Hiva Alizadeh (b. 1989, Kerman, Iran) lives and works in London, UK. Alizadeh is a self-trained artist whose work is rooted in the Persian tradition and the millenary skill of weaving Kerman carpets, although he applies his technique and knowledge to a different material, creating a contemporary interpretation of traditional textures, adding a cosmopolitan and psychic touch. Alizadeh’s woven tapestries are created using synthetic hair extensions that he composes in vibrant chromatic landscapes. These multicolored landscapes embody a complex interpretation of Eastern and Western cultural mechanisms in the contemporary global era.
Solo Exhibitions include (Upcoming) Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2025); “Hiva Alizadeh”, Lajevardi Foundation, Tehran, Italy (2024); Fire in the Garden of Eden, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan Italy (2023); Double solo show with Osaretin Ugiagbe, The Flat/ Sarahcrown booth, Miami Beach, USA (2021); Nomad Chants, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy (2019); Width Forty Length Fifty-five, AKNOON Art Gallery, Esfahan, Iran (2018); Scenery, Shirin Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran (2017); Play, Shirin Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran (2017); Ping-Pong, Shirin Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran (2016); Mirror Calligraphy, Twenty-six Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kerman, Iran (2015); Tree, Shahkaar Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kerman, Iran (2013); Frames, Shahkaar Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kerman, Iran (2012).
Group Exhibitions include Falsi Paradisi/ False Paradises, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy (2024); Threshold, NIA New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (2024); Art Rotterdam, Van Nellefabriek, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2024); Al Dente: A Feast for the Senses, Berntson Bhattacharjee, London, UK (2023); ArtVerona Fair, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Verona, Italy (2023); Palazzo Monti in London, London, UK (2023); Hiva Alizadeh & AbarStudio, Inja Studio, Tehran, Iran (2023); Birthing, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran (2023); The Art of Investing, Bank – ogSparekasse Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark; Asia Now, Etemad Gallery, Paris, France (2022); Solid Air, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy (2022); ArtVerona Fair, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Verona, Italy (2022); ALT: group show, Galerie Robertson Ares, Montreal, Canada (2022); Structure of a Flow (double solo show with Kenta Cobayashi), Metronom, Modena, Italy (2022); Dallas Art Fair 2022, The Flat/ Sarahcrown booth, Dallas, USA (2022); If Walls Could Talk, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy (2021); UNTITLED Art Miami Beach (double solo show with Osaretin Ugiagbe), The Flat/ Sarahcrown booth, Miami Beach, USA (2021); Art Rotterdam, Van Nellefabriek, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2021); Duo exhibition with Osaretin Ugiagbe, The Flat/ Sarahcrown booth, Miami Beach, USA (2021); ArtVerona Digital Yellow, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Verona, Italy (2020); VOLTA New York, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, New York, USA (2020); Art Rotterdam, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2020); Bienvenue Art Fair, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Paris, France (2019); VOLTA Basel, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Basel, Switzerland (2019); Strangers in Town, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2019); Thin three-dimensionality/ Sottile tridimensionalita, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy (2019); Bienvenue Art Fair, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Paris, France (2018); Contemporary Artists, ARIANA Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran (2018); Spring Collection, Contemporary Art Museum, Kerman, Iran (2018); The Annual Exhibition of Selected Sculptors Under Age of 35, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran (2015).
Highlights and collections
Alizadeh’s work is present in public and private collections throughout Europe, the Middle East, China and the USA. This includes important institutions and foundations such as AkzoNobel Art Foundation in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Palazzo Monti in Brescia (Italy), Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation in Los Angeles (USA), Spring Collection, Kerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Iran, and most recently, The Ned Doha Art Collection and Clara&Nico Collection in Italy.