Pooneh Oshidari: Portraits: The Room

6 - 6 July 2026

  • Portraits

    Pooneh Oshidari

    This series of portraits explores themes such as human fragility, social constraints, and environmental crises. I am trying to explore the concept of “imperceptible deletion” (being ignored); How individuals are gradually removed from the social scene by factors beyond their control, such as political repression, social restrictions, and environmental disasters.

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    Pooneh Oshidari, Transplant to the bone (1), 2024, Relief ink on paper, 42 x 30 cm;
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    Pooneh Oshidari

    I seek a flame

    that does not die, but spreads

    like the sacred fire

    burning in the heart of an ancient fire temple,

    which to remain alive,

    needs only one thing;

    “The Care”

  • Pooneh Oshidari, , Transplant to the bone (2), 2025, Relief ink on paper, 70 x 50 cm

    Pooneh Oshidari

    Transplant to the bone (2), 2025

    Relief ink on paper

    70 x 50 cm

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  • About the artist

    Pooneh Oshidari (b.1984, Tehran, Iran) has received her BFA in Graphic Design in 2006 and her MFA in Illustration

    in 2010 from the Tehran University of Art. Oshidari is mostly concentrated on painting and drawing. “Time” is

    the essence of Oshidari’s recent works; both in terms of the conceptualization and in the development and

    presentation. Her professional career began in 2007 by participating in Iran's 7th Painting Biennial and holding

    her first solo exhibition at Honar Gallery in Tehran. During 12 years her works were exhibited in 10 solo exhibitions in

    Iran, France, Clermont, America and Kuwait. She has participated in more than 90 group exhibitions, festivals,

    art residencies and art fairs in Iran and around the world. In 2013 her work was exhibited at Tehran's Illustration

    Biennial. She is a member of the Iranian Painters Society (IPS).Viewpoint on her paintings was influenced by her

    background in graphic design. The content of her present works has roots in 2011 when she started researches on

    Persian myths, and later, references to the nature became more prominent in her works. The first project that

    influenced her works was a distant collaboration with Art Deco in Paris to illustrate topics related to culture as well

    as stories that took place in Tehran and Paris. Othern important contribution was participation in Rybon

    International Artists’ residency 2012. In addition, over past years, she had more serious experience in working with

    organic mediums and time-based media, which was positively inspiring in her recent projects. The two recent

    important international projects were Artistes en Residence in 2016 and Cite international des Arts in 2018,

    France.