Shahla Aghapour
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Born | Tehran, Iran |
Other names | Shahla Aghapour–Benakohell |
Education | Berlin University of the Arts |
Occupation(s) | Visual artist, author, gallery director |
Website | www |
Shahla Aghapour, also known as Shahla Aghapour–Benakohell[1] (Persian: شهلا آقاپور) is an Iranian visual artist, author and gallery director living in Germany.[2] She works both as a writer and poet, as well as a painter, sculptor, performance artist and director of Galerie-Benakohell.[3]
Biography
Shahla Aghapour worked as a freelance artist in Berlin and has exhibited her works and readings in Germany[1][4][5] and other countries.[6] She completed a Master of Art degree at the Berlin University of the Arts in Art in Context in 2003[7][8] and works as an art teacher and head of artistic projects.[9][10][11][12]
Aghapour is a member of the Federal Association of Artists in Germany, PEN Center of writers in exile of German-speaking countries[13] and was from 2007 to 2009 chairman of the Iranian Writers' Association in exile.[14] Aghapour is also a member of the “Group Seven” collective: a group of five Iranian women artists living and working in Germany, with a focus on women and social, cultural, and political issues around the world, especially relating to Iran.[15]
Work
Exhibitions
This is a list of select exhibitions, in order by date.
- 1996 – Cultural Center Spandau, Berlin, Germany[16]
- 1997 – Landtag of Prussian, gallery in parliament Berlin House of Representatives, Germany[17]
- 2008 – Island Gallery, Berlin, Germany[18][19]
- 2009 - "Iranian night" (in book week of Germany), exhibition of painting about woman face and body, wives of current and former presidents of Germany had joined to the meeting[20]
- 2011 – Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States
- 2011 – Persian Culture Center, Dallas/Richardson, Texas, United States[21][22]
- 2012 – Salon Exil, Berlin, Germany[23][24]
- 2015 – Galerie-Benakohell, Berlin, Germany[25]
Readings
- Culture Club, Zurich, Switzerland[26]
- Cultural Association, Lugano, Switzerland[27]
- 2011 – Persian Culture Center, Dallas/Richardson, Texas, United States[21][22]
Publications
- Aghapour, Shahla (2005). Andishaje hessi [Soulful Thoughts, Poems for Life and Love] (in Persian). Tehran, Iran: Gheze Publisher. ISBN 9645776562.
- Sarate garme hes (Parts of Emotions), (in Persian), Aida Publishing, Bochum, Germany
- Ashovtegieh Djahan (Chaos of the Cosmos), (in Persian), Aida Verlag, Bochum, Germany
- Parvaze sorkhe tan (Flying red bodies), (in Persian), Fourough Books Publishing, Cologne, Germany
- Oliver Twist in Tehran, (in German), POP Publishing, Ludwigsburg, Germany[28][29]
- Morvarid-e Siah (The Black Pearl) – (in Persian), Aida Publishing, Bochum, Germany
References
- ^ a b "Aghapour-Benakohell, Shahla". World Cat. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Iraner in Deutschland" [Iranians in Germany]. deutschpersisch.com (in German). Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ S.Goldberg. "Vita: Shahla Aghapour - ART-Galerie-Benakohell". www.galerie-benakohell.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Pressespiegel - Shahla Aghapour". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ http://www.kodoom.com/en/search/?q=shahla+aghapour&qw=Berlin%2C+Germany | |title =Exhibitions and Readings
- ^ "Shahla Aghapour". Universität der Künste. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Art & Poetry Gallery-Shahla Aghapour". Venue Depot. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ ""Art projects: bejahende Körper, Geschichte der Sheherazadeh"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Workshops at the Pergamon Museum Berlin" (PDF). Pergamon Museum Berlin (in German). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Workshops for children at Moabiter Ratschlag"
- ^ "Moabiter Ratschlag".
- ^ ""Memberlist of Exile P.E.N."". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ^ "Lajvar (boltane irani)". www.lajvar.se. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ لندن, کیهان (2019-02-17). "Iranian Women Artists In Germany Form 'Group Seven'". KAYHAN LIFE. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ Paul, Lennart (1996-04-03). "Die Kulturhaus-Galerie stellt Werke einer iranischen Künstlerin aus: Angst und Trauer in Gesichtern". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Vertraute Fremde: 18 Künstler aus 16 Ländern in einer Stadt ; [Shahla Aghapour-Benakohell ...] (in German). Galerie im Parlament. 1997-01-01.
- ^ "Akram Abooee u.a.: Die Sieben (Malerei, Videokunst, F..." www.kulturpur.de. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ Kisiel, Danuta. "INSELGALERIE Berlin | DIE SIEBEN". www.inselgalerie-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "شب ایرانی با حضور همسران رئيسجمهور فعلی و پیشین آلمان". Deutsche Welle (Persian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Events". Texaspcc.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "IRANISCHE NACHT im SALON EXIL". PEN-Zentrum Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Iranian Night at SALON EXIL"
- ^ "Ausstellung: Shahla Aghapour". ART-Galerie-Benakohell. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Shahla Aghapour and Arash Riahi in Iranischer Kulturabend in Zurich". Kodoom.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Interpretazioni". ASSI. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "POP Publishing"
- ^ "Kulturtipps von Uli Rothfuss_Buchtipp 287". www.kunstportal-bw.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
External links
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