Pegah Valizad
Personal Profile
Born in Tehran, Iran (1970), I’ve started my professional career, since 1990 and have worked in all painting styles. I’ve held multiple joint and solo local exhibitions as well as international. Having obtained permit to teach from Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Art, I’ve established academy of SAMA in 2005 and have been teaching and managing since then
Education
1994-1990 Azad University, Iran, Bachelor of Arts
Solo Exhibitions
May 2015, Modern exhibition, Love Birds Cafe, Pasadena, USA
July 2014, Impressionism, exhibition, Art Collection Gallery, Tehran, Iran
July 2014, Realism and creative with cooper exhibition, Khaneh Honarmandan Gallery,Tehran, Iran
December 2008, Impressionism exhibition, National Museum of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
February 2007, Realism and impressionism exhibition, Marya Al Qanat Gallery, Dubai, UAE
June 2005, Realism and impressionism al Mastah Gallery, Doha, Qatar
October 2003, Realism exhibition, Nagsh-e-Jahan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
May 1999 Realism exhibition, Ramesh gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Joint Exhibitions
May 2014, Ashes on Lovers, Nagsh-e-Jahan Gallary, Tehran, Iran
January 2004, nature, Nagsh-e-Jahan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
March 2003, nature, Nagsh-e-Jahan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
January 2002, nature and, portrait Kamal-ol-Molk Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Carun gallery 2017 in Canada B/C., crawl festival 2017 in Canada,B/C
Bibliography
www.javanan.com/2015-05-13-23-38-03, Javanan Magazine,may 2015, p. 66
“Ash Left on Lovers Gallery”, miras farhangi (cultural news paper), 7, May 2014,
www.chn.ir/NSite/FullStory/?Id=110190, “Iranian Marriage Culture Displayed in Tehran’s
Art Gallery”,Shahernama.com,17,May 2015, Link
Indrani Mshra, “Mirroring Nature”, Panaroma Magazine, 1, February 2008, p. 18-19
Alrayah Newspaper, Cover, vol. 8805, 16, June 2006
Collections
Nagsh-e-Jahan gallery, Ace gallery, Love birds gallery, Kamalolmolk gallery, Art collection
gallery, Khaneh Honarmandan gallery, Syria museum, Al Ghasba gallery, Ramesh gallery,Al Mesrah gallery
Work Experience
2001-2009 Teaching oil painting part time at master Rahim Navessi studio, Tehran
Iran/samaa art school as owner / neighborhood art studio in langely B.C/ EJS Art school in surrey B.C
2005-2015 Teaching oil painting and managing Sama studio, Tehran, Iran
Awards and Grants
2008 Appreciation Award from the Cultural Consulate of Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria
2006 Appreciation Award from the Cultural Consulate of Islamic Republic of Iran in Qatar
2005 Official Grants from Qatar Ministry of Education
2007 Official Grants from Sultan Bin Muhammed Al-Qasimi, king of UAE
Official Grants from minister of Islamic Guidance of Iranian Pegah Valizad