Soheila Sokhanvari
Born: Shiraz, Iran
2009-2011 – MFA (Fine Art) – Goldsmiths College, University of London
2006 – PgDip (Fine Art) – Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
2001-2005 – BA (Fine Art & Art History) – Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Public Arts commission with Tate Collective and London Mayor, “BehindEveryGreatCity” to mark the centenary of the first women in the UK winning the right to vote and drive forward gender equality across the city. Location: Victoria Station, London.
Currently on view in Un-Common room at Tate Britain.
October – December 2018 – British School at Rome, Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship
September 2017 – Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India
Leave to Remain
An installation of 35 expired passports, stamped by the artist.
In an intervention displayed in Room 1 at Tate Britain.
July 2nd 2025 – July 2027
Artist’s First:
Contemporary perspectives on portraiture, supported by Chanel Culture Fund, features artists all exhibiting at National Portait Gallery for the first time.
Sept – 6th 2025 – Sept 2026
2024, Rebel Rebel at ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark
2022,2023 – Solo Show at The Barbican Centre, London
2019, Solo Show – Addicted to Love, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery (Old York Road, London)
2018, Solo Show – Art Dubai, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
2017 , Solo Show at Walsall Museum, UK
2017, Jerwood Project space, London
2016 – Crossroads Art Fair – The old Truman Brewery, East London
2015 – Boogie Wonderland – Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London
2025, “Pattern: Rhythm and Repetition” – Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK
2025, “What’s New” – Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
2025, “The Horse and Power” – Røennebæksholm , Denmark
2024, “Contemporary Collecting” – The British Museum, London, UK
2024, “A Spirit Inside” – Touring Show, Compton Verney , Warwickshire, UK
2024, “We Could Be Heroes” – Heong Gallery, Downing College, Cambridge University, UK
2024, “What’s New” – Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
2024, “The Time of Our Lives” – Drawing Room, London, UK
2024, “The Origins of Horse” – Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, Denmark
2024, “The Spirit Inside” – Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England
2024, “Mirror Mirror…” – Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK
2023, “ROLE MODELS: ‘Portraits of Poets and Writers'”, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
2023, Dastan Gallery: “Realism” – Frieze No.9 Cork Street, London, UK
2023, “Simurgh” – Crone Berlin, Germany
2020-2021, The NGV Triennial, The National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
2020, Drawing Together, Martin Hall Gallery of Loughborough University, UK
2020, Enough Is Definitely Enough, Pineapple Black Gallery, Middlesbrough
2020, “Dr T Frangenberg’s Collection”, Wolfson College, Cambridge, UK
2020, “20 for 2020”, New Arts Gallery, Walsall, UK
2019, Atelier 34zero Collection, Contemporary Art Gallery, BWA, Katowice, Poland
2019, “The World Without Us”, APT Gallery London, UK
2018, December Mostra, British School at Rome, Rome, Italy
2017 “I AM” Caravan Arts, St Martin’s In The Field, London
2017 Jordan’s National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordon
2017, Royal Academy Summer Show, London, UK, Group show
2017, Canakkale Art Walk, Osnabruck, Germany, Group Show
2017 FOCUS Festival Mumbai, India – Photoworks
2017, Contemporary Art Biennale, Niavaran culture centre, Abadan Contemporary Museum, Tehran, Iran
2016 Abadan Contemporary Art Museum. Isfahan. Curated by Majid Abbasi-Farahani.
2016 (2nd July – 4th September) Watou Art Festival, Watou Belgium
2016 – London Art Fair – Business Design Centre, London
2016 – Champagne Life – Saatchi Gallery, London
2015 – Jerwood Drawing Prize – UK Touring
2015 – Moving Museum – The Armory show, New York
2014 – HEY,I’M MR.POETIC – Wysing Arts Centre, BOURN, Cambridge
2014 – Editions – Edge of Arabia, Jeddah, Art week. Saudi Arabia.
2013 – Editions – Edge of Arabia, London.
2013 – Open Heart Surgery – The Moving Museum, London.
2013 – Future can Wait – Saatchi gallery, Channel 4’s New Sensations and Future Can Wait, London.
2013 – Summer Academy Exhibition – Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
2013 – Tectonic, The Moving Museum – DFC centre, Dubai, UAE
2012 – BAD FOR YOU – Shizaru gallery, London
2012 – MANMADEGOD – ARTECO gallery, London
2012 – This Is London – Shizaru Gallery, London
2012 – Catlin Art Prize – Londonewcastle Project Space, London
2012 – Open West – Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester
2011-12 – exTRAct – GL STRAND, Copenhagen
2011 – The Return – House of Nobleman, London
2011 – Young Gods – Charlie Smith Gallery, London
2011 – Chanel – La Scatola Gallery, London
2011 – Who Do You Think We Are? – Hanmi Gallery, London
2011 – MFA Final Year Show – Goldsmiths College, London
2011 – Photo-Media Open Salon – Charlie Dutton Gallery, London
2011 – Home and Belonging – Seoul, South Korea
2010-11 – Marmite prize for Painting – Touring exhibition, UK
2010 – G20 World Artist Festival – Seoul, South Korea
“exTract”, Copenhagen, one of seven artists short-listed across European universities 2011, The Young Gods 2011, Short listed as one of top ten artists for the Catlin Art Prize 2012, Future Can Wait 2013.