*1972
Asia
Fathi
Golnaz
2475
Artist ID:
GOLNAZ FATHI
Born: 1972, Tehran, Iran
EDUCATION
1996: Diploma of Iranian Calligraphy, Iranian Society of Calligraphy, Tehran, Iran
1995: Bachelor of Arts in Graphics, Azad Art University, Tehran, Iran
1990: Secondary Studies Degree, Tehran, Iran
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023: "No Rain Will Put Out This Fire", October Gallery, London
2022: "The Road Forward", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2019: "Let’s Pretend Everything Is Alright", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2018: "A Long Line Without a Word", Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai
2016: "Kaht-Line", The Third Line Gallery, Dubai; "Contemplations", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
2015: "Every Breaking Wave", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong
2014: "Dance Me to the End of Night", October Gallery, London; "Marked: Contemporary Takes on Mark-Making", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York and Hong Kong
2013: "The Living Road", Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai; Exhibitions at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York; "Falling Leaves", The Third Line Gallery, Dubai
2010: "Liminal-Subliminal", "Controlled Chaos", October Gallery and The Third Line, Dubai; "Ride Like the Wind", Sultan Gallery, Kuwait
2009: "Doha Series", The Third Line, Doha, Qatar
2008: "My Freedom", Xerxes Gallery, London; "Sleepless Nights", The Third Line, Dubai
2007: "Beyond Words", La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, Bahrain
2005: Solo Exhibitions in Beirut, Lebanon and Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; Virtual Painting Exhibition, ArtēEast
2004-2000: Multiple Solo Exhibitions at Golestan Gallery, Tehran, and international locations
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024: "The Way of Writing", Museo Correr, Venice; "Transvangarde: Freestyle Cipher", October Gallery, London
2023: "Abstraction Iranienne", Million, Paris
2022: "Surface Appeal", "20+", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore and New York
2021: Group exhibition at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
2020: "Metamorphoses", Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai
2019: "The Decorated Word", Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; "Women’s Work", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
2018: "Transvangarde: Contemporary Art from Around the Planet", "Infinite Present", October Gallery, London; Cambridge Art Gallery Museum, Massachusetts
2017: "All Happens After Sunset...", MOCA Art Pavilion, Shanghai; "INK ASIA", "Quotidian", Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong and Shanghai
2016: "In Silence", Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore; "AB Discovery 2016", AB Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland
2015: "Frontier Reimagined", Museo di Palazzo Grimani, Venice Biennale; "Writing Non-Writing", Museum of Contemporary Art, CAA Hangzhou, China
2014: "35 Years of Transvangarde", October Gallery, London; "Approaches to Tradition", Tehran MOCA, Iran
2013: "Nun Va Al Qalam", Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia; "To Be a Lady", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
Golnaz Fathi, a trained calligrapher, skillfully transforms known language into form and composition. Discovering calligraphy while studying graphic design at Tehran's Azad University, she later trained at the Calligraphy Association of Iran for six years. Fathi was the first woman to win an award in Ketabat, a distinct genre of calligraphic art. Dissatisfied with the discipline's strict rules, she created a new form of expression in her paintings: an imaginary language deeply rooted in Persian tradition, hinting at social renaissance. Her works carry traces of uncodified meanings and succeed in expressing emotions where language fails.
Fathi has held solo shows in major cities including New York, Shanghai, London, and others. Notable exhibitions include "No Rain Will Put Out This Fire" at the October Gallery, London (2023), "The Road Forward" at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, NY (2022), and "Contemplations" at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore (2016). Her group exhibitions include "The Way of Writing" at Museo Correr, Venice (2024) and "The Decorated Words" at the Metropolitan Museum, NY (2019). Her works are part of collections at prestigious institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum, New York and The British Museum, London. Fathi received the Young Global Leader Award in 2011.
Golnaz Fathi, a trained calligrapher, skillfully transforms known language into form and composition. Discovering calligraphy while studying graphic design at Tehran's Azad University, she later trained at the Calligraphy Association of Iran for six years. Fathi was the first woman to win an award in Ketabat, a distinct genre of calligraphic art. Dissatisfied with the discipline's strict rules, she created a new form of expression in her paintings: an imaginary language deeply rooted in Persian tradition, hinting at social renaissance. Her works carry traces of uncodified meanings and succeed in expressing emotions where language fails.
Fathi has held solo shows in major cities including New York, Shanghai, London, and others. Notable exhibitions include "No Rain Will Put Out This Fire" at the October Gallery, London (2023), "The Road Forward" at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, NY (2022), and "Contemplations" at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore (2016). Her group exhibitions include "The Way of Writing" at Museo Correr, Venice (2024) and "The Decorated Words" at the Metropolitan Museum, NY (2019). Her works are part of collections at prestigious institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum, New York and The British Museum, London. Fathi received the Young Global Leader Award in 2011.
