Bobak Etminani

EDUCATION
1991 MFA in Painting/Drawing, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California
1989 BFA in Drawing (with high distinction), California College of the Arts, Oakland, California

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 The Grey Paintings, Art People Gallery, San Francisco, California
2011 Genesis, Eshraq Gallery, Qom, Iran
2010 Observations, Aun Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 Deep Silence, Khak Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 Retrospective, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran, Iran
2001 Creation Series, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1995 Constellations, Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1991 MFA Exhibition, Persian Themes, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California
1989 BFA Exhibition, 101 Pieces, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 Expression and Abstraction, Mellat Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 Extraterrestrial, Aun Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Thinking About Art, Arta Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2010 Protect Wild Life Heritage, The Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai, India
2009 Grand Opening, Three Generations of Iranian Painters, Art Center, Tehran, Iran
2009 Un-Habitant, University of Westminster, London, England
2006 Instructors of the Art Universities of Iran, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2006 Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006 4th International Biennale of the Islamic World, Saba Art Center, Tehran, Iran
2005 Maah Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2003 Spiritual Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2003 3rd Biennale of Dhaka, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1999 Contemporary Drawings of Iran, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1997 In Memory of Changiz Shahvaq, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1991 MFA Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California
1989 BFA Exhibition, California College of the Arts
1988 Iranian Collective Artists, Ackerman Hall Gallery UCLA, Los Angeles, California
1987 Foreign Students Juried Exhibition, California College of the Arts
1985 Drawing Department Juried Exhibition, California College of the Arts

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1992 – 2015 Founder, Bobak Etminani Drawing & Painting Studios, Tehran, Iran
1992 – 2012 Adjunct Faculty, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2005 – 2006 Adjunct Faculty, Sooreh University, Tehran, Iran
2001 – 2002 Adjunct Faculty, Science and Culture University, Tehran, Iran
1993 – 1994 Adjunct Faculty, Art University, Tehran Iran
1989 – 1991 Teaching Assistant to Professor Larry McClary, California College of the Arts

SELECTED INTERVIEWS
2010 Painting, Quantum and Wisdom, Shargh Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2008 Meaning is Life, Iran Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2008 Preoccupied With No Daily Issues, Hayatenow Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2007 Colors Call Me No More, Jamejam Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2007 Surprising Myself, Shargh Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2007 Deliberate Accidents, Etemaad Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2006 In Search of Life, Jamejam Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2005 Our Visual Tradition Is Abstract, Hamshahri Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2005 Creating Is Like Writing Poetry, Hamvatan Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2005 Became Painter Over Night, Haft Magazine, Tehran, Iran
2003 Knowledge of Using Quantities, Herfe Honarmand Magazine, Tehran, Iran
2007, 2006, 2005 Iranian National TV Channel 4
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 Iranian National TV Channel 2

SELECTED REVIEWS
2013 Catalog Bobak Etminani, Paintings, 1994 – 2010, Tehran http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/475473
2008 The Man from Tehran, Richard Rhodes, Canadian Art Magazine, Toronto, Canada http://www.canadianart.ca/features/2008/01/17/manfromtehran/
2008 Far Away and Up Close, A. Dalvand, Golestaneh Magazine, Tehran, Iran
2007 The Awe of the Painter, M.R. Sharookinejad, Sharqh Newspaper, Tehran, Iran
2007 Discoveries on the Edge of Matter and Metaphysics, R. Norouzian, Etemaad Newspaper, Iran

SELECTED LECTURES
2015 Seeds of Modern Painting, Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran
2014 Teaching in Iran: A Personal Journey, Stanford University, California
2012 My Painting Exhibition in Qom, University of California, Irvine
2010 Cosmic Concepts in Painting, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2009 The Abstract Nature of Nature, Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
2007 Bobak Etminani: Self-Introduction, York University, Toronto, Canada
2006 Geometry in Visible Reality, Neyshabour University, Iran
2004 Academic Concepts in Modern Painting, Youth Art Festival, Marivan, Iran
2003 In the Times of Horror, Tear and Hope, Dhaka Biennial, Bangladesh
2002 Bobak Etminani: Self-Introduction, University of California, Berkeley
2001 Academic Roots of Abstract Expressionism, Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran
2000 Similarities between Modern Art and Iranian Visual Tradition, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
1998 Painting, Color and Space, Azad University, Tehran, Iran

SELECTED WORKSHOPS
2013 Figure-Space-Motion, University of California, Berkeley
2012 Academic Roots of Action Painting, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
2010 Academic Roots of Action Painting, Arta Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2009 The Abstract Nature, Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
2006 Cubism in 30 Minutes, Neyshabour University, Iran
2005 Power of Limited Palette, Esfehan Museum of Art, Esfehan, Iran
2004 Power of Limited Palette, Youth Art Festival, Marivan, Iran
1998 Color as Space, Azad University, Tehran, Iran

SELECTED JURY MEMBER
2015 Sherveh Art Festival, Saba Center, Teran, Iran
2009 Youth Art Competition (Un-Habitant), University of Westminster, London, England
2006 New Generation of Young Iranian Artists, Day Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2005 4th Painting Biennale of Esfahan, Esfahan Museum of Art, Esfahan, Iran
2004 6th Art Festival of Western Provinces of Iran, Marivan, Iran
2004 1st Annual of Art High Schools of Tehran, Somayyeh House of Art, Tehran, Iran
2003 6th Painting Biennale of Tehran, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
1999 1st Art Festival of Western Provinces of Iran, Marivan, Iran

CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2012 Extraterrestrial (3-person-show), Aun Gallery, Tehran

AWARDS
2006 First Prize, 4th International Biennial of the Islamic World, Tehran, Iran

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of Association of Iranian Painters, Tehran, Iran
Member of Institution of Visual Arts, Tehran, Iran
Member of the Alumni Association, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California

WEBSITE
www.bobaketminani.com