Raoof Haghighi
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Raoof Haghighi | |
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| Raoof Haghighi "Take Me Home", self-portrait, oil on canvas | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Shiraz, Iran |
| Nationality | British, Iranian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Website | https://www.raoofhaghighi.com |
Raoof Haghighi is an Iranian-born British artist, known for his portraiture and realism.[1][2]
He was born in 1976 in Shiraz, Iran.[3] His father was an accomplished artist.[3] It was in Iran where he started to learn painting;[3] he is a self taught artist. Since 1995, he has had many group and solo art exhibitions internationally, including in Iran, the United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Spain, and Ireland.
Awards
- 2011, 2015, 2017 – BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, England[1][4][5][6]
- 2017 – Winner of the Gold Memorial Bowl award for best miniature work in the exhibition at the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, London, England[7]
- 2017 – Winner of two awards in Annual UK Coloured Pencil Society Open International Exhibition[8]
- 2016 – Overall winner of Jackson's competition 'Drawn in competition', Jackson Art Supplies, London, England[9]
- 2014 – Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2014 London Heat winner[10][11]
- 2011 – Overall winner – Artist of the Year 2011 – Artists & Illustrators magazine[12]
Exhibitions
- Prague City Gallery – The Stone Bell House The Reunion of Poetry and Philosophy 3 March – 4 April 2018[13]
- BP Portrait Award 2017 – The National Portrait Gallery, London – 22 June – 24 September 2017[14]
- Royal Society of Miniature Painters. 20 September – 1 October 2017 at Mall Galleries, London.[7]
- 16th Annual UK Coloured Pencil Society Open International Exhibition 2017 – Menier Gallery, London[8]
- BP Portrait Award 2015 – June–September 2015 – National Portrait Gallery, London[6]
- BP Portrait Award 2011 National Portrait Gallery, London – Wolverhampton Art Gallery[5]
References
- ^ a b "BP Portrait Award 2017 - Sarah by Raoof Haghighi". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Macmillan, Duncan (17 January 2018). "Art reviews: Splendours of the Subcontinent at the Queen's Gallery, BP Portrait Award 2017, Scottish National Portrait Gallery". The Scotsman.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "National Portrait Gallery - Exhibitor". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ a b "BP Portrait Award 2015 - The Reader". The National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Past winners, Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, Gold Memorial Bowl". Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "UKCPS 2017 Annual Exhibition". ukcps.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "Drawn In Competition - Winners - Jackson's Art Blog". Jackson's Art Blog. 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2014: Raoof Haghighi, First Heat Winner". Cass Art. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "Portrait Artist of the Year review". The Independent. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ UK, The Chelsea Magazine Company, London. "Winners of Artist of the Year 2011 Announced! - News - Artists & Illustrators - Original art for sale direct from the artist". www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Contemporary British Art | Artlines". www.artlines.cz. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "BP Portrait Award 2017 - Sarah". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-17.