Amirhossein Bayani (b. 1977, Tehran, Iran) is a painter, visual artist, and curator. He received a B.A. in painting from Tehran University School of Art in 2004, and an M.F.A. in Art Research from Tehran Azad University in 2008. He is a member of the Iranian Painters Society (IPS) and the founder and director of MERXOUT Projects. Bayani’s work explores critical politics, sociology, and philosophy as related to human existence and experience. His work, in particular, focuses on the colonization of his subjects by the politics of power, where acts of violence, sabotage, and tyranny are underhand deals, too artful to be covered by the mainstream and prestigious information channels.
Bayani’s work has been exhibited extensively in solo and group shows around the world. Bayani resides in London.England.
Education
Azad University, Tehran, Iran
M.A., Art Research, Cum Laude, 2004
Tehran University, School of ART, Tehran, Iran
B.A., Painting, Dean’s List (6 Consecutive Semesters), 2000
IRIB School of Art, Tehran, Iran
Diploma, 1996
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Requiem for the years past – Sahar k. Boluki Gallery , Toronto, Canada
2022 Fidelity III – “we” to the Extent of politics, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2020 Fidelity II – Numbers of politics, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2019 Fidelity I – Names of politics, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2018 Out of Context II, Ars Libri Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2016 Out of context I, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2013 Babylon System, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 What Happened to the Women of Shahnameh? Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 Brides of Our Time, Etemad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006 Eyes Wide Shot, Azad art gallery, Tehran, Iran
International Exhibitions and Art Fairs
2024 Abu Dhabi art fair, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2021 Contemporary Istanbul art fair, Istanbul, Turkey
2020 Contemporary Iranian Art & the Historical Imagination, Curated by pamela karimi- hamed noori, Campus Gallery, Dartmouth Massachusetts ,USA
2020 Artissima art fair, Torino,Italy
2020 Teer art fair, Tehran,Iran
2017 Shadow of the Garden, Stiftelsen 314, Bergen, Norway
2013 Artraker – Babylon System, Official Jury Selection Top 10, London, UK
2013 Facade Video Festival, Message from Iran, Official Jury Selection Top 10, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2013 DownStreet Art, (Video Art), Massachusetts, US
2013 Speak Your Peace, SOMarts, San Francisco, US
2012 Fifth Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2011 BERLINER LISTE International Art Fair, Berlin, Germany
2011 Istanbul International Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Fourth Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2008 Group Exhibition, Heaven on Earth Now, The Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK
2007 CAREVAN, Shiraz Art Gallery, Venice, Italy
2007 Iranian Contemporary Artists Painting Exhibition, Dar Al Funoon Art Gallery, Kuwait
Curatorial Experiences
2017 Midday - Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014 The Salvation of Gaza, Niavaran Palace Complex, Tehran, Iran
2013 MERXOUT Projects, Open Source, Shirin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 MERXOUT Projects, OCCUPY ME! (Dedicated to RADIOHEAD), Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 The Pool, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 In Honor of ’68, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Juries
2022 Member of the joury of “Montakhab e Nasl e No”, The thirteenth edition, Homa Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2013 Member of the joury of “Montakhab e Nasl e No”, The sevent edition, Homa Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Academic Careers
2002-12 Lecturer, Department of fine Art, Sooreh University, Tehran-Iran
2005-14 Lecturer, Department of fine Art, University of science and culture, Tehran-Iran
2004-10 Lecturer, Faculty of Art, Azad University, Central Tehran branch, Tehran-Iran
2005-9 Lecturer, Department of fine Art, Academic center for education, Culture and research, Tehran-Iran
Awards
2013 Artraker – Babylon System, Official Jury Selection, London, UK
2013 Facade Video Festival, Message from Iran, Official Jury Selection Top 10, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Selected Interviews
2023 Control Samples, Behrang Samadzadegan, Darz Art
2023 Control Samples, Behrang Samadzadegan, Iran Art
2021 Reviewing the Status of Art Education in Iran’s Universities, Radio Peivast
2020 Every thing about Amirhossein Bayani, Radio Portrait
2017 Curatorial in Iran, Avam magazine
Other Group Exhibitions
2022 A nostalgic glimpse, Xhoma Gallery (homa art gallery), curated by hengame moammeri, Tehran, Iran
2022 Stay, artibition Gallery, curated by Alireza chalipa, Tehran, Iran
2021 Factory04, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2017 POSTCARDESE, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2017 Trends and Approaches in Contemporary Iranian Art, Mellat Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016 Shahnameh, Perpetual Narrative, Arran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014 ZOO, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014 A Review of decade of Video Art in Iran, Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran
2013 HISTORY GAME, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2013 Shahname, Laleh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 MESOCITY TEHRAN WORKSHOP, A HydroCity Project, Tehran, Iran
2011 13X18 PORTRAIT, Etemad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Performance Box Curatorship, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 To Paint Cinema, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Obligatory Military Service, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Second Memorial of Professor Freidoon MamBeigi, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Drawing Exhibition with Iranian Contemporary Artists, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 First Memorial of Professor Freidoon MamBeigi, Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 Painting Exhibition with Iranian Contemporary Artists, Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 Painting Exhibition with Iranian Contemporary Artists, Bahman Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 Painting Exhibition with Iranian Contemporary Artists, Ershad Art Gallery, Karaj, Iran
2006 Soureh University Professors’ Painting Exhibition, Soureh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006 Painting Exhibition with Tehran Art Group, Momayez Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2005 Painting Exhibition with Tehran Art Group, Tarahane Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2004 Painting Exhibition with Society of Iranian Painters, Momayez Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2003 Art University Professors and Students Exhibition, Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2002 Art University Professors and Students Exhibition, Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2002 Drawing and painting exhibition with Christian artists, Shafagh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2002 Drawing & painting exhibition with Tehran Art Group, Arasbaran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2002 The Iranian Contemporary Drawing Annual, Atashzad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2002 The Iranian Contemporary Drawing Annual, Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2001 Painting Exhibition, Haft Samar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2001 Painting Exhibition, Abtin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2000 The Iranian Annual Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, Atashzad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2000 Painting exhibition with Professor Freidoon Mam Beigi, Fereshteh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1999 Painting Exhibition, Haft Samar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1998 Cemetery, Performance, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran