Tannaz Lahiji

Tannaz Lahiji
Birth name Tannaz Lahiji
Born March 8, 1978 (1978-03-08) (age 34)
Tehran, Iran[1]
Nationality Iranian
Field Visual arts
Conceptualism
post modernism
Sculpture
Patrons Massimo Innocenti

Tannaz Lahiji (born 1978) is an Iranian-born artist, currently residing in Florence, Italy. In addition to working as an independent artist, she teaches at Florence's L.A.B.A. - Libera Accademia Belle Arti.

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Life and work

Lahiji was born on March 8 (International Women's Day) in the year of the Iranian Revolution to Seyed Kazem (Lahiji the Elder), a renowned contemporary Iranian painter. She traces her ancestry to Hazin Lahiji, and a long and distinguished line of Iranian artists and poets. Lahiji began painting in earnest at age 10, painting traditional Iranian scenes and classic motifs, quickly winning tremendous acclaim as a prodigy. She had her first gallery exhibit in Tehran at age 14.[2] Lahiji completed her preparatory fine arts training at the University of Fine Arts in Tehran at the age of 19. From 1995 to 2004, Lahiji taught fine arts at the Sepideh Studio, a national centre for design. From 2001 to 2003, Lahiji also directed the Jahannama Gallery, the gallery of the museum at the Palace of the former Shah of Iran.

In 2004, Lahiji was recruited to Florence, Italy to pursue a fellowship and graduate arts training at the L.A.B.A., the Open Academy of Fine Arts. At L.A.B.A., Lahiji completed a one-year master course in painting, followed by a one-year course in sculpture at the world-famous Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Since 2007, Lahiji has worked as an apprentice under the supervision of Prof. Massimo Innocenti, with whom she also teaches a course in painting techniques at L.A.B.A.[3]

Major Exhibitions

Lahiji's work has been exhibited in more than five countries, including Iran (1992–present),[4] U.S.A. (2008), Afghanistan (2002), London, UK (2002), Moscow, Russia (2008), and Italy.[5]

In addition, in 2009 Lahiji opened her own gallery and studio in Florence, Italy titled Galleria Tannaz.[6]

References

  1. ^ "TannazLahiji.com". www.tannazlahiji.com. http://www.tannazlahiji.com/. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
  2. ^ [1] Tannaz Lahiji(official website), December 13, 2007. (scroll down)
  3. ^ http://www.nove.firenze.it/vediarticolo.asp?id=a7.11.12.22.04 10 Giorni d'arte Iraniana, News
  4. ^ 1992 Galleria Sun House; 1993 Galleria Jamshidiie; 1997 Galleria Laleh; 1998 Galleria Dariabeigi; 1998 Galleria Free Lance; 2001 Galleria Palazzo Saad abad; 2001 Galleria Palazzo Niavaran Galleria Jahan nama; 2002 Galleria kish island (sud Iran); 2003 Galleria Jahan nama; 2004 Galleria Mostra Internazionale; 2005 Workshop (Iran) Museo di arte contemporanea;
  5. ^ 2005 Sardegna; 2005 LABA ( Libera acc. BelleArti) Firenze; 2005 Mostra Internazionale (Firenze centro); 2006 San Miniato (Pisa); 2006 Workshop (Fortezza di Basso Firenze); 2006 Figline Valdarno; 2006 Greve in Chianti; 2006 Circolo vie nuove Firenze; 2007 Grassina (Firenze); 2007 Bagno a Ripoli (Firenze); 2007 Sesto Fiorentino; 2007 Ponte a Ema; 2007 Impruneta; 2007 Circolo vie nuove (Firenze); 2008 Galleria artedove (Firenze); 2008 Performance (Bagno a Ripoli); 2009 Mostra in Giubbe rosse (Firenze); 2009 Mostra(Comune Bagno aRipolei); 2009 Performance (chiesa santa caterina all’Antella); 2009 Museo Piaggio (Pontedera)
  6. ^ [2] Galleria Tannaz Exhibition, March 13, 2010.

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