Nazanin Pouyandeh
The artist
Born in Teheran in 1981, Nazanin Pouyandeh was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in 2000, where she joined the studio of painter Pat Andrea. Her technical virtuosity brings the verist dimension of her painting to a climax, although there is no link with hyperrealism. In fact, Nazanin Pouyandeh draws on all available sources of imagery, as the boundaries between arts, eras and cultures have become permeable. The result is a feeling of formal strangeness that has much to do with dreams. Nazanin Pouyandeh questions collective representations of women, as well as themes of eroticism and violence.
Biography
| Birth | Born in 1981 in Téhéran, Iran |
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| Residency | She lives and works in Paris, France |
| Education | Master 2 recherche Arts plastiques - Université Paris I, Paris, France Graduate of École Nationale Supérieur des Beaux-Arts de Paris (Atelier de Pat Andrea), Paris, France |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
| 2025 | Nazanin Pouyandeh, Musée Paul Valéry, Sète |
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| 2024 | Désobéïssantes, Fondation GGL, Montpellier, France |
| 2022 | Nazanin Pouyandeh, Galerie municipale Julio Gonzalez, Arcueil, France |
| Kallisté, galerie Sator, Komunuma, Romainville, France | |
| Art Brussels, galerie Sator, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium | |
| 2021 | Chill Out, galerie Samira Cambie, Montpellier, France |
| Double Sens, duo show avec Stéphane Pencréac’h, galerie Sator, Romainville, France |
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GROUP SHOW (SELECTION)
| 2025 | Luxe, calme et volupté, La Malmaison, Cannes, France |
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| 2024 | Nazanin Pouyandeh / Brigitte Aubignac, Musée Paul Valery, Sète, France |
| Les arts aux féminins, cur. Amélie Adamo, Bagnoles de l’Orne, Argentan & Domfront-en-Poiraie, France | |
| Rendez-vous, Musée de la ville de Belgrade, Serbie, Balkans | |
| Cut & clash, Galerie Strouk, Paris, France | |
| 2023 | Call the wild, Galerie Sabine Bayasli, Paris, France |
| Je ne suis pas ce que tu vois de moi, Fondation d’entreprise Francès, Senlis, France |
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PRICE AND RESIDENCES
| 2020 | Fabbrica Culturale Casell’ar te, Venaco, Corse, avril-mai 2021 |
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| 2018 | Résidence d’artisres Chamalot, Corrèze, France |
| 2017 | Résidence d’artistes Le Centre, Cotonou, Benin |
| 2011 | Résidence d’artistes Chamalot, Corrèze, France |
| 2008 | Prix Spécial Erro, concours d’Antoine Marin, France |
| 2006-2007 | Résidence d’artistes Shakers, Montluçon, France |
| 2003 | Prix Alphonse Cellier, Académie des Beaux Arts, France |
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Press
News
Nazanin Pouyandeh
LUXE, CALME ET VOLUPTé
Group show
La Malmaison, Cannes
From February 4 to April 20, 2025
On the occasion of the group show Luxe, calme et volupté and the reopening of the Centre d’art contemporain La Malmaison in Cannes, Nazanin Pouyandeh is exhibiting her works, curated by Amélie Adamo and Hanna Baudet, until April 20, 2025.
Nazanin Pouyandeh
MUSéE PAUL VALéRY – SèTE
Solo Show
Musée Paul Valéry, Sète
From December 14, 2024, to March 2, 2025
The Musée Paul Valéry in Sète is dedicating a solo show to Nazanin Pouyandeh until March 2, 2025. By revisiting classic themes and adapting them to current contexts, Nazanin Pouyandeh questions the relevance of historical narratives and their resonance in contemporary society. This approach underlines painting’s ability to renew itself and engage in dialogue with its own heritage, while opening up to current influences.