Born: 1954, Tehran
Education
- Graduate of the Faculty of Decorative Arts, Painting – Tehran, Iran
- Graduate of the Girls’ School of Fine Arts, Painting – Tehran, Iran
Solo Exhibitions
- 2000 – Kavir Gallery, Rafsanjan, Iran
- 1986 – Italian Consulate, Ottawa, Canada
- 1991 – Afrand Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 1993 – Classic Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 1998 & 1999 – Sabz Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibitions
- 2003 – 6th Iranian Painting Biennial, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
- 1983 – Suite Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
- 1984 & 1987 – Thomas Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 1985 – Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 1985 – Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Canada
- 1986 – Im Overturm Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 1987 & 1988 – Kuan Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 1989 – Café Gallery, Koblenz, Germany
- 1991 – Painting Biennial Exhibition, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
- 1996 – Pariz Gallery, Rafsanjan, Iran
- 1997 – Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 1998 – Golestan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 1999 – German Consulate, Tehran, Iran
- 1999 – Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, “A New Look at Nature”
- 2000 – Tarh o Rang Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- 2002 – Oman Cultural Center, Oman
- 2003 – Iranian Carpet Festival, Kish Island, Iran
Participation in Dena Group Exhibitions
- 2004 – Beijing, China; Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
- 2001 & 2002 – Isfahan, Iran; Rafsanjan, Iran
- 2002 – Naples (Italy), Marbella (Spain), United Nations Headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland), Budapest (Hungary), Leiden (Netherlands)
- 2003 – Isfahan and Yazd (Iran), European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium), The Hague (Netherlands), Kokkola Museum (Finland), Évry (France), Helsinki (Finland), Rome (Italy), Oslo (Norway)
Memberships
- Founding board member and Director of the Visual Arts Department, Ava & Nava Cultural and Artistic Institute
- Member of the Iranian Painters Association
- Member of the Iranian Women Painters Group (Dena)
Other Activities
- Imam Khomeini Cultural Center, Zanjan, Iran
- Shahrzad Ossouli Painting Studio
- Founder and Managing Director of “Khaneh Omid” Painting School for the Blind
- Founder of the Shahrzad Ossouli Art School (Khaneh Omid), in collaboration with the late philanthropist Mr. Naghi Torkaman
- Teaching sculpture and painting to the blind and to individuals with physical and mental disabilities
- Collaboration with Bagh-e Mehrabani Nursing Home
- Collaboration with Hakim Psychiatric Care Center
- Collaboration with Raad Institute of Tehran (for people with disabilities)
- Organization of numerous exhibitions for artists with disabilities at:
- Faculty of Basic Sciences, Zanjan
- Shahrak-e Gharb Cultural Center, Tehran
- Khak Gallery, Rafsanjan
- Bahman Cultural Center, Tehran
About the “My Homeland” Series
The “My Homeland” series consists of abstract paintings by Shahrzad Ossouli in which memories and emotions connected to her native land are expressed through a combination of oil and acrylic. With a calm atmosphere, harmonious colors, and a spiritual tone, the works invite the viewer into a mental and emotional landscape.
Inspired by great poets such as Hafez and Rumi, the underlying themes create a connection between mysticism, nature, and the human mind. Each work is a personal journey into the realm of memory, featuring symbols such as mountains, deserts, and a solitary tree.
This series offers a renewed perspective on mystical concepts—not through traditional ecstasy, but through deep contemplation, a subtle sense of melancholy, and a surreal lens.