Born in 1343, Tehran, Iran
Education
MA. Linguistics. University of Tehran. Tehran, Iran
BA. Photography. University of Tehran. Tehran, Iran
Biography
Mehran Mohajer is one of the most prominent Iranian photographers of his generation. His influence has been broad both within his contemporaries and later generations due to his unique style, and his work as a leading instructor. Coming from a background in linguistics, Mohajer's works have been often dealing with the very concept of expression, the extremes of implication and the margins of transcendentalism.
Solo Exhibitions
2017. “Between and Non-Between”. Dastan+2. Tehran, Iran
2015. “The Present Past”. Ag Galerie. Tehran, Iran
2013. “Closed”. Azad Art Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2012. “Nothingness”. Azad Art Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2011. “Things and Lines”. Azad Art Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2010. “Tehran Undated”. Azad Art Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2008. “The Memories of an Indolent, Fatigued Flâneur”. Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2007. “Camera Rosea”. Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2006. “Expired History”. Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2005. “Undistributed Packages”. Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2004. “Migrant Packages”. Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2003. “The Light is Off, The Room is Dark”. Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2001. Golestan Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2000. Golestan Gallery. Tehran, Iran
1998. Golestan Gallery. Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibitions
2016. “Small Image, Large Reflection: Iranian Contemporary Photography”. Ag Galerie. Tehran, Iran
2015. “Allusions”. Emkan Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2014. “Recalling Future”. SOAS, University of London. London, UK
2011. “Television”. Mohsen Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2010. “Fear-land”. Azad Art Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2009. “One Day: A Collective Narrative of Tehran”. Intersection for the Arts. San Francisco, CA, USA
2009. “Golden Gates”. F&A Projects. Paris, France
2009. Member of the Curatorial Team. Photoquai, 2nd Biennale. Musée du Quai Branly. Paris, France
2009. “Tehran, Inside Out”. Forum Schlossplatz. Aarau, Switzerland
2009. “165 Years of Iranian Photography”. Musée du Quai Branly. Paris, France
2008. “Lion Under the Rainbow”. D.ART. Athens, Greece
2008. “Red Light”. Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2008. “Green Illusion”. Aria Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2007. “Image, Text and Money”. Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2006. “Ey Iran!”. Gold Coast Arts Centre. Queensland, Australia
2006. “The Veiled Mirror: Contemporary Iranian Photography”. De Santos Gallery. Houston, TX, USA
2005. “Téhéran, Iran, 7 Photographes de ce Temps”. Galerie Baudoin Lebon. Paris, France
2005. DFOTO: San Sebastian International Contemporary Photography and Video-Art Fair Avda. San Sebastian, Spain
2005. Photo London. London, UK
2004. “Far Near Distance”. House of World Cultures. Berlin, Germany
2004. “Musulmanes, Musulmans, un monde fait de tous les mondes”. Parc de la Villette. Paris, France
2004. Paris Photo – Le Carrousel du Louvre. Paris, France
2003. “Haft”. Boulogne Billancourt, France
2002. Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran
2001. “Regards Persans”. Espace Electra. Paris, France
2001. Photographic Revolution (A Retrospective of Iranian Photography after Revolution)
1996. Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1996. Second International Photo Biennale
1994. Haft Samar Gallery, Tehran
1994. Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1994. First International Photo Biennale
1993. Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1993. Fifth Annual Photo Exhibition – First Prize
1991. Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1991. Fourth Annual Photo Exhibition
1990. Kandeloos Gallery, Tehran
1990. Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1990. Third Annual Photo Exhibition
1989. Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1989. Second Annual Photo Exhibition
1987. Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1987. First Annual Photo Exhibition — First Prize
Other Activities
Teaching Experience
Lecturer. Faculty of Fine Art. University of Tehran. Tehran, Iran
