Brief Biography Masoud Akhavanjam
Born in 1969 in Tehran, Iran, Masoud Akhavanjam was sent to Boarding School in Marburg Germany, at the age of 14. In 1989 Akhavanjam moved to the United States and attended the George Washington University, receiving a degree in Biology in 1995.
In 2005 he received an Executive MBA degree from the Kempten University of Applied Science in Germany. From 1997 to 2011 Akhavanjam managed the Design Department at his family’s Iranian manufacturing company for household appliances. During his high school years he took a sculpture class to make ceramic sculptures. He made hundreds in the 80’s, some of which were sold. Later with the knowledge he had gained through the manufacturing and the interest he always had in sculpture, he established his own workshop, making his first bronze sculpture in 2011.
* Solo exhibitions
2019 Art Marbella, Spain, presented by Toro Art Gallery, Italy
2019 Homo Sapiens, Khak Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016 Path of Life, Shirin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2015 Power, Niavaran Cultural Palace, Tehran, Iran
2013 Rise, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
* Selected group exhibitions
2021 Cotswold Sculpture Park, England
2021 ANTHEM – Tremenheere Sculpture Garden , Penzance
2021 Art Dubai , Khak gallery, group exhibition
2020 les Jardins d’Etretat, France
2019 Personal Structures, Open Borders, Context Venice Biennale, GAA Foundation, Venice, Italy
2019 Art Dubai, presented by Khak Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2017 Personal Structures, Open Borders, Context Venice Biennale, GAA Foundation, Venice, Italy
2016 Abu Dhabi Art Fair presented by Shirin Gal
