Born in Qazvin, Iran, 1924.
 
EDUCATION
1944 – 1946            Faculty of Fine Art, Tehran
1946 – 1949            Parsons School of Design
1948 – 1951            Cornell University
 
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011                                   
Kaleidoscope, The Third Line, Doha, Qatar

2010                        
29th Bienal de São Paulo - Bienal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo

2009              
Art Basel Miami Beach, The Third Line Booth, Miami, FL, USA

2008                        
Geometry of Hope Leighton House Museum, London, UK
Recollections, The Third Line, Doha, Qatar

2007                        
Recollections, The Third Line, Dubai, United Arab Emerates            
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Mirror Mosaics at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

2006                        
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

2000                        
Center for Iranian Modern Art, New York, NY

1977                        
Galerie Denise Rene, Paris, France and New York, NY  
                      
1976                        
Iran America Society, Tehran, Iran

1975                       
Jacques Kaplan Gallery, Washington D.C.
Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
Jacques Kaplan Gallery, New York, NY

1973                 
Iran America Society, Tehran, Iran

1968                 
Italian Institute, Tehran, Iran         
   
1963                 
Ecole des Beaux Arts, University of Tehran, Iran            
 
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
Contemporary Iranian Art from the Permanent Collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

2011                    
Monir Farmanfarmaian & Zhan Wang, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2010               
The Future of Tradition  - The Tradition of Future, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany
Masterpieces of Muhammadan Art, Munich, Germany

2009               
6th Asia Pacific Triennal of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Museum, Australia
East-West Divan and Living Traditions: Contemporary Art From Afghanistan, Iran
    and Pakistan,53rd Biennale of Venice, Italy

2008           
The Power of the Ornament, Orangery, Lower Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
Art Dubai, Third Line booth
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland

2007           
ING Bank Exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland

2002           
Grey Gallery, New York University, New York, NY  
                      
1999           
Center for Iranian Modern Art, New York, NY           
                         
1998           
Kent Fine Art, Kent, CT      
      
1986-87      
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (Touring Exhibition)            

1985-86      
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, New York, NY (Touring Exhibition)            
Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg VA
University of Idaho
Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, Texas
Tampa Museum of Art
UWM Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
Wake Forest University, N.C.
Boca Raton, Florida
Hunter Museum of Art, Tennessee
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Butler Institute of American Art, Ohio
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire

1982-84      
The Heritage of Islam
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas,
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Minnesota Science Museum, St. Paul, Minnesota
National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.
Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

1982              
Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario, Canada
Art Students League of New York, NY          
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
Leila Taghinia-Milani Gallery, New York, NY

1978              
International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland

1976              
International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland              
Iran America Society, Tehran, Iran

1975              
Grey Art Gallery, New York University, NY              
Takht-e-Jamshid Gallery: Blue, Tehran, Iran
Ministry of Culture and Arts    
   
1973              
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels       

1968              
Columbia University, Center for Iranian Studies, New York, NY      
 
1965              
Palais des Congres, Monte Carlo, Monaco

1964              
Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy              
Fourth Biennale of Tehran, Iran       

1958              
First Biennale of Tehran, Iran       
Venice Biennale (Gold Medal)

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AND INSTALLATIONS
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Queensland Gallery of Contemporary Art, Queensland, Australia
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, New York
Gray Art Gallery, New York University, New York, New York
Swisscorp Bank, Geneva, Switzerland
Dag Hammarskjold Towers, New York, New York
Royal Reception Room, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Museum of Modern Art, Tehran, Iran
The Senate Building, Tehran, Iran
Park Farah, Tehran, Iran
Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
Hotel Intercontinental, Tehran, Iran
The Carpet Museum, Tehran, Iran
Hotel Intercontinental, Shiraz, Iran

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Cosmic Geometry. Bologna, Italy: Damiani Editore, 2011.
     Obrist, Hans Ulrich.
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Kaleidoscope. Tehran, Iran: The Third Line Gallery, 2011.
Selected Works of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, 1979-2008. Tehran, Iran: Nazar Research and
     Cultural Institute, 2009. Farmanfarmaian, Monir.
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Mosaic of Mirrors. Tehran, Iran: Nazar Research and Cultural Institute,     
    2008. Farmanfarmaian, Monir and Rose Issa.
A Mirror Garden. New York, NY: Random House, 2007. Farmanfarmaian, Monir and Zara Houshmand.
Monir Farmanfarmaian: Heartaches. Tehran, Iran: Nazar Research and Cultural Institute, 2007.
     Farmanfarmaian, Monir.
Different Sames: New Perspectives in Contemporary Iranian Art. London: Thames & Hudson, 2009.
     Amirsadeghi, Hossein, ed.
East West Divan: Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Kabul, Afghanistan:
    Turquoise Mountain, 2009.
 
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012
Krischer, Olivier. Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Cosmic Geometry, Art Asia Pacific, January 2012.

2011    
Katz, Marisa Mazria. “Cosmic Geometry: The Life and Work of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian,”
    Vogue. October 19, 2011.
Barnett, Laura. "Monir Farmanfarmaian: 'In Iran, life models wear pants,' " The Guardian. July 12, 2011.
“Art Gallery: Zendegi – 12 Contemporary Iranian Artists in Beirut,” Payvand, April 2011.

2010        
Masters, HG.  “Fractured & Dissolved into Brilliance,” Art Asia Pacific, #68, May/June.

2009             
Ismail, Nadia, “Woman Today”, The Accidental Artists, March 2009, pg. 16 - 20.
Gharib, Saleh, Al Sharq, Qatar, “Iranian Artist Monir Shahroudy Exhibits New Work”,
    February 4 2009, pg, 43.
Al Watan, Qatar, “Reflections in Doha”, February 11 2008, pg. 6.
Hamdi, Abdullah, Al Raya, Qatar, “A Glittering New Exhibition at The Third Line, Doha”,
    February 11 2009, pg. 38.
Abdul-Qati, Yousrah, Al Arab Newspaper, Qatar, “Souq Waqif Presents Monir Shahroudy”,
    February 4 2009, pg. 25.

2008                        
Bentley, Kyle, ARTFORUM Diary Online, March 23 2008, www.artforum.com/diary.  
White, Lucy, Wafi Collection Magazine, “Arty Investments”, June / July 2008, pg.13-16.
Stokes, Emily, Financial Times Supplement, “Art of Our Times”, March 2008, pg.38–41.
Art Investment, Hong Kong, Art Dubai, May 2008, pg. 83 – 89.
Cestar, Juliet, Universe in Universe Online www.universes-in-universe.org, “Recollections: Monir
    Farmanfarmaian”.  

2007             
Plunkett, Jane, 7 DAYS, “Mirror Mirror On The Wall”, October 26 2007, pg. 18 – 19.             
Parker, Enid, Khaleej Times, City Times, “A Modern Reflection of Tradition”, October 25, 2007, pg. 5.
Mohamed, Arsalan, Time Out, “Monir Talks”, November 1 2007, pg. 22 - 23.