About the Artist
Roxana Manouchehri’s Biography
Roxana Manouchehri is an Iranian/Irish visual artist and curator based in Dublin. She has received an MFA in fine art from the Tehran University of Art. Roxana has worked and lived in Dublin since 2009.
She has been teaching art and giving talks and workshops, since 1995 in different universities and museums in Tehran, Seoul and Dublin, including Trinity College, the Chester Beatty Museum, National gallery of Ireland, Open House Dublin, Rua Red, Mother Tongue Language Festival and IMMA.
Exhibtions
She has had more than 50 group exhibitions internationally and 17 solo exhibitions in Tehran, Seoul, Dubai, Madrid, Munich, London, Brussels, Rauma and Dublin, including the RHA and the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery.
Her works are in some important private and public collections, internationally such as OPW, AIB bank, AXA insurance in Dublin and Asia Art Network in Seoul. She is the winner of diversity award from Solstice Art Center and Arts Council Ireland,2021.
Research
Her ongoing research on European medieval and Persian manuscripts are the main resources in her practice.
Beside her studio based individual practice she is interested in socially engaged and community-based projects.
Membership and Performances
She is a member of ArtNomads collective/Ireland since 2019 and they had an exhibition in Pallas Project gallery space in 2022. Roxana is a founder of Transnational Arts Ireland which is an online platform to exchange art between Ireland and other countries including Iran.
In 2022, Roxana alongside with some ArtNomads collective members, had a performance ‘Rock Fire, Paper’ at Documenta 15 in Kassel, Germany. In 2022, she curated a story telling performance for the Spice project at IMMA outdoors titled, Samak The Ayyar.
In late 2022 she won the residency award from NYCI and Maynooth university. Currently she works in her studio at Mountjoy square and Damn fine print studios.
Residencies and Awards
- Winner of the Artist in Residence Project at Maynooth University & National Youth Program, Ireland, 2023
- Eight months residency at Irish museum of modern art, Dublin as a member of Art Nomads Collective, 2022-23
- Diversity award winner, Solstice arts center, Ireland, 2021
- 6 month studio residency in RHA, Dublin, Ireland, 2013
- Winner of the full stipend award,Visual Art residency in Can Cerrat, Barcelona, Spain, 2013 Residency – Raumars Artist in Residence Program, Rauma, Finland, April 2011
- Residency - Belmont Mill, County Offaly, Ireland, August and September 2010
- Residency - Chang Dong International Art Studio, South Korea, April to October 2007
- Artist portfolio presentation in KIAF Art Fair, Seoul, South Korea, 2007
- INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS& AUCTIONS
- Volta art fair, NewYork, curated by Roya Khadjavi, 2022
- Pallas project Auction, Dublin, 2017
- Emergeast Auction, Dubai, 2016
- Christie’s Auction, Dubai, 2010
- Dubai Art Fair March 2010, Exhibited in Assar Art Gallery, 2001
- SIPA Seoul International Print, Photo & Edition Art Fair, Seoul Arts Center, South Korea
- Exhibited in Yoshiko Matsumoto Gallery, 2008
- KIAF International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul, South Korea, Selected as participant in Young Treasure Artist Portfolio Presentation,September 2008
- Pocheon Asian Art Biennale, Pocheon, South Korea, October 2007
Workshops and Teaching
- Teaching drawing and manuscripts-based workshops in Chester Beatty Library and Trinity College, Dublin since 2010. (Ongoing)
- Art fascilitator in National gallery of Ireland, Gallery in schools’ program, since 2022
- Art fascilitator at RUA Red Art Center, Dublin, since 2023
- Workshops on Persian calligraphy with different universities and organizations, including Trinity college Dublin, Mother toung language festival, Open house Dublin, IMMA, Dublin, since 2010. ( Ongoing)
- Teaching painting in visual art department at Hanyang women’s university, Seoul, for one semester, 2008.
- Teaching drawing and contemporary art history in Soureh Art College in Tehran from 2000 to 2007
Education
- MA in Painting, Art University - Tehran, Iran 1999 – 2001
- BA in Painting, Art University -Tehran, Iran 1993 – 1997
- Diploma in Mathematic & Physics, Zeinab High School - Tehran, Iran 1986 – 1991
- Diploma in painting & drawing from, School of Arts & Literature (The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) Tehran, Iran 1988 – 1990.
