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Hessam Abrishami Chronology

 

1951             Born in Shiraz, Iran

1967             Encouraged to study painting and drawing by his teacher, Muezzi

1970             Wins first place in Iran’s National Painting Competition

1971             Receives Diploma in architecture from the Namazi Institute, Shiraz

1975             Goes to Italy to study at the Accademia di Belle Arti Pietro Vannuci, Perugia

1979             Graduates with a Masters of Fine Arts

1980             Returns to Iran

1980             Son, Kaveh, is born

1982             Publication of a book of drawings, Scream

1983             Returns to Italy to develop further his technique and style

1984             Immigrates to the United States to pursue his painting career

1987             Illustrates - The Epic of King Kiomars

 

One-Man Exhibitions

1979             First professional exhibition, City Gallery of Perugia

1981             Derissi and Suratkadph Galleries, Shiraz

1984                         Municipal Gallery of Julia Nova, Italy

                    Municipal Gallery of Noretto, Italy

1985                         University of California Los Angeles, California

1986                         Forecast Gallery, Los Angeles, California

                    Mac Houston Gallery, Pasadena, California

1989                         Santa Monica (California) Public Library, California

1991                         Bennett Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee

1995                         Stellers Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida

Art Tech Gallery, Denver, Colorado

Bennett Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee

Lyrical Art Co., Tokyo, Japan

1996                         Art Impressions Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

A Gallery of Fine Art, Palm Desert, California

Barucci Gallery, Clayton, Missouri

Shaw Gallery, Naples, Florida

1997                         Apropos Gallery, Telluride, Colorado

Mary Vincent Gallery, Westchester, Illinois

Water Street Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Syd Entel Galleries, Safety Harbor, Florida

1998                         Shaw Gallery, Naples, Florida

New River Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Emerald City Fine Art, Seattle, Washington

Gallery 444, San Francisco, California

1999                         Ocean Gallery, Avalon, New Jersey

Art Image Gallery, Washington D.C.

Stellers Gallery, Jacksonville, Tennessee

Barucci Gallery, Clayton, Missouri

Apropos Gallery, Telluride, Colorado

Art Impressions Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

Danielle Peleg Gallery, Detroit, Michigan

2000                         New River Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Shaw Gallery, Naples, Florida

Larry Smith Fine Art, West Hollywood, California

Griffon Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio

21st Century Gallery, Denver, Colorado

The Art Shop, Greensboro, North Carolina 

2001                         Galerie Brion, Del Ray Beach, Florida

Saper Galleries, East Lansing, Michigan

Sahara Fine Art, Bellevue, Washington

A Gallery of Fine Art, Palm Desert, California

Nese Galleries, Newport Beach, California

2002                         Shaw Gallery, Naples, Florida

New River Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Michael Collins Gallery, Escondido, California

2003                         Galerie Brion, Del Ray Beach, Florida

Art Resources Gallery, Edina, Minnesota

Ocean Galleries, Stone Harbor, New Jersey

Syd Entel Galleries, Safety Harbor, Florida

Gallery 319, Santa Monica, California

2004                         Shaw Gallery, Naples, Florida

West Coast Gallery, Whistler, B.C., Canada

Chasen Galleries, Richmond, Virginia

Newbury Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts

2005                         Galerie Brion, Del Ray Beach, Florida

Syd Entel Galleries, Safety Harbor, Florida

Seyhoun Gallery, West Hollywood, California

Artique, Pleasanton, California

Lesa Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California

2006                         Phillips Gallery, Santana Row California

Shaw Gallery, Naples, Florida

Collectors Wall, Sarasota, Florida

Coast Gallery, Laguna Beach, California

LaMantia Gallery, New York, New York

Exclusive Collections, San Diego, California

2007                         New River Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Seyhoun Gallery, West Hollywood, California

Blu Fine Art, Santana Row, California

Syd Entel Galleries, Safety Harbor, Florida

Lesa Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California

A Gallery of Fine Art, Palm Desert, California

The Art Shop, Greensboro, North Carolina

Phillips Gallery, Carmel, California

2008                         Shaw Gallery, Naples, Florida

Lesa Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California

Galleries Extraordinaire, Cherry Creek, Colorado

Art on 5th, Austin, Texas

Gallery i Fine Art, Carmel, California

Maser Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2009                         Rebecca Molayem Gallery, West Hollywood, California

LaMantia Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada

Art People Gallery, San Francisco, California

Syd Entel Gallery, Safety Harbor, Florida

2010                         Shaw Gallery, Naples, Florida

Dzian Gallery, Worcester, Massachusetts

Art People Gallery, San Francisco, California

Art on 5th, Austin, Texas

2011             A Gallery of Fine Art, Palm Desert, California

Wind Fine Art, Dayton, Ohio

Syd Entel Gallery, Safety Harbor, Florida

Monarch Gallery, La Jolla, California

Legacy Fine Art, Richmond, Virginia

 

 

 

Group Exhibitions:

1987-1990               Participates in 72 Art Festivals and wins 21 prizes

1995                Group Exhibition at the Deck The Walls, San Diego, California

1996                Group Exhibition at the Art of Entertainment Gallery at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

1997                Group Exhibition AT ABC Galleria, New York

2006                Group Exhibition at Seyhoun Gallery, California

 

 

 

International Exhibitions:

1990-1997                 Los Angeles Art Expo

1992                         Atlanta ABC Show

1992                         Art Asia Trade Show, Hong Kong

1993                         Tokyo International Art Show, Japan

1993                         Chicago Art Expo

1993                         Orlando, Dallas and Atlanta ABC Shows

1994                         Art21 in Las Vegas, Nevada

1994                         Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta and Philadelphia ABC Shows

1994                         International Spring Fair, Birmingham, England

1995                         Dallas and Atlanta ABC Shows

1996                         Atlanta and Philadelphia ABC Shows

1997                         International Autumn Fair, Birmingham, England

1997                         Washington D.C., Chicago and Atlanta ABC Shows

2005                         Atlanta Art Expo

2007-2009                 Las Vegas Art Expo

1990-2011                 New York Art Expo

2009                         ArtHamptons, Bridgehampton, New York

2010                         San Francisco Fine Art Fair, San Francisco, California

2010                         ArtAspen, Aspen, Colorado

2011                         San Francisco Fine Art Fair, San Francisco, California

2011                         Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, Florida

 

 

 

Museum Exhibitions:

1980                Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran

1986                San Bernardino (California) Museum of Art

2006                Museum of Arts and Sciences of Daytona Beach, Florida

2009                Latino Art Museum, Pomona, California

2010                Museum of Contemporary Art, Hot Springs, Arkansas

 

 

Other Recognitions:

2006                “Key to the City” of Ormond Beach, Florida

2007                Honorary Doctorate from American Liberty University, California