Shahla Aghapour

Shahla Aghapour

Shahla Aghapour (شهلا آقاپور) (* in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian artist living in Germany.[1] She works both as a writer and poet, on the other hand, as a painter, sculptor and performance artist.

Biography

Shahla Aghapour grew up as the daughter of Iranian Azerbaijanis in Teheran and was early interested in arts and literature. In addition to studying art she also trained as a journalist and at the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, she worked for the newspaper Ayandegan (future). She had - as a result of her dissident journalistic work - emigrate from Iran and went to Germany.

Shahla Aghapour works as a freelance artist in Berlin and has exhibited her works and readings in Germany[2][3] and other countries. She completed a socio-pedagogical education and a postgraduate Master of Art at the University of the Arts Berlin[4] and works as an art teacher and head of artistic projects.[5][6][7]

Shahla Aghapour is a member of the Federal Association of Artists in Germany, PEN Center of writers in exile of German-speaking countries[8] and was from 2007 to 2009 chairman of the Iranian Writers' Association in exile.

Exhibitions (selection)

Readings (selection)

Publications (selection)

External links

References

  1. ↑ "list of famous iranians in germany"
  2. ↑ "newspapers about exhibitions in germany"
  3. ↑ "WorldCat"
  4. ↑ "Studied at University of Arts Berlin"
  5. ↑ "Art projects: bejahende Körper, Geschichte der Sheherazadeh"
  6. ↑ "Workshops at Pergamon Museum Berlin ("
  7. ↑ "Workshops for children at Moabiter Ratschlag"
  8. ↑ "Memberlist of Exile P.E.N."
  9. ↑ "catalogue of exhibion in gallery in parliament"
  10. ↑ "Iranian Night organized by PEN"
  11. ↑ "Iranian Night at SALON EXIL"
  12. ↑ "Exhibition at Insel Galerie (island gallery)"
  13. ↑ "Exhibition at Insel Galerie - Website of Insel-Galerie)"
  14. ↑ "Website of Texas Persian Cultural Center"
  15. ↑ "Reading at Literaturhaus Berlin"
  16. ↑ "Reading in Zurich"
  17. ↑ "Reading in Lugano"
  18. ↑ "Website of Texas Persian Cultural Center"
  19. ↑ "POP Publishing"
  20. ↑ "reading suggestion"
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