About Nazli Abbaspour
She graduated in Photography from the Tehran Azad Faculty of Art and Architecture in 2001. She has had several solo and group exhibitions locally and internationally that among which is La Gacilly photo festival 2023, Paris photo 2022, CER Modern Museum of Ankara-Turkey in 2016, Tbilisi Photo Festival-Georgia in 2012 and TMOCA: Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in 2007. She works with Silk Roade Gallery since 2018. Her works has published in the books entitled “”Breathing Space” by Silk Road Gallery with Editions Textuel in Paris and Thames & Hudson in London. Hide quoted text Also she has published a book entitled “Eye”. The book was part of a pocket-book collection, each one by a different artist by Mahriz Publishing house, Tehran. She is member of WEAD ARTISTS (Women eco artists dialog) since 2020
She wrote in her artist statement:
I think people are pieces of forgotten memories that need to be remembered to give meaning to everyone’s life. I was looking for these missing pieces in my works; The pieces that depicted a part of me like a mirror or in the face of social and political issues around me, gave a new meaning to the adventures we had gone through. In this constant encounter with photographs which are only the embodiment of memories, the “past” presented itself to me like a lost happiness, and in each exploration of my family photo series, I came to the conclusion that what I call “life” has long been like we have been denied a precious gift. Searching for the coordinates of this withheld gift was sometimes associated with mourning, sometimes with joy, and sometimes with despair about the future that as it passes, it is proved to me that it is not clear. What stronger excuse than this “absence of hope” compels me for fear of forgetting to dig deeper into the memories of our past in order to pull out the remnants of the identity that I miss so much in the ruins and interpret it constantly? It can be said that my works try to show regret for the lost glory.
Solo Exhibitions
2021 ” Reincarnation”, Online Exhibition, Silkroad Gallery (IR)
2006 “Nostalgia”, Nicol Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2003 “Bottle”, Atbin Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2003 “Dancing in the wind”, Atashzad Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2001 “Move and sudden”, Ershad Office of Karaj, Karaj (IR).
2001 Daryabeigi Gallery, Tehran (IR).
Group Exhibition
2023 “Reflection” Shamis Art Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2023 Paris Photo Art Fair, Silk Road Gallery, Paris (Fr).
2023 “Summer Exhibition”, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2023 “One Story Is Not Enough”, India Habit Center, New Delhi (India).
2022 Paris photo Art fair, Silk Road Gallery, Paris (Fr).
2022 “Conjugation of the present swelling”, Sheydaei Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2022 Online Group Exhibition, Cadre Gallery, (IR).
2022 Online Group Exhibition, TMP Gallery, (Canada).
2022 “ALINE TO ANOTHER”, A Art Gallery, (curator), Tehran (IR).
2022 “Sutra”, Maryam Art Gallery, Kashan (IR).
2021 “I am. What I see”, Doran Moaser Art Gallery, Isfehan (IR).
2021 “I am. What I see”, Mojdeh Art Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2020 “YOUTAB” Sharif Art Gallery, (as a curator), Tehran (IR).
2020 “VISEUR” Online Exhibition, Liam, Tehran (IR).
2020 “Human” Arthibition,Tehran (IR)
2020 “Emotional Numbness” Organized By Women Eco Artists Dialog and Platform 3, Tehran (IR).
2019 “To Exist” Negah Art Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2019 “17th The Annual Exhibition of Image of the year , Tehran (IR).
2019 “Iran, Point of contacts”, Kunsthalle Graz (Austria).
2019 “The Second edition of Annual Photo Exhibition, Mojdeh Art Gallery (IR).
2019 “A Few Days In Between” Arta Gallery, Distillery District, Toronto (CA).
2019 “A Few Days in Between” Nabshi Center, Tehran (IR).
2019 “The fifth event of the night of swin” Inja Art Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2019 “We Are not alone” Mojdeh Art Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2019 “Daily Life” Afro Institute of the Asian Studies, Graz (Austria).
2019 “The Last Event of” Mojdeh Art Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2019 “Experiences in -3” Etemad Negarestan Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2019 “Dame” Negah Art Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2018 “Proxy1” Lyan Art Gallery. Dusseldorf (Germany)
2018 “Decopho” Maks Gallery (Collector). Tehran (IR).
2018 “Summer” Artibition. Tehran (IR).
2018 “Summer Photo Sale” Mojdeh Art Gallery.Tehran (IR)
2018 “Cytoplasm” Hepta Gallery. Tehran (IR).
2018 “+96” Afrand Galleri, Tehran (IR).
2018 “Documentary Thought”, Afrand Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2017 “15th The Annual Exhibition of Image of the year, Tehran (IR).
2017 “Co-Narrative”, Dena Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2017 “We Are not alone”, Surface_Space, Tehran (IR).
2017 “A Tent _A work”. Dena Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2017 “Iran, an open portfolio”, Kolga Festival, Georgia.
2016 26 Photographers Exhibition in Cer Modern, Ankara (Turkey).
2016 26 Photographers Exhibition in Shirin Art Gallery .Tehran (IR).
2015 Participating in One Day Art Fair, Gallery 6. Tehran (IR).
2012 Tbilisi Photo Festival, Tbilisi (GR).
2011 Art Expo Tehran. Farvahar Gallery. Tehran (IR).
2010 8th The Annual Exhibition of Image of the year, Tehran (IR).
2010 “Within”, Homa Art Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2008 The 14th Annual Photo Exhibition of Iranian Photographers Center, Tehran (IR).
2007 Inner eye – Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran (IR).
2006 4th The Annual Exhibition of Image of the year, Tehran (IR).
