SETAREH SHAHBAZI was born in Tehran/Iran in 1978 and moved to Germany in 1985.

From 1997 to 2003 she studied Scenography and Media Arts at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung in Karlsruhe. The artist lives and works in Berlin.

Solo exhibitions

2006
Galerie Sfeir-Semler , Hamburg

2004
„Oh, no, no... – The Crystal Series“ , Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe

2003
„Channel T.“ , HfG/Hochschule für Gestaltung, Karlsruhe

Group exhibitions

2005
„Rainbow“ , Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Beirut
„J’en rêve“ , Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris

2004
„Wie eine Fatamorgana“ , House of World Cultures, Berlin
Installation in cooperation with Roseline Rannoch framed by the conference series „Framed“

2003
„Keyword: Iran - the unstable archive“ , Casa Asia, Barcelona
„Iranian Pool“ , Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art in Malmö

2002
„Karlsruher Ikonotope“ , HfG/Hochschule für Gestaltung, Karlsruhe

Residencies and Prizes

2005
Three-months residency at the Townhouse Gallery, Cairo

2003/04
Scholarship from the (DAAD) for a one year residency in Beirut/Lebanon,

2002
Award for the work „Azadi S. Complex“ from the Heinrich-Hertz-Club, Karlsruhe
3rd Prize at the Digital New Art Award, Frankfurt

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