About Afsoon
Afsoon is an Iranian artist. She spent her childhood in Iran and youth in California before settling in London in 1988. Her nomadic life is reflected in her work where East merges with West, and the result is simultaneously familiar and foreign.
Afsoon is unafraid to combine text and images as well as various techniques such as linocut, photography, collage and etching in a single piece. Though her art is frequently deeply personal, it contains multiple meanings and speaks to different people in a myriad of ways. Despite the layered interpretations and methods, her work is not convoluted and the viewer is easily engaged as her art can be humorous, playful and sophisticated all at once.
Her works have been extensively exhibited and can be found worldwide in prominent collections and museums, including the British Museum, LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum), and the Berger/YSL Collection amongst others.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Persian Expression, Shirin Gallery, New York, USA April 2016
Traveling Birds and the Flags of Dharma, The Long Gallery London Oct 2013
Once upon a Time, 127 Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco. April 2013- May 2013 (showed work inspired by my residency in Marrakech)
Icons of the 4 corners, Xerxes Gallery, London, England,March 2011- May 2011 (showed The Icons of the 4 Corner Series)
The Fairy Tale Continues, LTMH Gallery, New York,USA, Nov 2010-Dec 2010 (Showed the Fairy Tale Icons series)
Asia House, London, England – Part of the 30 years of solitude season, November 2008 (Showed the series of Persian Speaking Objects)
Foreign Press Association Club, London, England – Persian New Year celebration, May 2007 (Showed the Conference of the Birds series)
BIENNALES:
Marrakech Biennales, Morocco. Feb 2014-March 2014
IV Splitgraphic International graphic art Biennial, Split, Croatia Oct -Dec 2009
The 28th biennial of graphic arts, International Center of Graphic Arts.Ljubljana, Slovenia Sep-Dec 2009
Group Exhibitions and Auctions:
A Bridge Between You and Everything. Group show. High Line Nine Gallery NYC. 8th of November- 15th December 2019
Making the Postcard Women’s Imaginarium.Group show. Willesden Gallery. London. Oct 2019
We Grow into the Forest. Group show. Art Pavilion. London March 2019
In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art. LACMA Los Angeles County Museum.6th of May- 9th of September 2018
The World is my Home, Advocartsy. Los Angeles. California May 20th-June 10th 2018
In Einem Fernen, Fernen Land. Fairytale Museum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 29th April- 16th of September
Two Women show. Afsoon and Paula Rego, De Queeste Art Belgium April 8th– May 6th 2018
Abolish 153 Kuwait April 2018
In a Country Far Far Away, Art Pavillion London 1st-17th of March 2018
Women and War Festival London 4-30th July 2017
I AM, Jourdan National Gallery of Fine Arts, and traveled to St Martin-in –the-Fields London and various USA Venues April 2017- 2019
Abolish 153 Kuwait. May 2017
Iranian Voices at the British Museum Nov 2016- April 2017
Traditions at the Art Pavilion, London Feb 1st to 19th
Art Brief III at the Advocartsy, Los Angeles, CA Feb 9th to 19th
The Ocean can be yours, Gerald Moore Gallery, London Feb 11th to April 29th
Allusive Moment, MiM Gallery LA , USA, June-July 2011
Lointains Souvenirs, 127 Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco, May-June 2016
Vinyle Icons, Newcastle, England April-June 2016
Persian Colours, Shirin Gallery, New York, USA, January 2016
Paper Conversations, Hafiz Gallery, Jeddah, KSA, Decemner 2015-January 2016
Mirage, Haleh Gallery, Munich, Germany Sep-Nov 2015
Al Mutanabbi street Starts Here, Group Exhibition at Harold F. Johnson Library Center.Hampshire College USA June- September 2015