Curating
- 2022, Samak The Ayyar, storytelling performance, a part of The Spice Project at IMMA, Dublin
- 2022, Naghali performance, Mother Tounge Language festival, Dublin
- 2021, Five Steps left, MIM Gallery, LA
- 2021, ArtNomads virtual exhibition at Human rights festival with Smashing time
Exhibitions
- 2022, Drawing exhibition at Hamzianpoor&Kia gallery, LA
- 2021, Virtual exhibition, ArtNomads collective with Smashing time, Dublin
- 2021, Virtual exhibition, group show with Blue Rihno, London, UK
- 2020, Self-reflection, group show in High Line Nine Gallery, NY
- 2020, Memories, Tales and songs exhibition in High Line Nine gallery, curated by Roya Khadjavi, NY.
- 2019, Group show in E1 Gallery, Tehran
- 2019, Streetview, Anderlecht, Brussels, Curated by Marianne Csaky
- 2018, Haleh Gallery, Munich
- 2018, Solo exhibition, Etemad gallery, Tehran 2017, Asia House Art fair, London
- 2017, RHA annual exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
- 2017, Iranian artists exhibition in Asia house, london, UK
- 2016, Art Capsule exhibition, London, UK curated by Monica Coluussi
- 2016, RHA annual exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016, Solo exhibition (From The Gold Land), Assar Art Gallery, Tehran
- 2016, Content Art fair NYC, Gibbons &Nicholas Gallery
- 2015, Mall Galleries, group show, London, UK
- 2015, RHA annual exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
- 2014, RCA group show, London, UK
- 2014, Group show in Quintadelsordo, Madrid, Spain 2014
- 2014, Participate in Iranian artist women exhibition in Contemporary museum of art, Tehran, Iran
- 2014, RHA annual exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
- 2013, Enigma/Solo exhibition in Kevin Kavanagh Gallery,Dublin, Ireland
- 2013, Nostalgic Identity/Solo Exhibition in Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2012, Exhibited in three Generations of Iranian female artists, Tehran, Iran 2011: Exhibition in 3H+K Gallery, Pori, Finland
- 2011, Solo exhibition in Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2011, Participant in Dubai Art Fair, UAE, via Assar Art Gallery
- 2010, Participant in Dubai Art Fair, UAE, via Assar Art Gallery
- 2010, Solo exhibition in Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2009, Participant in Peace Project in Bupyeong History Museum, Incheon, South Korea
- 2009, Group show, Share My Reality, Television 12 Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
- 2009, Group show, In Flux, Door Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
- 2009, Group show, Six from Four, Gallery N space, Seoul, South Korea
- 2009, Group show ‘The Media are the Message’ Gallery Cha, Seoul, South Korea
- 2008, Participant in SIPA art fair(Yoshiko Matsumoto Gallery), Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
- 2008, KIAF international art fair, participant in Young Treasure Artist Portfolio Presentation, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
- 2008, Group show “Asia Art Network” KEPCO Plaza Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
- 2008, Group show “In Place” Namsangol Hanok Village, Seoul, South Korea
- 2008, International Culture & 2008 Seoul, KEPCO Plaza Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
- 2008, Group show “The Battle of Taste” Sangsangmadang Gallery, Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea
- 2007, Participant in group show “Minority Report” Gallery 175, Seoul, South Korea
- 2007, Solo show “Feel the Expanse” Chang-dong Art Studio, Seoul, South Korea
- 2007, Participant in open studio at Chang-dong art studio, Seoul. South Korea
- 2007, Group show by Daegu Contemporary Art Association in Daegu, South Korea
- 2006, Solo show in Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2005, Solo Show in Mah Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2004, Participant in Satyrykon exhibition, Poland
- 2003, Solo show in Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2003, Participant in Painting Biennale in Contemporary Art Museum, Tehran, Iran
- 2001, group show, Courtyard Gallery, Dubai, UAE
- 2000, Solo Show in Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 1999, Participant in children’s book illustration Biennale in Contemporary Art Museum, Tehran, Iran 1998, Participant in Drawing Biennale in Contemporary Art Museum, Tehran, Iran
- 1997, Solo show in 7Samar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Professional Membership
- Member of ArtNomads collective, Ireland, since 2019
- Member of Visual artists Ireland since 2014
- Member of society of Iranian artists (Membership No: 79167) since 1999
- Member of Institute for Promotion of VISUAL ARTS (Membership No: 15-110-1) Member of Seoul Art Collective (http://seoulartcollective.tk) since 2007
- Member of Gallery Mamak (http://gallerymamak.com) since 2005
Skills
- VTS certificate (visual thinking strategy method)
- Yoga teacher, Vinyasa flow certificate
- Davinci Resolve editing
- Word, Excel