About Ahmad Nadalian
Educations
Travels
Books
Nadalian
works in Book and Press
Awards
Exhibitions
Conference and
articles Teaching
He was born in 1963, in Iran (Sangsar). He began his
art activities in 1979s. His early
works at school were cartoon drawings and caricatures.
Educations
In 1983 he entered the Faculty of Fine Arts in Tehran University,
studying for a Bachelor Degree in the field of Painting (BA). He completed his studies in1988.
In 1991 he began studies at Mphil/ Ph.D. level at the University of Central England (UCE). His
research focused on "The Impact of Mysticism on Art". He completed
his studies in 1995 and was awarded a Ph.D. degree.
Travels
During university years
he traveled extensively to all parts of Iran and prepared more than
10000 slides from various aspects of Persian culture, social life,
customs and art (paintings, architecture, mural decoration, folk art and
handicrafts). These activities affected the subject matter and style of
his drawings and paintings.
In 1990 he went to France and stayed for two years in Paris, studying
aspects of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Persian, Greek, African and European
Modern art at different museums. Most of the work done in France was
cartoon drawings.
After
his PhD study, in 1996, he went back to his
homeland Iran and started carved stones and focused on environmental
art. In spring, summer and most holidays he lives in his garden home in
Poloor (a village 65 K.M. from Tehran) and enjoys collecting stones,
which he considers to be ready made sculptures.
From the year 2000 he started to travel to many countries
in Middle East, Europe, US, Asia and preformed his environmental art
project. His environmental art
project include the carving on rocks that can be seen in many countries
such as Italy, Germany, USA, Spain, France, Uzbekistan, Lebanon and his
homeland Iran.
A
number of small carved stones by Nadalian have been hidden or buried in
different countries such as: Australia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Egypt,
Greece, UK, Finland, Morocco, South Korea, Japan, Ireland, India,
China, Russia, Brazil, Uzbekistan, France, USA, ...
These
mostly show images of fish and human
hand and
foot
traces and
animals.
Books
Human life was the
main subjects of his early works. His early works were published
as a collection of drawings, by J.D.H.Z of Tehran University in 1987.
The second
collection of his drawings, "Ahmad Nadalian" was published
by Barg Press in 1993. He has also illustrated four books of
poetry and stories for children.
1987 "Didar
(Vision)" (A collection of
drawing) Published by J.D.H.Z of Tehran University.
1993 "A collection
of drawings by Ahmad Nadalian”.
Published by Barg Press.
During his
Ph.D. studies he showed interest in cartoon drawing.
"A
Collection of Cartoon Drawings; Research: By Ahmad Nadalian"
was published by The University of Central England in Birmingham in 1994
(ISBN- 1- 869954- 35-1).
Nadalian works in Books and
Press
Nadalian has been introduced
as one of the world's leading environmental artists by Edward Lucie Smith in his
recent book
Art Tomorrow.
He was also chosen for the book "The most exciting
Contemporary Artists (a work of 7 years and much travels in the world)
by Gottfried Junker. In addition many catalogues and
journals and newspaper introduce his environmental works.
Awards
Project of . A. Nadalian has been awarded a Netdays Europe 2002 label. Netdays Europe
is an initiative of the European Commission. It's objective is to
raise awareness of the use of new technologies in the areas of
education and culture and to encourage the creation of projects which
demonstrate excellent pedagogical content. Netdays labels are
only awarded to good quality projects. In recognition of this, the
European Commission is delighted to award project of Dr. Nadalian with
a Netdays label.
After
carving the Rock of Fairies in south of France Nadalian receive the
medal of
Ramatuelle city.
óAfter the participation
in the Third Tashkent international Biennale
Nadalian win the Grand
Prize
of Biennale.
The
Third Tashkent international Biennale opened in the
1st October 2005.
75 artists from 26
countries presented their
works in this biennale. These were by artists from Greece, France, United States,
Spain Germany,
Denmark, Poland, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Estonia, Israel, Malaysia...
and states neighboring
Uzbekistan.
Work
by Nadalian consisted a video installation and was based
on his environmental works.
Exhibitions
His environmental art, videos, multimedia, installations drawings,
paintings, reliefs
(stone carvings) and fabric have been exhibited in 16
individual exhibitions and he has participated in more than 80 group
exhibitions.
In the 50th Biennale of
Venice and Nadalian presented his RiverArt
project. Then he was invited to many countries for promoting his
environmental art.
