Résumé

Katayoun Karami

1967 Born in Tehran

1985 High school diploma, Tehran

1986-87 Prep school, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

1987-90 BA in Architecture (Not Completed), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Selection of exhibitions

2025

Appearing , Vida Heydari Contemporary, Pune, India Curated by Yash Vikram

RÉBELLION— Les voix qui persistent, Collective exhibition in collaboration Deco Art, Bordeaux, France Curated by Negin Firoozi, Mohammad Mahdi Sanati, Gelareh Goudarzi

Crescendo, Vida Heydari Contemporary, Pune, India

This is me, curated by Nazly Abbasi, Sheydaei Art Gallery, Tehran 

2024

“Tasvir— A Research Exhibition on Contemporary Iranian Image-Based Art” Northlight Gallery and Step Gallery at Arizona State University, USA, Co Curated by Sara Abbaspour and Mehrdad Mirzaie

UnSaid, curated by Zahira Mozafari, OnCurating Project Space, Zürich, Switzerland

2022

Mighty Margins, curated by Meghana Parik, Bangalore International Centre, Bengaluru, India

2021

Dead-Line- Azad Art gallery, Tehran

Ichor- Sharif Art gallery, Tehran Curated by Yasaman Tamizkar

Youtab- Sharif Art gallery, Tehran Curated by Nazli Abbaspur and Sarah Sasani

The 8th Tehran National Sculpture Biennal Vahdat Hall, Tehran

2019

Ombres et lumières- Nicolas Silin gallery, Paris, France

2018

1×1 gallery, Dubai, UAE Curated by Vida Heydari

Common Border- Mellat Gallery, Tehran Curated by Majid Abbasi Farahani

Me- Emrooz Art Gallery, Isfahan Curated by Rozita Sharafjahan

Me- Kabood Atelier Gallery, Tabriz Curated by Rozita Sharafjahan

2016

26 photographers- Cer Modern, Ankara, Turkey Curated byAmir Hossein Heshmati

26 photographers- Shirin Gallery, Tehran Curated byAmir Hossein Heshmati

Athens Biennale- The Other Side talk, Athens, Greece

The House Of Sleep- Lefas Municipal Gallery, Athens, Greece Curated byElisavet Gerolymatou

Reality & Fantasy- Mellat Gallery, Tehran

2015

Firefly- Azad Art gallery, Tehran

Agoraphobia- Azad Art gallery, Tehran Curated by Samaneh Ahmadi

The World Viewed- Y Art Studio, Tehran

2014

Fragile Hands- University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria Curated by Shaheen Merali

Recalling The Future- Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London, UK

Contemporary Iranian Photography- California State University, Los Angeles, USA Curated by Dr.Abbas Daneshvari, Simin Dehghani, Marjan Asgari

2013

Speaking from the Heart- Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Curated by Shaheen Merali

Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds- Azad Art gallery, Tehran

Side Effects-Hinterland, Vienna, Austria Curated by Gudrun Wallenböck

In the Name of Honour- Sara Charlton charity, London, UK

The Wind will take us away- Evreux, Normandy, France Curated by Brigitte Brulois

2012

Painting- Mohsen gallery, Tehran Rybon International Artist’s Workshop

No Subject -1×1 gallery, Dubai, UAE Curated by Vida Heydari

Have A Break- Azad Art gallery, Tehran

The Elephant in the Dark- Devi Art Foundation, Haryana, India Curated by Amirali Ghasemi

2011

The (Iranian) Weltanschauung- Freies museim, Berlin, Germany Curated by Shaheen Merali

Body Language- Fa gallery, Kuwait

2010

Bimzar- Azad Art gallery, Tehran

1389- Azad Art gallery, Tehran Curated by Azita Sharafjahan

The Other- Mohsen gallery, Tehran

2009

Baaz in che shooresh ast- Silk Road Gallery, Tehran Curated by Arash Fayez

2nd biennale Photoquai- Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France

Auto portraits-  Azad Art Gallery, Tehran Curated by Ali Ettehad

2008

Think Positive- Silk Road gallery, Tehran

Lion Under The Rainbow- Contemporary art from Tehran- Athens, Greece Curated by Alexandros Georgiou

The Other Side- Silk Road gallery, Tehran

2005

A Testimony Of Azadi- Azadi Tower, Tehran

Iranshahr Photography Society (guest), Oredea, Romania2004

I love my surroundings- Niavaran Artistic Creations, Tehran

An abandoned house about to be demolished- Tehran

Iranshahr Photography Society (guest), Iran Artists Organization, Tehran

Kaveh Golestan awards- Iran Artist Organization, Tehran

Ibda’a awards- first prize, Dubai, UAE

2002

Kochehaye shemrron- Niavaran Artistic Creations, Niavaran Palace, Tehran