Amin(Ameen) MoAzami/ 1993, Gonbad-e Kavous, Iran
Based in Tehran, Iran
The Painter on the Streets
I use painting, printmaking, and video to explore the beauty, vulnerability, and humor of life in both urban and rural settings in Iran. In Tehran, I paint in public spaces. As an immigrant arriving in Tehran, the capital of Iran, I used representation to understand the underlying relationships of a hectic urban center.
I set up my easel on the streets, impersonating a masterful painter, to explore my socioeconomic position as an artist in the urban fabric of Tehran.
Back in the studio, I translate my experiences from the streets into bird’s-eye views of the city. I work on large canvases, capturing the strange logic and layered chaos of life in Tehran.
Prints
I use printmaking to reach a broader audience and make my work more accessible. By combining the fine lines of hard-ground etching with the grainy textures of aquatint, I explore urban life through a personal and critical lens. My prints aim to revive the role of traditional techniques in creating direct, thought-provoking conversations.
My latest series reflects the rhythm of my everyday life in Tehran—with all its sociopolitical ups and downs.
Rural Paintings
My family has been farming in the fields of Khorasan for generations.
For years, I’ve been visiting these lands and painting there during different seasons. I feel deeply connected to these fields because being there helps me understand how my family has sustained itself from this land. A part of who I am is tied to the plants that grow here.
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Education
2016 BArc, Architecture, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
2019 MFA, Painting, College of Fine Arts Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Solo Exhibition
2024 “Rotisserie Chicken”, O Gallery, Tehran,
2022 “All Birds Don’t Fly”, O Gallery, Tehran,
2020 “Streets of Tehran”, O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Fairs and Festivals
2021 “Bon-gah Art Book Fair”, 8thPlatt, Tehran Iran
2019 “Iranian Emerging Artists”, Yerevan Expo Center, Yerevan, Armenia
2018 “Patchroom”, Teer Art Fair, Ava Center, Tehran, Iran
2018 Teer Art Fair, Shakespeare Bookstore, Tehran, Iran
2018 “Fajr International Visual Arts Festival”, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2017 “Tehran Mural Biennale”, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibitions
2021 “Claustrophilia”, O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2018 “Carbafoo”, Artin Gallery, Mashhad, Iran
2018 “Khayyam”, Hepta Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2017 “Chap”, Tocka Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2017 “Badha”, Delgosha Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016 “The Secret Layers”, Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016 “Annual Drawing Exhibition”, Farzad Gallery, Mashhad, Iran
2016 “Self-Portrait”, Farzad Gallery, Mashhad, Iran
2015 “Esfand”, Artin Gallery, Mashhad, Iran
Awards
2017 Selected Researcher of Tehran Mural Biennale, Tehran, Iran
2015 Selected of Bahar Drawing Festival, Farzad Gallery, Mashhad, Iran
Publications
Adham Zargham, Amin MoAzami. (2019). “Aesthetic Developments in Iranian Painting of the 80s”. Peykareh, 8(16), 1-13. https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.23224622.1398.8.16.1.2
Conferences
2017 Aesthetic Review of Five Digital Murals in Tehran, Tehran Mural Biennale, University of Tehran, Iran