Ahmad Nadalian,s works have been exhibited in many
exhibitions around the world as follows:
2007 5th Biennale of Sculptor -
Tehran
Contemporary Art Museum
2007 Environmental Art Project in China
2007 Environmental Art Project in Tajikestan
2007 Contemporary Art in Iran-
Tehran
Contemporary Art Museum
2007 Sand Print at Shahdad Desert, Kerman Environmental Art
Festival
2007 Environmental Art Project at Shahroud
2007
Performance and Environmental Sculptor - 7th Environmental Art
Festival at Paradise
2007 4th New Art Exhibition, Saba Cultural Compelex
2007 Environmental Art Project - in USA - Rock Creek River- Washington DC,
Kansas City
Missouri,
New York and Santa Fe (New
Mexico)
2007 Environmental Art Project - in United Arab Emirate
2007 Environmental Art Project - in UK- London (River
Thames),
Chalford
(Golden Valley) Stroud River
2007 Environmental Art project Turkey - Istanbul
2007 Environmental Art Project in Kerman (Meymand,
Stone Garden) and Shiraz (Rahmat Mountain and Siwand)
2007 Carved Stones Hormoz Island- Persian Gulf
2007 Interactive Installation - Print Exhibition-
Tehran
Contemporary Art Museum
2006 Sand Print- Persian Gulf Environmental Art
Festival
2006 Carved Stones Wali Asr Street Tehran
2006 Environmentaal Art Zahedan
2006 Goddess of Fertility,
“Verdearte”
Pescia
(PT- Tuscany)
Italy
2005 Thirsty Fish, Seattle - USA
2005
Export of Culture
, Hidden Treasure in France and USA
2005
Carved Stones, Modern Art, Tehran Contemporary Art Museum
2005
Third Tashkent Biennale
-
Uzbekistan
2005
Interactive Multimedia, Nature in the East, Khial Gallery, Saba
Cultural Complex
2005
Carved Stones- Second Exhibition of Quran , Niavaran Cultural Complex
2005
L'Eau Partagee: Exhibition, in
South of France (La Mole, Gogolin - Toulon)
2005
Carved Stones Artitude Gallery, Paris
2005
Hidden Treasure, New York- Manhattan, and Seattle -
Bottle
2005
Environmental Works,
Seine river
, Paris
2005
Interactive Multimedia, in group Exhibition of Difficult Start, Member of
Association of Iranian Painters
2005
Interactive Multimedia in the exhibition of Masterpiece of Persian
Painting, Tehran Contemporary Art Museum
2004
Carving on the Rock of Fairies,
Ramatuelle,
France
2004
Carving on the Rock
of beach in Sant Tropez
2004
Individual exhibition,
Carved
Stones, Installation, and Performance at Epi Plage (Art- Hotel)
South France
2004 Interactive Multimedia work at
Tehran Contemporary Art Museum
2004 Environmental Installation,
Mehr Festival, Isfahan
2004
Unclaimed Language, Installation,
Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid
2004
Third New Art Exhibition, Student Union, Tehran University
2004
Individual exhibition, Galleria Portal
Mallorca of Spain
2004
Environmental Installation, Purification, Palma, Spain
2004
Individual
exhibition,
Installation in Can Marques, Mallorca
of Spain
2004
Installation & Carved Stones at the Gallery of Artist House
2004
Search for life Virtual work in the web
2004
Multimedia Art ant Aluminum exhibition
Baku (Republic of Azerbaijan)
2003 Video
Installation of River Art,
50 biennale of Venice-
Italy
2003
Installation at the Goethe Institute f Mannheim- Germany
2003
Group Exhibition of Group What is Art? What is Sound? in Luisen Park of
Mannheim- Germany
2003 Lido
Still has Fish in
Open 2003 in Lido of Italy
2003 Group
exhibition,
Member of Group 30+
carved stones, Barg Gallery Tehran.
2003 Group
exhibition,
Member of Group 30+
in
Hayart cultural center
in Yerevan
, Armenia
, April
2002
Group
exhibition,
Member of Group 30+
in Zanjan Uninersity, December
2002 Web Art in New Art
exhibition
at Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art
2002 Individual exhibition , carved
stones, installation & Multimedia Art, Barg Gallery Tehran.
