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About Abolfazl Shahi

Abolfazl Shahi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Art and Architecture at Islamic Azad University, Tehran (2000), and a Master’s degree in Comparative Religions from the Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University, Tehran (2010). A multidisciplinary artist, Shahi works across photography, installation, contemporary calligraphy, and conceptual art. Their practice explores themes such as identity, tradition, and lived experience. Selected solo exhibitions include Rain Prayer (Homa Gallery, 2023), How to Be Iranian (Homa Gallery, 2022), Self-Knowledge, Royal Mirrors (2019), The Pomegranate Dome (Homa Gallery, 2017), and Mirror and Candlesticks (Homa Gallery, 2013). Shahi has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Iran and internationally, including art fairs and exhibitions in Miami, Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, and Dubai. Alongside their visual arts practice, Shahi is active in research and literature. Their work includes the documentary Taq Taq Taq (2015) and publications such as Simple (2024), Calligraphy and Mysticism (2015), and I Wrote as a Keepsake the Handwriting of Longing (2013). Through writing articles on art and Iranian studies, as well as journalistic work, Shahi has maintained a continuous presence in the cultural sphere.