Curriculum Vitae

Shirin Sabahi
Born in 1984, Tehran                 
Lives and works in Stockholm

Education:
2009    MFA, Malmö Art Academy, Lund University, Malmö
2007    BA Industrial Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran
           AA Photography, Art University, Tehran

Solo & Two Person Exhibitions:
2010    Someone Was Here, Gallery No. 6, Tehran
2009    Les Misérables on Stage at Bahman Culture House (Tehran Slaughterhouse), rum46, Århus, Denmark
           Down the Rabbit Hole, CirkulationsCentralen, Malmö
           Present Perfect Tense, KHM Gallery, Malmö

Selected Group Exhibitions & Screenings:
2010    Techniques of Persuasion, Konsthall C, Stockholm
           Being Visible, Spazio Dogana – Palazzo Ducale, Genoa
           Media City, Windsor
           Iran etc., PiST, Istanbul
2009    Labyrint 09 - Writings and Observations, Botkyrka Konsthall, Tumba
           7th Mercosur Biennial, Porto Alegre
           Loop Video Festival, Barcelona
           Accommodation, HISK, Gent
2008    The Messenger, Bruuge Cultural Center, Bruges
           At, By, For, Into, Around: The House, Pavilhão 28 – Espaço do Hospital Júlio de Matos, Lisbon
           Urban Jealousy, Hafriyat Karakoy, Istanbul, traveling to West Germany Gallery, Berlin & Dom Omladine, Belgrade
           Tehran, Iran Photo Museum, Tehran
2007    2nd Fanoos Slideshow, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran
2006     Deeper Depression, Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran
           1st Anniversary, Maane-Honare-No (House of Modern Art), Tehran

Other Projects:
2009    Whoever I Like Turns Out to Be A Weirdo, Limited Access II, Azad Gallery, Tehran, traveling to Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
           Co-founder of group etc., ongoing online and event-based project
2008    Oneshot2k8, Paris
2006    Roosan: Daily Sketches, Tehran

Selected Publications & Press Reviews:
2009    Fra Slagteri Til Kulturhus, Kristine Kern, Politiken, Denmark, Dec. 11 (in Danish)
           Postscript; Sébastien Berthier & Shirin Sabahi in Conversation, Artist Book, 34 pages, edition of 100, Stockholm
           Whoever I Like Turns Out to Be A Weirdo, Limited Access 2, Exhibition cat.
           8-millimetersfilm med historisk slagraft, Björn Lövenlid, Uppsala Nya Tidning, Uppsala, Feb. 12 (in Swedish)
           Filterad Historia, Carolina Söderholm, SydSvenskan, Stockholm, Feb. 04 (in Swedish)
2008    The Messenger, Bruges, Exhibition cat.
           At, By, For, Into, Around: The House, Lisbon, Exhibition cat.
           Oneshot2k8, Paris, CD edition
           Nur Är Det Vår, Ulrika Stahre, Afronboladet, Stockholm, May. 22 (in Swedish)

Grants & Residencies:
2010    Assistant Grant (Joachim Koester), Konstnärsnamden, Stockholm
2009    International Cultural Exchange, IASPIS, Stockholm
           Artist Residency at rum46, Århus