Amirhossein Bayani (b. 1977, Tehran, Iran) is a painter, visual artist, and curator. He received a B.A. in Painting from Tehran University School of Art in 2004 and an M.F.A. in Art Research from Tehran Azad University in 2008. A member of the Iranian Painters Society (IPS) and founder of MERXOUT Projects, Bayani's work examines critical politics, sociology, and philosophy in relation to human existence. His practice explores the colonization of subjects by political power, where acts of violence, sabotage, and tyranny remain concealed beneath authoritative narratives.
Solo Exhibitions include (Upcoming) Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2025) The Season of Ruin’s Remembrance (2025), Zawyeh Gallery, Dubai, UAE; Requiem for the Years Past (2023), Sahar K. Boluki Gallery, Toronto, Canada; Fidelity III – "We" to the Extent of Politics (2022), Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Fidelity II – Numbers of Politics (2020), Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Fidelity I – Names of Politics (2019), Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Out of Context II (2018), Ars Libri Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Out of Context I (2016), Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Babylon System (2013), Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran; What Happened to the Women of Shahnameh? (2010), Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Brides of Our Time (2009), Etemad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Eyes Wide Shot (2006), Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
Group Exhibitions include A Nostalgic Glimpse (2022), Xhoma Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Stay (2020), Artibition Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Factory04 (2021), Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Contemporary Iranian Art & the Historical Imagination (2017), Campus Gallery, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA; POSTCARDESE (2016), Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Shadow of the Garden (2014), Stiftelsen 314, Bergen, Norway; Trends and Approaches in Contemporary Iranian Art (2013), Mellat Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Shahnameh, Perpetual Narrative (2012), Arran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran; ZOO (2011), Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran; A Review of a Decade of Video Art in Iran (2010), Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran; History Game (2009), Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Shahnameh (2008), Laleh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Artraker – Babylon System (2013), Official Jury Selection Top 10, London, UK; Facade Video Festival – Message from Iran (2012), Official Jury Selection Top 10, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Fourth Beijing International Art Biennale (2010), National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China.
Highlights and Collections
Amirhossein Bayani was nominated for the Artraker Award in the UK (2013) the same year as being selected for the Top 10 in the Facade Video Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Bayani’s work is held in private and institutional collections worldwide.
Amirhossein Bayani was nominated for the Artraker Award in the UK (2013) the same year as being selected for the Top 10 in the Facade Video Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Bayani’s work is held in private and institutional collections worldwide.