ABDI  ASBAGHI

 “Abdi Asbaghi is a humble, hard working, meticulous artist…. A searcher.  He is one of the rare painters of our time. To this day, he remains a professional painter and makes his living doing so without rest or compromise. “  Professor Aydin  Aghdashlou.

Biography:

• Born in Tehran - Iran. 1956

• Academic training in painting and art history at Zangar Art Institute Tehran. 1988-1991.
• Painting instructor since 1992.

Exhibitions:

• 5 solo and more than 30 group exhibitions.
• Schillerpalais gallery, Berlin- Germany.(5th. solo exhibition) 2006

• Niavaran cultural center. Tehran 2005
• Opera gallery Singapore. 2004
• Opera gallery New York. 2006
• Golestan art gallery, Tehran (4^th.  solo exhibition.) 2001
• Golestan art gallery, Tehran (3^rd.  solo exhibition.) 1997
• Bahman cultural center, Tehran. 1996
• Tehran museum of contemporary art. (portraits) 1994
• Seyhoon art gallery, Tehran. (2^nd.  solo exhibition.) 1995
• Seyhoon art gallery, Tehran. (1^st.  solo exhibition.) 1994
• Painting and miniature exhibition, Tehran international trade fair. 1992 & 1993
• 1^st. biennal exhibition, Tehran. 1991

Awards:

• Winner of contemporary section of thoughts in mirror of art. Bahman cultural center 1996
• Awarded for first biennial exhibition. 1991
• One painting in collection of Niavaran cultural center. 2005
• One painting in collection of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. 2006
• Municipal of Tehran published a post card.
• Selection of realist & hyper realist Persian contemporary painters for post card.

Publications:

• Adabestan monthly journal of arts & literature. 1992
• Hamshahri newspaper. 1997
• Iran News. 1997
• Jameah newspaper. 1998
• Tehran Times. 1991
• Tehran Times. 1993