2002
Group
exhibition,
Member of Group 30+
Triennale De Paris: International d'Art Contemporain
2002 Installation in
Orientalism: Inside & Outside: International exhibition of Conceptual
Art - Baku (Republic of Azerbaijan)
2002 Group Project in
Tochal Mountain with collaboration of Group 30+.
2002 Exhibition of Iranian
Contemporary Painting, Muscat Oman
2002 Exhibition of
the Photo of River Art , Poloor.
2001
Group
exhibition
Member of Group 30+
at Tokyo’s Metropolitan Museum
2001
Group exhibition
Member of
Group 30+ , at the Esfahan Museum of Contemporary Art
2001
Video installation in The
First Exhibition of Iranian Conceptual Art at the Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art
2001 Group exhibition ,
installation, conceptual art exhibition of Barg Gallery.
2001
Exhibition
at the Niavaran Cultural Complex (November )
2001
Individual exhibition, drawing on fabric, paintings,
carved Stones & installation - Gallery of the
Association of Sculptors and Painters of Lebanon -
Beirut .
2001
Group exhibition, carved stones, painting on fabric,
Member of Group 30+ Niawaran Cultural Complex
2001 Group
exhibition, New Experiences: Members of Society of
Iranian painters, Gallery of Iranian artists.
2001
Group exhibition,
carved stones, installation and painting, Member of Group 30+
Niawaran Cultural Complex
2000 Group exhibition, sculpture, The second Biennial of sculptor of
Tehran at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
2000 Individual exhibition, Paintings and Drawings, Arya Gallery, Tehran
of Tehran.
2000 International Symposium of Sculpture Aley
2000 The fifth biennial of Iranian contemporary painting at Tehran
Museum of Contemporary Art
1999 Group exhibition,
Painting, Tehran Gallery
1999 Group exhibition, Drawing, Shys Gallery, Tehran
1999 Group exhibition, Painting, Tehran Museum of Contemporary
Art
1999 Group exhibition, Drawing, The third exhibition of contemporary
drawing, Barg Gallery.
1999 Group exhibition, Drawing, The first international exhibition of
drawing of Tehran. at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1998 Group exhibition, Painting Arya gallery, Tehran
1998 Group exhibition for Green frontline (Jebhe-i sabz), Painting Arya
gallery, Tehran
1998 Individual exhibition, Paintings and Drawings, Sureh Gallery,
Tehran
1998 Group exhibition, painting, Sureh Gallery, Zahedan
1997 Third Biennial of Painting, Tehran
1997 Group exhibition, Painting, Tehran Gallery - Tehran
1996 Group exhibition, Painting, Sureh Gallery - Tehran
1995 Group exhibition, Painting, Bahman Cultural Center - Tehran
1994 Group exhibition, Painting, Exhibition Hall- The University of
Central England in Birmingham
1993 Individual exhibition, Carton Drawing- Exhibition Hall- The
University of Central England in Birmingham
1986 Individual exhibition, Drawings Shahed Gallery - Tehran
1986 Group exhibition, Painting, Brass House Birmingham
1989 Group exhibition, painting, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1988 Individual exhibition, Paintings and Drawings - Faculty of Fine
Arts, Tehran University
1986 Individual exhibition, Drawings - Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1986 Group exhibition, Painting, Gallery of Faculty of Fine Arts- Tehran
University
1986 Group exhibition, Drawings and painting - Gallery of Faculty of
Fine Arts- Tehran University
1986 Group exhibition, painting, Shahed Gallery - Tehran
1985, Group exhibition, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1985, Group exhibition, Gallery of Faculty of Fine Arts- Tehran
University
1984 Individual exhibition, Paintings and Drawings - Faculty of Fine
Arts, Tehran University
1983 Group exhibition, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1982 Individual exhibition, Paintings, Shariati School at Tehran
1982 Group exhibition, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1981 Group exhibition, Paintings and Drawings
Shariati School at Tehran
Conferences, Lectures and Articles:
Nadalian has taken part in several conferences
and seminars and his articles
on Persian art and modern European art and its impact on the
contemporary art of Iran have been published in different art journals
and magazines.
2004 "Iranian
Contemporary Art"
Conference of Tashkent international Biennale
Uzbekistan
2004 "Dialogue
of Artists and Scientists with Nature"
presented at the
Art
Culture Nature conference
University of Washington.
2004
Video in Net Aban Gallery- Tehran
2004
Virtual Interaction,
Galeria Portals Mallorca Spain.