2006 Iranshahr Photo Society – Artist’s Forum, Tehran (IR).
2005 Iranshahr Photo Society in ‘Craiova’ and ‘Oradea’ (Romania).
2005 The 10th Annual Photo Exhibition of Iranian Photographers Center, Tehran (IR).
2005 “Sequence”, Iranshahr Photo Society – Iranian Artist’s Forum, Tehran (IR).
2004 Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran (IR).
2004 Laleh Gallery, Tehran (IR).
2003 Atashzad Gallery, Tehran (IR).Exhibition
Participation in Competitions & Festivals
2023 “The 20th La Gacilly Photo Festival”. La Gacilly, France
2019 “7th International Art for Peace Festival”, Baroque Gallery (IR).
2017 “LIMITED ACCESS 7” Aran Gallery. Rooberoo Mansion. Aran Projects, New Media Projects, Tehran (IR).
2017 “Merci Poeci”, Goteborg International Poetry Festival #13.
2015 “3rd Art for Peace Festival”, Niavaran Museum.Tehran (IR).
2015 Admitted collaborative artwork in Edinburgh Festival.
2008 “1th Expo of Iran” , 7 Art Gallery & Esteghlal Grand Hotel. Tehran (IR)
2006 The 10th Biennial of Iranian Photography, Tehran (IR).
2004 The 1st Photo Festival of Iranian Handcrafts, Tehran (IR).
1998 The 1st Film, Scenario and Photo Exhibition of Students, Tehran (IR).
Nominee and Awards
Publication
2023 “ELLES x PARIS PHOTO”, Textuel, Paris (Fr)
2023 “The book of La Gacilly Photo Festival” Edition 2023
2023 “Breathing Space”, Iranian Women Photographers, Thames & Hudson, London (UK)
2022 “Lint Magazin” – Issue #2, 2022 – (Sweden)
2022 “JusteMilieu” Zine – Issue #15 July 2022—pp.32 (Washington, USA)
2022 “I,ENHEDUANNA” – Issue #3, May 2022—pp.55-60 (Washington, USA)
2022 “Cockroach Magazine” – Issue #3, 14 May 2022 – pp.14-22 (Germany)
2022 “The Purposeful Mayonnaise” – Vol 1, Issue #6 – April/May 2022 (Canada)
2022 “Reveue6mois” – Exclusive Interview – 11 April (France)
2022 “Art Doc, Photography Magazine” – Exclusive Blog- (Global Online Magazine) (IR).
2022 “Art Doc, Photography Magazine” – Issue #1 2022 – Inspiration Feature- page 74 (Global Online Magazine)
2022 “Internazionale” – 3 Feb 2022 – page 62 (Italy)
2019 “7th “the Grand Festival of Art for Peace”.pp.204 of Catalogue, Tehran (Iran).
2019 “A Few Days in Between”.pp.102-103 of Catalogue, Studio Tabl, Tehran (IR).
2019 “Kleine Zeitung Newspaper” – 13 March 2019 (Austria).
2019 “Sonntagsblatt Newspaper” – 10 March 2019 (Austria)
2019 “Österreich Newspaper” 14 March 2019 (Austria)
2019 “Meghaphon Magazine” April 2019 (Austria)
2019 “Dastan Hamshahri” – #Issue 106 – Dec 2019 (Iran)
2019 “Dastan Hamshahri” – #Issue 101 – July 2019 (Iran)
2019 “Dastan Hamshahri” – Cover Image – #Issue 100– Jun 2019 – (Iran)
2019 “Dastan Hamshahri” – #Issue 98 – Feb 2019 – (Iran)
2016 “26 Photographers”, Book, Page 3 – ISBN. 978- 90930-7-9 – (Iran)
2015 3rd Grand Festival of Art for Peace “pp.184-185”, Andisheh Bartar, Tehran (IR).
2014 “EVIDENT & LATENT” (Photo.No.1) pp.246-247, Gerayesh-e Tazeh, Tehran (IR).
2012 “Dastan Hamshahri” – #Issue 17 – Oct 2012 – (Iran)
2006 “Aks Magazine”, page 25 – oct 2006- ISSN. 1021 – 1179 – (Iran)
2006 “Aks Magazine”, page 28-31– Feb 2006- ISSN. 1021 – 1179 – (Iran)
2005-2006 “Tassvir Magazine” Issue #50-54 – Year 12 – (Iran)
2005 “Creative Photography Magazine” page 32, Issue #5-Winter 2005 – (Iran).
2005 “Creative Photography Magazine” page 74, 75- Issue #4 – Fall 2005 – (Iran).
2005 “Bi-Monthly Photography Magazine” – “Jabeh Aks” – Nov 2005 – (Iran)
2002 Published collection of photos in the book “EYE 14”, Mahriz Pub, Tehran (IR).
2001 “Hamshahri Newspaper” – Sep 2001 – (Iran).
2001 “Hamshahri Newspaper” – Sep 2001 – (Iran).
Magazin
Catalogue
Interviews
2022 “New View” Online Interview with Nazli Abbaspour, 12 Feb 2022
2022 “Iranian Youth Cinema Society” – Urmia – Online Interview with Nazli Abbaspour – 18 January
2020 “Online Interview with Fariborz Mirkabiri”
2020 “Artist Talk, online Interview with Elham Shamloo” 6 April 2020
2020 “Meet for Photo”, meet Nazli Abbaspour – 28 Dec 2020
Course&Workshops
2022 Participated in “Site specific” Workshop held by Dastan gallery and Aryapour Studio, May 2022, (Tehran, Iran)
Talk
2023 The 7th Annual Photo Exhibition, University of Tehran Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran (IR).
1999 The 1st Scientific-Cultural Festival of Shahed Dentistry Students (an article on dental photography), Tehran (IR).
