Shahrzad Malekian
(SHE/THEY)
Address: P1 mobilt atelier, Herslebs gate 20B, 0561 Oslo
Floor: Schoolyard
The studio is open Saturday 27 April from 12-17
Shahrzad Malekian is a transdisciplinary artist who works with video, performance and sculpture/installation – often in combination. In their artistic practice, Malekian often uses the body as a medium for exploring social, cultural and political stances, norms and structures. Malekian also employs strategies such as collaboration and participation to explore performativity and interaction between art institutions and public spaces.
Their work has been shown in exhibitions and museums in Iran, Brazil, the US, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Portugal and the UK. Their video works have been selected for the Rotterdam International Film Festival (2013), Gothenburg International Film Festival (2013) and Doclisboa (2019).
Malekian holds a BFA in Sculpture from Tehran University of Art and an MFA in Art and Public Space from the Oslo National Academy of Art, Norway
STIM, Shahrzad Malekian in Collaboration with Ida Uvaas, Performance in public space, 50 Minutes, 2023, Photo by Jan Khur
OFF-SITE, Shahrzad Malekian, Interactive sculpture and Performance, 2023, Photo of Istvan Virag
HANDLE WITH CARE, Shahrzad Malekian, Participatory Performance in public space, Oslo, 2021, Photo by Jacky Jaan-Yuan Kuo
OFF-SITE, Shahrzad Malekian, Sculpture and Performance, Oslo Kommune Kunstsamling, 2023
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Shahrzad Malekian (NO/IR)
Education
2017- 2019 M.F.A in Art and Public space, Oslo National Academy of the Art, Norway
2007-2011 B.F.A in Sculpture, Faculty of Visual Art, Art University Tehran, Iran
2001-2006 BS in Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Tehran University, Iran
Membership
2020- Present The Association of Norwegian Sculptors (NBF)
2020- Present The Association of Norwegian Visual Artists (NBK)
2020- Present Tenthaus Art Collective
Curatorial Projects
2023 MOMENTUM 12, Moss (Co-Curator)
2020 Tenthaus. Discursive art collective and artistrun space in Oslo
2013 LIMITED ACCESS IV, Araan Gallery, Tehran.IR (Co-Curator)
2013 Rotation, video Program, Swiss Ambassador`s residence, Tehran. IR (Co- Curator)
Solo Exhibition& Performance
Exhibition
2023 Rebellious Forms, Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger, NO
2022 In The Eyes of Others, Solo exhibition, Studio17, Stavanger, NO
2021 Participatory Playground, Tenthaus, Oslo, NO
2020 GAIA, Pop up sculpture in public spaces of Bjørvika, Ensjø and Akerselva, NO
Performance
2023 Here For You, Performance, Stavanger, NO
2023 Off-Site, Performance, Oslo kommunes kunstsamling, Oslo, NO
2021 Handle with care, Participatory performance, Oslo, NO
2020 Extension-Tension, Performance, Cyber bodies Festival, Copenhagen, DK
2018 Wardrobe Memories, Performance, Sommerøya festival, Oslo, NO
2016 Urban Experiences, Public Intervention/ Performance, Tehran, IR
2016 MOPE16, International Performance Festival, Platform, Vaasa, FIN
Duo/ Group exhibition& Performance
2023 Tegnetriennalen, Oslo, NO
2023 Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany, DE
2023 STIM, Performance with Ida Uvaas, Oslo, NO
2022 I call it Art, Tenthaus art collective, Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, NO
2022 Oslo Negative, Oslo, NO
2022 Moment of Trust, Tenthaus art collective, Sekolah Temujalar, Documenta15, DE
2021 Soft Play, Vårscenefest, In collaboration with Bianca Hisse, Tromsø, NO
2021 Soft Play, SUMO festival, Prague, CZ
2021 Arctic Action, Performance with Bianca Hisse, Longyearbyen, SJ