2003
New Art: Challenges and Approaches, Film Magazine
2002
Land Art: Unity of Human and Nature
2002 "Web Art" presented in
Conference of New Art Exhibition at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary
Art.
2002 "How Cultures Blossom"
presented at the Conference of the 8th General Meeting
of International Association of Residential Arts Centers in Helsinki of
Finland.
2002 "Conceptual Art from Beginning up to Today.
presented at the Arasbaran Cultural center
2002 "Safavid Art and its impact on Contemporary art.
In conference of Orientalism: Inside & Outside: International exhibition of Conceptual
Art - Baku (Republic of Azerbaijan)
2001 "Conceptual Art in Iran"
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art It
will be unpublished.
2001 “An Attempt to
Understand Conceptual Art” presented at the Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art
2000 "Critic of Visual Art Center of Ministry of
Islamic culture and Guidance"
2000 “The Painting of Islamic World”,
(About The First International Painting Biennial Of The Islamic World) , It will be unpublished.
2000 “Iranian Art In The Mirror Of American Art (P.D.
Movement)”, It will be unpublished.
2000 “An Attempt to Understand Postmodern Art”,
presented at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art and published in Nagsh
No. 3.
2000 “Crises of Modernism in the West and its Impact on
Contemporary Iranian Painting”, presented at the Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art and published in Daneshvar magazine No. 28.
2000 “Global Modernism or Iranian Identity”, presented
at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.
1999 " The
Bird of Celestical Garden (Peacock) ", published in Daneshvar magazine, No 25.
1999 “An Analysis of Contemporary Iranian Drawing”,
presented at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.
1999 “An
Introduction To Persian Mural Decorations”,
published online
1999 “An Analysis of Contemporary Iranian Miniature
Painting (Negargari)”, abstract of the article published online.
1999 " The Signification of Persian New Year (Norouz) and
Its Reflection in Persian
Art " ,
published online.
1999 “Critique of the Activities of the Visual Art Center
of the Iranian Ministry of Islamic Art and Guidance”, unpublished article.
1998 “Shamss (The
Sun)”, printed in Shahed
University’s Daneshvar magazine No 21.
1998 “Lost Values: A Comparative Study of Contemporary and
Traditional Iranian Paintings”, printed in Faslnameh-ye Honar-e
Tajassomi , No 1.
1998 “The Social and Historical Background of Modern
Art”, presented at the Faculty of Art in Zahedan
1998 “The Impact of the Islamic Revolution in the
Development of Contemporary Iranian Painting”, published by the Tehran
Museum of Contemporary Art. published by the Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art in Tajdid-e Misaq.
1998 “The Islamic Revolution in Contemporary Iranian
Painting”, presented at an exhibition in Esfahan
1997 “The Symbolic Meaning of Persian Art”, presented at
the Talar-e Aftab in Semnan.
1997 “The Role of Iranian Ancient Religion in the
Development Of Persian Art”, presented at the Talar-e Ejtemaat in Zahedan.
1997 “The Spiritual Meaning of Persian Painting”,
presented at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art and published in Mahnameh
Honarhay-i tajasomi No. 55
1997 “The Characteristic of Contemporary Miniature
Painting”, presented during a panel discussion at the Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art
1997 “The Influence of Mysticism on the Decorative
Features of the Mosques of Esfahan”, presented at the Conference Mosque
Architecture, Esfahan.
1996 “ Image
In Monotheism Religions “The Image in Monotheistic
Religions”, presented at the second Seminar on Arts and Humanities Ph.D.
students in the Birmingham (UK).
1995 Vision
of Heart Or Pupil of Eye: A Study On The Perspective And Its
Developments in Persian Mural Decorations, presented at the first
Seminar on Arts and Humanities by Ph.D. students in the , Sheffield (UK)
1984 “An Analysis of Children Paintings”, published in
J. D. of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University No 1.
Teaching
He taught drawing and art history (the
pre-university foundation course) from 1984 to 1990 at the Faculty of
Art Tehran University and Shahed School of Arts in Tehran. From 1987 to
1990 he was a tutor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Tehran University. From
1988 to 1992 he also taught drawing and art history at the Faculty
of Fine Arts at Tehran University, Alzahra
University and Faculty of Art at the Islamic Azad University at a
graduate level. He is currently teaching at the Faculty
of Art in Shahed University of Tehran.
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