Amir Soghrati

Amir Soghrati
Amir Soghrati speaking at the CreativeMornings event in Tehran
Born (1979-06-22) 22 June 1979
Rasht, Iran
EducationPress Graphic Design, Center for Media Studies and Research, Tehran
Years active1990s–present
Known forPainting, Art Research, Art Criticism, Curatorship

Amir Soghrati (born 22 June 1979 in Rasht) is an Iranian painter, art researcher, critic, and curator. His works and writings on the history and criticism of Iranian visual arts have been published, and he has held numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Iran and abroad.[1][2] He is the author and compiler of several books on Iranian artists and the visual history of Tehran, and in 2020, he wrote and directed the documentary series A Century of Visual Arts; One Hundred Years of Iranian Visual Arts.[3][4]

Early life and education

Soghrati was born in Rasht and studied Press Graphic Design at the Center for Media Studies and Research in Tehran.[1] His earliest works were published in the mid-1990s in periodicals, and over time he became known as a writer and critic in specialized visual arts publications.[5]

Professional career

Journalism and art criticism

Soghrati has collaborated for many years with specialized art publications, and columns such as Gallery Visits and Studio Visits have been published in specialized magazines.[6][5] In November 2018, he was appointed Artistic Director of the 11th Fajr Visual Arts Festival and conducted interviews with the media about the festival’s new approaches.[7][8][9]

Curatorship and art management

Soghrati’s curatorial works include exhibitions such as Design as Living (Iran Artists Forum, 2018) and Forty Index (Imam Ali Museum, 2018).[10][11] He also participated in the policy council of the second edition of the program A Gallery as Vast as the City (2016).[12]

Exhibitions

Solo (selected)

  • Unmarked Memories, Golestan Gallery, October 2011.[13]
  • Living; Creation and Destruction, Golestan Gallery, December 2013.[14]
  • Khatranj, Design Exhibition, Dena Gallery, November 2015.[15]
  • Frequency of Silence, Design Exhibition, Dastan Basement Gallery, June 2017.[16]
  • Tasian or Unknown Anxiety, Painting Installation, Homa Gallery, July 2019.[17]
  • Pseudo-Memories, Painting, Sales Gallery, July 2022.[18]
  • Wings of Icarus, Painting, Sales Gallery, October 2024.[19]

Group (selected)

  • Micro–Macro, Fornaresio Gallery, Turin, 2021.[20]
  • Above & Beyond, Arta Gallery, Toronto, 2023 (Curator: Parham Didavar).[21]
  • Poetry of Nature, two Iranian artists, Paris (Marché Dauphine / Maryam Ahi Gallery), 2023.[22]

Selected Bibliography

  • Living; Creation and Destruction (Selected Paintings), Idea Creativity, 2013.[23]
  • Parviz Shapour (Golestan Art), Peykare, 2014.[23]
  • Ardeshir Mohasses (Golestan Art), Peykare, 2015.[23]
  • One Hundred Years of Painting in Tehran; Tehran in Painting from Qajar to Contemporary, Elmi & Farhangi, 2020.[24]
  • Standing Amid Chaos and Beauty; Dialogue with Ali Nasir (Bilingual), 009

References

  1. 1 2 "Amir Soghrati". GalleryInfo (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Amir Soghrati". Avam Visual Arts Magazine (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Broadcast of the documentary A Century of Visual Arts focusing on the history of visual arts". Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Visual Narrative of 100 Years of Iranian Visual Arts". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Studio Visits / Amir Soghrati". Noormags (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Gallery Visits, Amir Soghrati". Magiran (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Amir Soghrati appointed Artistic Director of 11th Fajr Visual Arts Festival". IRNA (in Persian). 28 October 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Artistic Director of Fajr Visual Arts Festival Announced". ISNA (in Persian). 28 October 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "New Discourse in Fajr Visual Arts Festival". ISNA (in Persian). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Design as Living / Exhibition Report". Avamm Magazine (in Persian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Forty Index; Revisiting the Achievements of Visual Arts Publishing in Iran". Imam Ali Museum (in Persian). 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "A Gallery as Vast as the City in Tehran". Honaronline (in Persian). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Amir Soghrati – Golestan Gallery (2011)". Golestan Gallery. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Amir Soghrati – Golestan Gallery (2013)". Golestan Gallery. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Report on the Khatranj Exhibition". Avamm Magazine (in Persian). 21 November 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Frequency of Silence Exhibition at Dastan Basement". Avamm Magazine (in Persian). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "Homa Gallery / Amir Soghrati Tasian". Online Art Gallery (in Persian). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Amir Soghrati Pseudo-Memories Exhibition". Sales Gallery (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "New Season of Exhibitions at Sales Gallery". Roozrang (in Persian). 12 October 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "MICRO MACRO – Galleria Fornaresio". Galleria Fornaresio. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Above & Beyond – Arta Gallery". Behance. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  22. ↑ "Poetry of Nature by Amir Soghrati". Marché Dauphine. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  23. 1 2 3 "Amir Soghrati – Works". IranKetab (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  24. ↑ "Book One Hundred Years of Painting in Tehran Published". Mehr News (in Persian). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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