Farideh Shahsavarani is a well-known painter, photographer, Video Art and Installation artist. Born in 1955 in Iran, she holds an MFA in Painting. Having served as Department Chair of the Graphic Department at Azad University in Tehran from 2001 till 2003.She also had been Department Chair of design and fashion Department from 2014 to 2016. She had teached in various fields of art and serves as a member of the faculty board of Azad University-Architecture group. She is a Member of the Association of Iranian Painters (AIP), and a Member of the Visual Art Development Center of Iran. She has over 18 Solo Exhibitions & film Festivals and over 200 Group Exhibitions in Iran and abroad.
Farideh Shahsavarani began her art career as a painter, but in the course of time, affected by the socio/ humanity condition worldwide and the environmental crises around, tried to develop her works` horizon by implementing new tools, ways of expression and new Medias. Her search for other means and ways of creativity, lead her to the world of Installation and video art. These new spheres (Installation and video art) enabled her to create a space, environment and atmosphere to come in contact, affect and stimulate the audience more effective and more straightforward. All these, are instruments for her to express her quest for light, spirituality, and the forgotten meaning of life.
Prize
- 1992 Honorary Diploma for the “Elected Art Work”, 1th Experimental Painting & Graphic Exhibition, Tehran
- 2006 Women Artistic Festival, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
- 2007 “Elected Art Work”, 3th New Art Exhibition, Saba Museum, Tehran
- 2008 “Elected Video Art” (I Wrote, You Read), Moscow International Film Festival
- 2009 “Elected Video Art” (I Will Be Back), Moscow International Film Festival
- 2011 “Elected Video Art” (I Wrote, You Read), New York International Video Art Festival
- 2013 “Elected Video Art” (Untitled ), France International Video Forums Festival
- 2015 “Elected Video Art” ( H2O3 ), France International Video Forums Festival