Taha Behbahani

Taha Behbahani is a famous Iranian painter, sculptor, set designer, TV and theatre director and a university professor was born in 1947 in Tehran, Iran.

Education As a child he was taught how to paint by his father and later became a distinguished Student of master Ali Akbar Najmabadi (one of kamal-ol-Molk's students) at the age of thirteen.

He went through his high school education and Kamal-ol-Molk Art school simultaneously and then entered the Dramatic Art faculty and graduated in set design for theater, television and cinema.

Later in Paris and Salzburg he started to study and research in the field of Marionette Theater and its connections to the painting and sculpture of the east.

Career

Paintings Taha was one of the artists who created a new atmosphere in the painting in 1960's. By presenting his works; he propounded the Metaphysical Surrealistic School in painting.

Sculptures

Medallions The medallions of Taha are made by Gold and Silver.

Exhibitions He has participated in 40 different exhibitions as a solo artist or as a member of a group of artists in Iran and abroad.

Solo exhibitions

February 1969, The Collection Exhibition, Iran Bastan Museum, Tehran, Iran November 1969, The Collection Exhibition, Iran Bastan Museum December 1970, The Exclusive Exhibition, Khaneye Aftab Gallery, Tehran, Iran November 1971, The Contemporary Arts of Iran, Iran Novin Museum, Tehran, Iran December 1971, The Exclusive Exhibition in Private Office, Tehran, Ira February 1972, The First Exhibition of Contemporary Iranian Painters and sculptors, Sullivan Gallery March 1972, The second Exhibition of Contemporary Iranian Painters and sculptors, Sullivan Gallery May 1972, The Exhibition of Contemporary Painters and sculptors, Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran September 1973, The Exhibition of Contemporary Iranian Painters and sculptors, The Visual Arts Center November 1973, The Exclusive Exhibition, Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran January 1974, The Collective Exhibition, Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran June 1974, The Collective Exhibition, Sayhoon Gallery, Tehran, Iran October 1974, The Collective Exhibition in Sayhoon Gallery, Tehran, Iran October 1974, The Collective Exhibition in Mirabel December 1974, The Collective Exhibition in the First International Exhibition May 1980, The Exclusive Exhibition in French Foundations, France 1983, The Speech Invitation for the Central Twentieth Century About the Islamic arts – Especially The paintings after The Islam November 1986, The Collective Exhibition in Negresco Art Gallery, Nice, France November 1989, The Exclusive Exhibition in Mehr Gallery, Tehran, Iran May 1991, The Exclusive Exhibition in Maillez Gallery, Paris, France September 1992, The Exclusive Exhibition in Maillez Gallery, Paris, France November 1995, The Exclusive Exhibition in Niavaran Palace Museum, Tehran, Iran 1997, The Exhibition in Satricon, Poland March 1999, The Collective Exhibition "The Dream Of Angle" in the Tehran Museum Of Contemporary Art, Iran June 2002, The Third Tehran sculpture Biennial, Cultural Center Of Niavaran, Tehran, Iran November 2003, A Spiritual Vision", The Tehran Museum Of Contemporary Art, Iran September 2004, The Exclusive Exhibition, Niavaran Artistic Creations Foundation, Tehran, Iran December 2004, The 6th Tehran contemporary Painting Biennial, The Tehran Museum Of Contemporary Art, Iran July 2005, The Spiritual Art Exhibition, The Tehran Museum Of Contemporary Art, Iran December 2005, The Modern Art Movement, The Tehran Museum Of Contemporary Art, Iran August 2006, The East of Imagination, The Tehran Museum Of Contemporary Art, Iran June 2007, The second Fine art exhibition in support of children with Cancer, Niavaran artistic Creations Foundation, Tehran, Iran June 2007, The second Fine art exhibition in support of children with Cancer, the Organizer, Tehran, Iran September 2007, The collective exhibition in commemorate of 800th Birthday of Mowlana Rumi in Unesco, Paris, France September 2007, The collective exhibition Manifestations of contemporary art in Iran- The Tehran Museum Of Contemporary Art, Iran October 2007, The Collective Exhibition, Nar Gallery, Tehran, Iran November 2008, Solo Exhibition, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran April 2009, Magic Of Persia, Dubai, UAE May 2010, Solo Sculptures Exhibition, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

Group exhibitions April 2001, The Collective Exhibition "The Breeze From The Garden of Persia-The Meridian International center, Washington Dc, USA September 2002, The Collective Exhibition in The Queen Library, New York City September 2003, The Collective Exhibition in Art center Of Plano Texas, USA October 2009, 100 Artworks and 100 Artists, Art Center September 2010, 4th Beijing International Art Biennial, Beijing, China

Books and articles

He has published a Book and various Articles.

Book "The Birds of Taha", 2006

Articles

Professional membership He has been a member of the executive board of Iran's National Creative Arts Committee, affiliated with UNESCO and a jury member in a number of international exhibitions.