Women in Art
When the wind blows
1094
Art ID
2023
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123 x 170 cm
Pen and acrylic on canvas
32300
$
Golnaz
Fathi
Women in Art
Something is wrong
1093
Art ID
2024
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130 x 190 cm
Acrylic and spray on canvas
32000
$
Golnaz
Fathi
Further Works of This Artist
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GRANTS AND AWARDS
2012: Visiting Artist, Art Campus, Meissen Porcelain Factory, Germany
2011: Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland
2010: Jury Member, Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial, UAE
2007: Residency Scholarship, Fabrica, Treviso, Italy
2004-2003: Residency Scholarship, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1995: Best Woman Calligraphist in Ketabat Style, Iranian Society of Calligraphy, Tehran, Iran
1993: Diploma of Honour in Graphics and Painting, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
ACQUISITIONS
World Bank, Washington, DC, USA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Denver Art Museum, Colorado, USA
Brighton & Hove Museum, UK
Carnegie Mellon University, Doha, Qatar
Islamic Art Museum, Malaysia
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
The British Museum, London, UK
Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi, India
Farjam Collection, Dubai, UAE
Salsali Foundation, Dubai, UAE
Pareli Collection, France
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
"Iranian Calligraphy", Hossein Razaifard, UNESCO and Sabzeh publication, Iran 2022
"Dream No Small Dream", October Gallery, London 2020
"Abstract Art, A Global History", Pepe Karmel, Thames & Hudson, London 2020
"How to Read Islamic Calligraphy", Maryam Ekhtiar, The MET, New York 2018
"The Word is Art", Michael Petry, Thames & Hudson, London 2018
"Signs of Our Times", Rose Issa, Juliet Cestar, and Venetia Porter, Merrell: London/New York 2016
"Writing Non-Writing", Collection 2015, China Academy of Art Press
"The Elephant in the Dark", Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi, India 2012
"A New Art from Emerging Artists", Ian Robertson, United Kingdom 2011
"The Art of Writing - Bilder Werden Geschrieben", Heinz Kroehl, Germany 2011
"Art of the Middle East", Saeb Eigner, London 2010
"Iran Inside Out", Chelsea Art Museum, New York 2009
"Contemporary Art in the Middle East", Art World, London 2009
"Different Sames: New Perspectives in Contemporary Iranian Art", London 2009
"Graphic Design from the Arab World and Persia", Berlin 2008
"Word Into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East", Venetia Porter, British Museum, London 2006
GOLNAZ FATHI
Born: 1972, Tehran, Iran
EDUCATION
1996: Diploma of Iranian Calligraphy, Iranian Society of Calligraphy, Tehran, Iran
1995: Bachelor of Arts in Graphics, Azad Art University, Tehran, Iran
1990: Secondary Studies Degree, Tehran, Iran
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023: "No Rain Will Put Out This Fire", October Gallery, London
2022: "The Road Forward", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2019: "Let’s Pretend Everything Is Alright", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2018: "A Long Line Without a Word", Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai
2016: "Kaht-Line", The Third Line Gallery, Dubai; "Contemplations", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
2015: "Every Breaking Wave", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong
2014: "Dance Me to the End of Night", October Gallery, London; "Marked: Contemporary Takes on Mark-Making", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York and Hong Kong
2013: "The Living Road", Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai; Exhibitions at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York; "Falling Leaves", The Third Line Gallery, Dubai
2010: "Liminal-Subliminal", "Controlled Chaos", October Gallery and The Third Line, Dubai; "Ride Like the Wind", Sultan Gallery, Kuwait
2009: "Doha Series", The Third Line, Doha, Qatar
2008: "My Freedom", Xerxes Gallery, London; "Sleepless Nights", The Third Line, Dubai
2007: "Beyond Words", La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, Bahrain
2005: Solo Exhibitions in Beirut, Lebanon and Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; Virtual Painting Exhibition, ArtēEast
2004-2000: Multiple Solo Exhibitions at Golestan Gallery, Tehran, and international locations
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024: "The Way of Writing", Museo Correr, Venice; "Transvangarde: Freestyle Cipher", October Gallery, London
2023: "Abstraction Iranienne", Million, Paris
2022: "Surface Appeal", "20+", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore and New York
2021: Group exhibition at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
2020: "Metamorphoses", Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai
2019: "The Decorated Word", Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; "Women’s Work", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
2018: "Transvangarde: Contemporary Art from Around the Planet", "Infinite Present", October Gallery, London; Cambridge Art Gallery Museum, Massachusetts
2017: "All Happens After Sunset...", MOCA Art Pavilion, Shanghai; "INK ASIA", "Quotidian", Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong and Shanghai
2016: "In Silence", Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore; "AB Discovery 2016", AB Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland
2015: "Frontier Reimagined", Museo di Palazzo Grimani, Venice Biennale; "Writing Non-Writing", Museum of Contemporary Art, CAA Hangzhou, China
2014: "35 Years of Transvangarde", October Gallery, London; "Approaches to Tradition", Tehran MOCA, Iran
2013: "Nun Va Al Qalam", Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia; "To Be a Lady", Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
