Behrouz Amirirad
Biography
Behrouz Amirirad is an Iranian sculptor and teacher who was born in Babol, Iran, in 1954. He graduated from the Teacher Training College in 1977.
Amirirad began his artistic career in 1976 and has been active in the field of sculpture ever since. He has taught sculpture at the Babol High School of Art and the Blue Gallery in Babol from 1977 to 1988.
Amirirad has participated in over 35 group exhibitions and has held two solo exhibitions, one at the Babol Museum in 1998 and one at his personal studio in Babolsar in 2003.
His most important group exhibitions include:
- Sculpture exhibition at the Babol National Garden (open air, 2006)
- Blue Gallery, Babol Museum, Sihoon Gallery, Three Colors Gallery in Mashhad, Museum of Contemporary Art, House of Artists
- Sculpture exhibition (portraiture) – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, 1991
- First Biennial of Iranian Sculptors – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, 1995
- Second Biennial of Iranian Sculptors (received a plaque of appreciation) – Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, 1998
- Third Biennial of Iranian Sculptors – Niavaran Cultural Center, 2002
- Fourth Biennial of Iranian Sculptors – Academy of Arts of Iran, Saba Art Center, 2005
- Technical director and member of the jury of the first sand sculpture festival on the coast – Babolsar, 2005
- Sculpture exhibition – University of Contemporary Art, Mexico City, Mexico, March 2006
