Shaghayegh Sharafi

Born in 1958

Iran

date of insertion in W.A.D. 12/2025

Biography

I was born in 1958 in Tehran, Iran, where I attended the Academy of Decorative Arts for two years. In 1978, due to family reasons, I moved to Rome and enrolled at “La Sapienza” University, where I graduated in 1989 with a degree in Literature and Art History.

After completing my studies, I dedicated myself to translation, publishing four works by the Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi in Persian. I later turned to painting on paper, taking part in numerous exhibitions with installations and video installations.

After a period of pause, I returned to oil painting and, in recent years, have also devoted myself to collage. I am currently exploring acrylic painting, continuing my artistic research through various media and materials.

Curriculum

Some personal exhibitions:

1996 Galleria Centro di Sarro, Rome
1997 Museum of experimental art, L’Aquila
2001 MLac- Museum of Contemporary Art Laboratory, Rome−
2002 AOC Gallery, Rome−
2003 Studio Lipoli Gallery, Rome
2011 Embrice Gallery, Rome
2014 Gallery 7 Samar, Tehran
2017 “Desire taken by the tail” Rome Association
2018 University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Videoinstallation

Some group exhibitions:

1998 Galleria Sala 1, Rome
2002 MLac- Museum of Contemporary Art Laboratory, Rome
2002 Roof Garden, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome
2013 Asian Film Festival, Rome
2016 Arte Sensi Gallery, Siena
2017 Temple Gallery, Rome
2019 Blindart Gallery. Milan
2020 Temple Gallery, Rome
2022 Forte Marghera (Galleria Gallerati)
2023 Key Gallery, Roma