Mitra Tabrizian

Mitra Tabrizian (born in Tehran[1][2][3]) is a British-Iranian[4] photographer and film director. She is a professor of photography at the University of Westminster, London. Mitra Tabrizian has exhibited and published widely and in major international museums and galleries, including her solo exhibition at the Tate Britain in 2008. Her book, Another Country, with texts by Homi Bhabha, David Green, and Hamid Naficy, was published by Hatje Cantz in 2012.

Early life and career

Born in Tehran, Iran, Tabrizian studied at the Polytechnic of Central London in the 1980s.[4] Tabrizian published her first monograph, Correct Distance, in 1990. In 1992, she was included in a survey edition of Ten.8 magazine "Critical decade : Black British photography in the 80s".[5] Her book of photographs, Beyond the Limits (2004), is a critique of corporate culture[4] and is inspired by the works of Jean Baudrillard and Jean-François Lyotard. Her films include Journey of No Return (1993), The Third Woman (1991), and The Predator (2004).

Tabrizian has exhibited her work at the Tate,[6] Modern Art Oxford, Gallery Lelong, New York, the Architectural Association, London, and numerous film festivals. In January 2018, she exhibited at London Art Fair with Arte Globale.[7]

Publications

Films
  • The Third Woman (1991) – writer and director, 16 mm, 20 mins
  • Journey of No Return (1993) – writer and director, 16 mm, 23 mins
  • The Predator (2004) – writer and director, 35 mm, 28 mins
  • Gholam (2017) – writer and director, 94 mins

Solo exhibitions
  • Museum of Folkwang, Germany, 2003[8]
  • Jenseits der Grenzen, (Beyond the Limits), Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany, 2004[9]
  • BBK, Bilbao, Spain, 2004[10]
  • Moderna Mussset (Museum of Modern art) Stockholm, Sweden, 2006[11]
  • Tate Britain, London (June- August), 2008
  • Caprice Horn Gallery, Berlin (June- Sept.), 2008
  • Albion gallery, London (Jan- Feb.), 2009
  • 'Project B, Contemporary Art' , Milan (Feb.-April), 2011[12]

Group exhibitions
  • The Selectors' Show, Camerawork, London, UK, 1984[13]
  • Mitra Tabrizian, Victor Burgin, Mari Mahr, The Photographers Gallery, London, UK,1986[13]
  • Shocks to the System: Social and Political Issues in Recent British Art from the Arts Council Collection, South Bank Centre, London, UK, 1991[13]
  • Fine Material for a Dream...? A Reappraisal of Orientalism, Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, UK, 1992[13]

Awards
  • 2021: Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society[14]
  • 2005. Arts & Humanities Research Center (AHRC) Research Leave Grant[14]
  • 2005. The Arts Council, UK[14]
  • 2004. Arts & Humanities Research Center (AHRC) Grants in the Creative & Performing Arts[14]
  • 2004. The Arts Council, UK[14]
  • 2003. Arts & Humanities Research Board (AHRB) Innovation Awards[14]
  • 1996. London Arts Board[14]
  • 1993. British Film Institute[14]
  • 1993. Greater London Arts (GLA), film award British Film Institute[14]
  • 1993. Photographers' Gallery Trust Fund[14]
  • 1987. Metro Billboard Project, Newcastle, UK[14]
  • 1987. Greater London Arts, Photography award[14]
  • 1985. National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, photography award UK[14]
  • 1985. Greater London Arts, photography award[14]
  • 1985. Arts Council photography award, UK[14]

Sources

References
  1. "Other works in Room 10". The TATE.
  2. "Iranian voices: recent acquisitions of works on paper". British Museum. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. "Request Rejected". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. Cooke, Rachel (8 June 2008). "Here, there and nowhere". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  5. Bailey, David A; Hall, Stuart (1992), Critical decade : Black British photography in the 80s, Ten.8 Ltd, retrieved 1 August 2019
  6. "Modernity grapples with tradition in the work of Iranian photographers". Saudi Gazette. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  7. Arte Globale. London Art Fair. Mitra Tabrizian
  8. "Term details". British Museum. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  9. "Beyond the Limits". www.bethanien.de. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  10. "Tabrizian, Professor Mitra - About us - University of Westminster, London". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  11. "CV :: Mitra tabrizian".
  12. "Mitra Tabrizian | OneArt".
  13. Keen, Melanie. (1996). Recordings : a select bibliography of contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British art. Ward, Elizabeth., Chelsea College of Art and Design., Institute of International Visual Arts. London: Institute of International Visual Arts and Chelsea College of Art and Design. ISBN 1-899846-06-9. OCLC 36076932.
  14. "Mitra Tabrizian | OneArt".
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