
2011 The First Tehran Painting Market, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 Little Dancer, Henna Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Young Avant-Garde, Mellat Cinema Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Encyclopaedia Iranica, Charity Art Exhibition, New York, USA
2010 Auto-Portraits II, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Untitled, Art Center, Tehran, Iran
2010 Untitled, Neel Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 1001 Colours, Canvas Gallery, New York, USA
2009 Colours for the Green, Mellat Cinema Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 Global Generation Freiburg, Group Exhibition, Freiburg, Germany
2008 Untitled, Nar Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 Photography Expo, Esteqlal Hotel, Tehran, Iran
2007 Eternal Papers, Contemporary Arts Museum, Isfahan, Iran
Professional Experience
2010–2013 Graphic Designer, Ofogh-e-Bina Journal (Tehran Jewish Committee), Tehran, Iran
2008 Painter for Stage/Set, Feature Film The Remember, Iran
2007 Painter for Stage/Set, TV Series The Forbidden Fruit, IRIB, Iran
Membership
2007–Present Member, Iranian Painter Association
Competitions
2012 Selected, 9th Image of the Year Festival, Short Film Category Last Supper, Iran Art Organization, Tehran, Iran
2011 Selected, Shortlist MOP CAP, Traffic Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2008 Selected, Damoonfar Festival, Tehran, Iran
2006 Selected, Damoonfar Festival, Tehran, Iran
Art Fairs
2024 VOLTA, New York, NY, USA
2023 Asia Now, Paris, France
2018 If So, What?, San Francisco, CA, USA
2016 Art Miami Basel, Miami, FL, USA
Biennial
2017 Venezuela Biennial, Caracas, Venezuela
Museum Collections
Salsali Private Museum, Dubai, UAE
DD Art & Cultural Center, Mazandaran, Iran
Awards
2004 Winner, Special Prize, Persian New Year Photography, Isfahan, Iran
2003 Winner, Special Prize, Sketching, Hafezieh Competition, Shiraz, Iran
