Shahla Aghapour

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Shahla Aghapour
Shahla Aghapour
Born
Tehran, Iran
EducationBerlin University of the Arts
Known forArt, Writing, Gallery Owner
Websitehttp://www.aghapour.de

Shahla Aghapour also known as Shahla Aghapour-Benakohell[1] (Persian: شهلا آقاپور) (born in Tehran) is an Iranian 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[edit]

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 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]

Shahla 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[edit]

Exhibitions[edit]

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[edit]

Publications[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Aghapour-Benakohell, Shahla". World Cat. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  2. ^ "Iraner in Deutschland" [Iranians in Germany]. deutschpersisch.com (in German). Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ S.Goldberg. "Vita: Shahla Aghapour - ART-Galerie-Benakohell". www.galerie-benakohell.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Pressespiegel - Shahla Aghapour". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  6. ^ http://www.kodoom.com/en/search/?q=shahla+aghapour&qw=Berlin%2C+Germany | |title =Exhibitions and Readings
  7. ^ "Shahla Aghapour". Universität der Künste. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  8. ^ "Art & Poetry Gallery-Shahla Aghapour". Venue Depot. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. ^ ""Art projects: bejahende Körper, Geschichte der Sheherazadeh"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Workshops for children at Moabiter Ratschlag"
  12. ^ "Moabiter Ratschlag".
  13. ^ ""Memberlist of Exile P.E.N."". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  14. ^ "Lajvar (boltane irani)". www.lajvar.se. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  15. ^ لندن, کیهان (2019-02-17). "Iranian Women Artists In Germany Form 'Group Seven'". KAYHAN LIFE. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Vertraute Fremde: 18 Künstler aus 16 Ländern in einer Stadt ; [Shahla Aghapour-Benakohell ...] (in German). Galerie im Parlament. 1997-01-01.
  18. ^ "Akram Abooee u.a.: Die Sieben (Malerei, Videokunst, F..." www.kulturpur.de. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  19. ^ Kisiel, Danuta. "INSELGALERIE Berlin | DIE SIEBEN". www.inselgalerie-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ a b "Events". Texaspcc.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  22. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "IRANISCHE NACHT im SALON EXIL". PEN-Zentrum Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  24. ^ "Iranian Night at SALON EXIL"
  25. ^ "Ausstellung: Shahla Aghapour". ART-Galerie-Benakohell. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  26. ^ "Shahla Aghapour and Arash Riahi in Iranischer Kulturabend in Zurich". Kodoom.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  27. ^ "Interpretazioni". ASSI. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  28. ^ "POP Publishing"
  29. ^ "Kulturtipps von Uli Rothfuss_Buchtipp 287". www.kunstportal-bw.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

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