Khosrow Hassanzadeh

Khosrow Hassan Zadeh was born in Tehran in 1963, Khosrow Hassan Zadeh returned after serving in the Iran-Iraq war to study painting at the Mojtama-e-Honar University from 1989-1991. He then worked as a fruit-seller for a number of years before studying Persian literature in 1996-2000 at one of the Azad Universities. In 2003, he received a bursary from the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris. Khosrow Hassan Zadeh’s paintings portray legendary figures or people in everyday life in a style that clearly shows his indebtedness to his teacher, Aydin Aqdasgloo. In addition to painting, Khosrow Hassan Zadeh also works as a film actor. He lives and works in Tehran. Selected exhibitions/2003: “Pahlavans” Silk Road Gallery, Tehran; “Seven” Ville de Boulogne – Billancourt Museum, Paris./2002: “Iranian Printing Art” Mimara Museum, Zagreb; “Iranian Contemporary Art” Christie´s, London./2001: “Iranian Contemporary Art” Barbican Centre, London./2000: “Exhibition of Drawings” Seyhoon Gallery, Tehran./1998: “Life, War & Art” Diorama Art Gallery, London; Experience 77, Exhibition of Conceptual Art, Tehran