“Opening Up”, Group Ehibition, Francis Boeske Project, Amsterdam. Jan-Feb 2015
Fem.Pluriel, group show in Dar Bellarj in Marrakech. Oct 2014-April 2015
Les Portraits, Epi Plage. Saint-Tropez, France, July 2014
AYYAM Auction, Dubai, UAE ,January 2014
The Wise Men of the East, The British Museum, London Oct 2013-April 2014
Women collectors, Women artists. 2Q13 Lloyds Club . London. September 2013 –Dec 2013
Foto Fever. Paris, Brussels. Oct 2013 and Nov 2013
ROOTS, Haleh Gallery,Munich Germany, Sept 2013-Nov 2013
Iran Eternel, Epi Plage. Saint-Tropez, France. August 24-Aug 31st 213
I Ran with Iran, Galerie Nicolas Hugo, Paris, France, Oct 2012-Dec 2012
AYYAM Auction, Dubai, UAE, Oct 2012
Christies Auction, Dubai, UAE, Oct 2012
The Horse”from Arabia to Royal Ascot, The British Museum, May 24-Sept 30th 2012
The Queen’s Jubilee exhibition,The Pump House Gallery, London, June 5th-June 24th 2012
Ayyam Auction, Dubai, UAE, May 2012
Christies Auction, Dubai, UAE, April 2012
Interaction.Art & Media, AB Gallery,Lucerne, Switzerland, Oct 2011-Dec 2011
Jasmin Orientalischer Sommer, Sabine Knust gallery,Munich,Germany,
July 2011- Sept 2011
LTMH Summer show, New York, USA, June 2011-Aug 2011
Popli Foundation Auction, London, England, June 2011
Christies Auction, Dubai, UAE, April 2011
Bonhams Auction, Dubai, UAE, April 2011
COMMON THREADS, Al Serkal Heritage House, Dubai, UAE, March 2011-April 2011 Art Dubai,UAE, Feb 2011
The Dropped Pearls, Uusi Kipina Gallery, Lahti, Finland, Dec 2010-Jan2011
Concerning Angels, Janet Rady Fine Arts, London, England, Dec 2010
One Night With Rostam, London,Dec 2010
Abu Dhabi Art fair,UAE, Nov 2010
Magic of Persia Auction, UAE Nov 2010
Istanbul Art Fair, Turkey,Nov 2010
Iran Today, Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Koln, Germany, Nov 2010-Dec 2010
“400 Women”, London, England, Oct 2010-Nov 2010
AAF, London, England, Oct 2010
Iran Today, Il Gabbiana Gallery, Rome, Italy, July 2010-Sept 2010
The Art Flexum, International artist Colony, Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary, July 2010
Art in Marylebone, London, England, June 2010
The 5th International Ex Libris contest of Biblioteca di Bodio Lomnago Italy, April 2010
In a Different Light – Artists from Iran, Osborne Samuel Gallery, London, England, June 2009-July 2009
Chrysalid, Amelia Johnson Contemporary Art Gallery, Hong Kong, June 2009-Aug 2009
Magic of Persia art auction, Dubai, UAE, April 2009
The Drawing Process, Green Cardamom Gallery, London, England, June 2008-Aug 2008
The Artroutes ,Waterhouse & Dodd Gallery, London, England, Oct 2008-Nov 2008
Magic of Persia art auction, Dubai, UAE, November 2007
London Print Studio, London, England, Summer Show 2007
London Print Studio, London, England, October 2006
Collections:
The British Museum, London, (Department: Middle East)
La Fondation Pierre Berge, Paris, France
Sabanci Collection, Istanbul, Turkey
SPM.Salsali Private Museum,UAE,
Farjam Collection, UAE
Publications/films:
In the Fields of Empty Days. The Interesection of Past and Present in Iranian Art. Linda Komaroff 2018
Contemporary Iranian Art, From the street to the studio, By Talinn Grigor, 2014
The Horse,From Arabia to Royal Ascot. The British Museum Press, London 2012
New York Times editorial page, January 6th/2010
“Pearls on the Ocean Floor”, a documentary by Robert Adanto. 2010
“The 28th biennial of graphic arts, International Center of Graphic Arts” Ljubljana, Slowenia 2009
“Different/Sames. New perspective in Contemporary Iranian Art.” By Hossein Amirsadeghi, Thames & Hudson 2009
Green Cardamom; “Drawn from Life”, part one, Drawing Process. Catalogue. 2008
Artroutes; “A major exhibition of contemporary Middle Eastern Art” Catalogue. 2008
Various international magazines and periodicals (list available upon request)
