Multidisciplinary Visual Artist based in both Iran and London. Born in 1989, Ghadyanloo graduated from the Tehran University of Arts with a degree in film studies from the Faculty of Cinema. She recently completed her Master of Arts in Contemporary Art Practice at the Royal College of Art.
Ghadyanloo’s artistic journey is deeply rooted in her strong background in photography—a medium she constantly pushes beyond traditional boundaries. Her work is characterized by an exploration of themes such as self-discovery, personal growth, and heightened consciousness. Each piece she creates intricately weaves everyday life’s details, showcasing her keen observational skills and reflective engagement with her environment. She has exhibited her works in numerous solo and group exhibitions.
Solo Shows
Fragments of Her, Sholehabghari Gallery, Marbella, December 2021
Celebration, Shirin Gallery, Tehran, January 2019
Thursdays, Arte Gallery, Tehran, October 2014
Group Shows
The Graduate Show, Woolff Gallery, London, November 2024
New contemporaries, The Levinsky galley, Plymouth, 2024
RCA MA Graduate Show, Battersea Studio Building, London, 2024
Interwoven, RCA Exhibition Space, London, 2024
Stories Through Time, RCA Exhibition Space, London, 2024
Sonic Disruption, Tate Modern Museum, Tate Late Event, London, 2024
Towards Levitation Film Screening, Genesis Cinema, London, 2024
Violent Bodies, The Ugly Duck, London, 2024
Everything Must Go, The Cookhouse Gallery, UAL, London, 2024
Another Birth, The Mine, Dubai, 2023
What If Not Exotic?, Building Bridges Ax NY, 2019
Clear Objects Like Lalique, Ventanas Techo, Mexico, February 2019
Cancellation, Pars Building, Tehran, 2018
Monoxide Project, Silkroad Gallery, Tehran, 2018
Perspective, Arte Gallery, Tehran, 2018
It’s Us Not Them, Ariana Gallery, Tehran, 2017
Hymns to the Silence, Hepta Gallery, Tehran, 2017
What You Seek, QuintodelSordo, Madrid, 2017
I, the Photographer, Mehrva Gallery, Tehran, 2017
Iran Contemporary, Fotohof, Salzburg, 2017
Unclear Deal, Mine Gallery, Dubai, 2015
A Window Facing the Yard, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, 2015
Iran Documentary Art, Ankara, 2015
The World Viewed, Igreg Art Studio, Tehran, 2015
Oculus, Mehrva Gallery, Tehran, 2014
Maan, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, 2012
Residencies
Aqtushetii, Omalo, Georgia, August 2019
Milkwood, Cesky Krumlov, November 2018
Acart Madrid AIR Project, June 2017
Awards
Finalist, New Contemporaries, London, 2024
Shortlisted, MOP Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize, 2012