2021 Death to the curator, Tenthaus art collective, Kunsthall Oslo, NO
2019 Wake-up Stories, Film screening, Plus Plus, Blackbox Theatre,
Oslo, NO
2019 Film Screening, Doclisboa International Film Festival, PT
2019 Body Politics, Film screening, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
2019 Bouncing Narratives, Installation/ Performance, SALT Oslo,NO
2018 Body Landscape, Performance Art Festival, Copenhagen, DK
2018 The Grey Space Between, Participatory Performance, Oslo, Teatersenter
2016 Peace on Paper, Contemporary Art Museum, Isfahan, IR
2015 MOP CAP 2015 Prize, Exhibition of Finalists, Edge of Arabia, London, UK
2015 MOP CAP 2015 Prize, Exhibition of shortlisted artist, Mine Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2015 Nietzsche was a man, Video Program, Pori Art Museum, Pori, FIN
2015 The 4th Biennial of Urban Sculpture, Tehran Sculpture Activities Center, IR
2014 Salvation Gaza, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, IR
2014 Nietzsche was a man, video program, Malmö konsthall, SE
2013 Invisible present Tense, Video program, 10th Beijing Independent Film Festival
2013 Art University graduated sculpture students, Iranian Artists` forum,
Tehran,IR
2013 Nietzsche was a man, Video program, FONLAD, Digital Art Festival, Coimbra, PT
2013 Nietzsche was a man, Video program, Museo Ex Teresa Arte Actual, MX
2013 Invisible present Tense, 36th Göteborg International Film Festival,
Göteborg, SE
2013 Invisible present Tense, 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam,NL
2013 Limited Access IV, Aaran Art Gallery, Tehran, IR
2012 A Man, Aun Gallery, Tehran, IR
2012 Video-therapy, Recovery , Stueben Gallery, Pratt Institute, U.S
2012 The Invisible Present, Artists’ Television Access, San Francisco, U.S
2012 The Invisible Present, Video Program, Sao Paulo, BR
2012 Human from the Contemporary Viewpoint, Fravahr Gallery, Tehran, IR
2012 Unanimously Condemned, Video Art & Performance Documentary from Iran ,Bonner Kunstverein,Bonn , DE
2012 Annual Exhibition of Iranian Sculpture Forum, Iranian Artists’ Forum,Tehran, IR
2011 Exhibition of 3 Generation of Iranian Sculpture No.2”, Fravahr Gallery,Tehran, IR
Awards and Residencies
2023 Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder, Artist Residency, NO
2021 ArtLab, Radarat, Artist Residency Tromsø, NO
2020 Atelier Austmarka, Artist Residency, NO
2018 PRAKSIS Oslo, Artist Residency, NO
2018 Delfina Foundation Residency ( Nominated,Shortlisted), UK
2017 Residency and Grant Follow Fluxus- After Fluxus,
Nominated,Shortlisted, DE
2016 Ateljé Stundars, Artist Residency, FIN
2015 Finalist for MOP CAP 2015 PRIZE
2015 NKD ( Nordic Artists` Centre Dale), Artist Residency, NO
2014 Excellence Award for Urban Art, Tehran Sculpture Activities Center, IR
Public art commissions
OFF-SITE, Installation/ performance, Commissioned by Kulturetaten, Oslo, NO
Reversed City, Urban Installation, Commissioned by Municipality of Tehran, IR
Grants
2023 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfonds – Ettårig stipend
2022 Arbeidsstipend – Ettårig stipend, kulturrådet, Arts Council Norway
2022 Prosjektstøtte visuell kunst, kulturrådet, Arts Council Norway
2021 Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfonds – Ettårig stipend
2021 Prosjektstøtte til kunstnere i etableringsfasen, kulturrådet, Arts Council
Norway
2020 Fri scenekunst – prosjekt (dans), kulturrådet, Arts Council Norway
2020 Aspirantordningen, kulturrådet, Arts Council Norway
2020 Forprosjekt scenekunst, kulturrådet, Arts Council Norway
2019 Diversestipend for nyutdannede kunstnere, kulturrådet, Arts Council
Norway