Parisa Taghipour

1983

Iran

Education

2012 Master of Painting, Art University of Isfahan, Iran.
2008 Bachelor of Painting, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran.

Parisa Taghipour is an Iranian visual artist. Parisa is a multidisciplinary artist. Although known for her mythological and fantastic sculptures, Parisa is also a painter, potter, and printer. The artist obtained a Master’s degree in Painting from the University of the Arts, Isfahan, Iran in 2012. Following her academic achievements, Parisa continued to be involved in the arts practically, theoretically, and critically. To date, the artist has published a book, Women and the Court (2016), and numerous scholarly articles and papers on art theory and analysis, as well as children psychology. Parisa is a member of the Society of Iranian Painters, the Institute of Visual Arts, and the Trust Fund in Support of Writers, Journalists, and Artists.

For Parisa, her creations are depictions of her mind. Often derived from pain, suffering, and mental conflicts usually accompanying these adversities, Parisa’s artworks represents form and material in fantastical and mythological ways.

Selected Events

Solo Exhibitions

2020 The Truth Shall Set us Free, Aran Projects gallery .
2013 Painting exhibition, Zarna art gallery, 2014. (Review of the exhibition by Ahmad Reza Dalvand, Variete: Asia newspaper, December .)
2012 Mixed–media exhibition, Boustan gallery (Khanevadeh culturehouse).
2011 Painting exhibition, Golzadeh art gallery.

Group Exhibitions

2020 Shahnameh– The Perpeutal Narrative– Curation Two, Curated by Akram Ahmadi Tavana, AAran Projects gallery.
2018 Painting and Sculpture Group Exhibition “Three Bodies”, Aran Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
2018 Participation in Expo of Isfahan–Iran (Painting and Sculpture Group Exhibition), Bayan Art Gallery, Isfahan, Iran.
2017 Attendance in the Pressbook exhibition, collaboration with Shiva Nouran, Bayan Art Gallery, Isfahan.
2017 “Art Market” exhibition, Iranian Artist Forum .
2016 Group exhibition of painting and sculpture for supporting people with MS diseases, Saba Art Gallery.
2016 9th international fadjr festival for the visual arts, Tehran Museum of Contemporary arts.
2016 Chehel Salegi, an exhibition in the place of Iranian Artists forum.
2016 Sculpture exhibition in collaboration with Behzad Lahouti, Aaran art gallery.
2016 Bagh–e Irani, a group painting exhibition, Aaran art gallery, Tehran.
2015 First annual “Boom” exhibition, Suratgar Art gallery, Kerman.
2015 Versus sculpture exhibition, Niavaran culture house.
2015 Exhibition for small sculptures, Aria art gallery.
2015 Annual sale of the Painters union, Iranian Artists Forum.
2015 Painting exhibition entitled “Iran’s art of the day”, De young museum in San Francisco.
2015 Annual exhibition with the title of “In between”, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran.
2014 “Painting Market” exhibition, Iranian Artist Forum.
2013 Online painting exhibition, Afdesta.
2013 Painting exhibition for the 2nd annual show of the works in the Isfahan university of Art, Isfahan museum of contemporary arts.
2013 “Islamic art revival” exhibition series, Texas.
2013 “Female Iranian Painters” exhibition, Iranian Artist Forum.
2013 The sixth serie of the “Best out of wastes” exhibition, Ghasr garden–museum.
2012 Exhibition of the selected painters of the painters’ union, Iranian Artist Forum.
2012 “Painting Market”, Saba Gallery.
2012 Painting exhibition, Milad Tower.
2011 Group exhibition of Iranian painters in the support of Japan, Iranian Artist Forum.
2011 Fourth biennale of visual arts for the instructors of Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in Tehran.
2011 Small paintings exhibition, Aria Art Gallery.
2009 Painting exhibition, Annual Nasl–e No selection.
2007 Painting exhibition, Khanevadeh Gallery.
2007 Exhibition for the Iranian marine photos.

Honors/Awards

2016 Received the honorary mention among the painting instructors of Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in the Ghamet–e doost festival.
2016 Received the honorary mention among the calligram instructors of Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in the Ghamet–e doost festival.
2015 Achieved the first standing in the first sand sculpture festival in Anzali port (Fouresh: Sand in northern dialect of Farsi).
Achieved the appreciation statue in the ‘In between’ exhibition and the selection of her work as the selected artist.
2011 Achieved the first standing in the fourth visual arts biennale of instructors in the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, pottery section.
2010 Two of her students’ works became shortlisted in the selected members of the fourth biennale of members in Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.

Attendance in the festivals

Exhibition of sand sculptures in Anzali port (Fouresh: Sand in northern dialect of Farsi).
2015 Selection of the BBC audiences, in reply to the call for the works of painting related to the women’s day.
2013 Sixt festival of “Best of wastes”.
2013 The first Meshkat festival (Citizen skills of educational institutions in Tehran), in the field of urban life arenas.
2013 The first Meshkat festival (Citizen skills of educational institutions in Tehran), in the field of beautification of urban furniture.
2013 Second ‘Shamseh’ festival in the disciplines of painting and statues.
2007 Fourth festival of ‘Aerial images of Iran’.