Fereydoun Ave

Exhibited artist /Painter

Fereydoun Ave

Fereydoun Ave (b. 1945, Tehran, Iran) is one of the most influential individuals in Iranian contemporary art and his prolific efforts have taken diverse aspects. He received his BA inF Applied Arts for Theatre from Arizona State University, studied film at New York University, and studied at the University of Seven Seas (aka Semester at Sea). During his career, which spans over five decades, he has successfully taken many different roles including artist, designer, art director, collector, curator, gallerist and art patron. His artworks have been featured in many solo exhibitions along with hundreds of group shows in galleries and museums all around the world. As well as being purchased by many notable private collectors, Ave’s work has been acquired by prestigious art institutions including The British Museum in London, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Los Angles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Cy Twombly Foundation and Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMOCA

EDUCATION

1969-70. New York University. Film School. New York, USA

1963-69. Arizona State University. Tempe. Arizona, USA

1964. University of Seven Seas. Orange. California, USA

SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2019. The Breeder Gallery. Condo Unit. Athens, Greece

2019. Rostam 2019. A Dastan:Outside Project. V-Gallery. Tehran, Iran

2018. Emrooz Art Gallery in Collaboration with Dastan. Isfahan, Iran

2018. Sohrab & the Bees & the Rose & the Nightingale. with Mohsen Ahmadvand. Dastan's Basement. Tehran, Iran

2018. Notes II. Dastan's Basement. Tehran, Iran

2018. Homework for Long Winter Nights. Dastan+2. Tehran, Iran

2017. Roots. With Shaghayegh Arabi. Dastan+2. Tehran, Iran

2016. Souvenirs. Dastan's Basement. Tehran, Iran

2016. Bouquet. Dastan+2. Tehran, Iran

2015. Postcards from Iranestan. Shulamit Nazarian. Los Angeles, USA

2015. References, Clues and Favorite Things. A Dastan:Outside Project. Sam Art. Sam Center. Tehran, Iran

2015. Seven Works on Paper. Dastan's Basement. Tehran, Iran

2014. The Warrior's Rest. Ermion Technis. Kikladhas, Greece

2014. Fereydoun Ave: Designer. Azad Art Gallery and Dastan's Basement. Tehran, Iran

2014. Watercolors. Dastan's Basement. Tehran, Iran

2012. Flowers and Divas. AB Gallery. Zurich, Switzerland

2010. The Sacred Elements: Wind. Rossi & Rossi. London, UK

2010. Fereydoun Ave and his Rostam. Janet Rady Fine Art at La Ruche. London, UK

2009. Rostam in the Dead of Winter. B21 Gallery. Dubai, UAE

2007. Lal Dahlias. B21 Gallery. Dubai, UAE

1970-2007

Seyhoun Gallery. Tehran, Iran

Herve Van der Straeten Gallery. Paris, France

13 Vanak Street Gallery. Tehran, Iran

Silk Road Gallery. Tehran, Iran

Événement du Jeudi. Paris, France

Sheikh Gallery. Tehran, Iran

Omega Gallery. Athens, Greece

13 Vanak Street Gallery. Tehran, Iran

Seyhoun Gallery. Tehran, Iran

Farideh Cadot Gallery. Paris, France

Zand Gallery. Tehran, Iran

Litho Gallery. Tehran, Iran

Iran - America Society Cultural Centre. Tehran, Iran

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