Shahla Aghapour Explained
Shahla Aghapour |
Other Names: | Shahla Aghapour–Benakohell |
Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Education: | Berlin University of the Arts |
Occupation: | Visual artist, author, gallery director |
Shahla Aghapour, also known as Shahla Aghapour–Benakohell[1] (Persian: شهلا آقاپور) is an Iranian visual artist, author and gallery director living in Germany.[2] She works both as a writer and poet, as well as a painter, sculptor, performance artist and director of Galerie-Benakohell.[3]
Biography
Shahla Aghapour worked as a freelance artist in Berlin and has exhibited her works and readings in Germany[4] [5] and other countries.[6] She completed a Master of Art degree at the Berlin University of the Arts in Art in Context in 2003[7] [8] and works as an art teacher and head of artistic projects.[9] [10] [11] [12]
Aghapour is a member of the Federal Association of Artists in Germany, PEN Center of writers in exile of German-speaking countries[13] and was from 2007 to 2009 chairman of the Iranian Writers' Association in exile.[14] Aghapour is also a member of the “Group Seven” collective: a group of five Iranian women artists living and working in Germany, with a focus on women and social, cultural, and political issues around the world, especially relating to Iran.[15]
Work
Exhibitions
This is a list of select exhibitions, in order by date.
- 1996 – Cultural Center Spandau, Berlin, Germany[16]
- 1997 – Landtag of Prussian, gallery in parliament Berlin House of Representatives, Germany[17]
- 2008 – Island Gallery, Berlin, Germany[18] [19]
- 2009 - "Iranian night" (in book week of Germany), exhibition of painting about woman face and body, wives of current and former presidents of Germany had joined to the meeting[20]
- 2011 – Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States
- 2011 – Persian Culture Center, Dallas/Richardson, Texas, United States[21] [22]
- 2012 – Salon Exil, Berlin, Germany[23] [24]
- 2015 – Galerie-Benakohell, Berlin, Germany[25]
Readings
Publications
- Book: Aghapour, Shahla. Andishaje hessi. Gheze Publisher. 2005. 9645776562. Tehran, Iran. fa. Soulful Thoughts, Poems for Life and Love.
- Sarate garme hes (Parts of Emotions), (in Persian), Aida Publishing, Bochum, Germany
- Ashovtegieh Djahan (Chaos of the Cosmos), (in Persian), Aida Verlag, Bochum, Germany
- Parvaze sorkhe tan (Flying red bodies), (in Persian), Fourough Books Publishing, Cologne, Germany
- Oliver Twist in Tehran, (in German), POP Publishing, Ludwigsburg, Germany[28] [29]
- Morvarid-e Siah (The Black Pearl) – (in Persian), Aida Publishing, Bochum, Germany
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Aghapour-Benakohell, Shahla. World Cat. 2016-03-06.
- Web site: Iraner in Deutschland . Iranians in Germany . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140628084332/http://deutschpersisch.com/iraner-in-deutschland/ . 28 June 2014 . 6 March 2016 . deutschpersisch.com . de.
- Web site: S.Goldberg. Vita: Shahla Aghapour - ART-Galerie-Benakohell. 2020-11-02. www.galerie-benakohell.de. de-DE.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2016-11-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161126002516/http://www.kultur-steglitz-zehlendorf.de/veranstaltungsarchiv.html . 2016-11-26 .
- Web site: Pressespiegel - Shahla Aghapour. yumpu.com. 2016-03-06.
- http://www.kodoom.com/en/search/?q=shahla+aghapour&qw=Berlin%2C+Germany | |title =Exhibitions and Readings
- Web site: Shahla Aghapour. Universität der Künste. 2016-03-06.
- Web site: Art & Poetry Gallery-Shahla Aghapour. Venue Depot. 2016-03-06. 2016-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307055426/http://www.venuedepot.com/venue/art-poetry-gallery-shahla-aghapour,126023837464701. dead.
- Web site: "Art projects: bejahende Körper, Geschichte der Sheherazadeh" . 2014-08-08 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130042/http://www.bag-forsa.de/de/doku/dokumentation.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Workshops at the Pergamon Museum Berlin. 2011. Pergamon Museum Berlin. de. 2016-03-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221715/http://rostam.htw-berlin.de/doc/Plakat_Shaname.pdf. 2016-03-03.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140808205705/http://moabiter-ratschlag.de/fileadmin/dateien/Schulgarten/Sommerflyer2014gesamt.pdf "Workshops for children at Moabiter Ratschlag"
- Web site: Moabiter Ratschlag.
- Web site: "Memberlist of Exile P.E.N." . 2014-08-12 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075428/http://www.exil-pen.de/9.html . dead .
- Web site: Lajvar (boltane irani). www.lajvar.se. 2019-10-02.
- Web site: Iranian Women Artists In Germany Form 'Group Seven'. لندن. کیهان. 2019-02-17. KAYHAN LIFE. en-US. 2020-02-22.
- Web site: Die Kulturhaus-Galerie stellt Werke einer iranischen Künstlerin aus: Angst und Trauer in Gesichtern. Paul. Lennart. 1996-04-03. Berliner Zeitung. de-DE. 2019-10-02.
- Book: Vertraute Fremde: 18 Künstler aus 16 Ländern in einer Stadt ; [Shahla Aghapour-Benakohell ...]]. 1997-01-01. Galerie im Parlament. de.
- Web site: Akram Abooee u.a.: Die Sieben (Malerei, Videokunst, F.... www.kulturpur.de. 2016-03-06.
- Web site: INSELGALERIE Berlin DIE SIEBEN. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810230001/http://www.inselgalerie-berlin.de/2008/10/die-sieben/. dead. 2014-08-10. Kisiel. Danuta. www.inselgalerie-berlin.de. 2016-03-06.
- Web site: شب ایرانی با حضور همسران رئيسجمهور فعلی و پیشین آلمان . Deutsche Welle (Persian) . 23 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160523102442/http://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%B4%D8%A8-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A2%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86/a-16214281 . 23 May 2016.
- Web site: Events. Texaspcc.org. 2016-03-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031952/http://www.texaspcc.org/Events032011.htm. 2016-03-04.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2016-11-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403153621/http://www.texaspcc.org/ShahlaA.pdf . 2016-04-03 .
- Web site: IRANISCHE NACHT im SALON EXIL. PEN-Zentrum Deutschland. de-DE. 2016-03-06.
- http://www.salon-exil.de/index.php?article_id=40 "Iranian Night at SALON EXIL"
- Web site: Ausstellung: Shahla Aghapour. ART-Galerie-Benakohell. 2016-03-06.
- Web site: Shahla Aghapour and Arash Riahi in Iranischer Kulturabend in Zurich. Kodoom.com. 2016-03-06.
- Web site: Interpretazioni. ASSI. 2016-03-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135504/http://www.assi-ti.ch/index.php?page=interpretazioni. 2016-03-04.
- http://wp.pop-verlag.com/?page_id=999 "POP Publishing"
- Web site: Kulturtipps von Uli Rothfuss_Buchtipp 287. www.kunstportal-bw.de. 2016-03-06. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042715/http://www.kunstportal-bw.de/ktbuchtipp287b.html. dead.