MARYAM LAMEI
VISUAL ARTIST
She was born in 1985 in Iran. She managed to gain the national emblem in 2015. After graduating in Graphics, she received the 2nd art emblem from the Iran Ministry of Science and Research. Maryam has been also inspired by the Iranian origins of “Flower and Bird (Golomorgh)” paintings in her works.
In these Projects, she has created some beautiful works by a combination of historical methods of Golomorgh and her creation. She has gone beyond the traditional methods and makes her own style.
She is one of the active members of Iran’s Miniaturist Association, Tehran Visual Arts Association, and Zanjan Visual Arts Association. She has attended more than 20 Iranian painting exhibitions in the valid art museums, galleries, and cultural centers where the most important of which can be considered holding individual exhibitions in Paris in 2009, and exhibition in Istanbul-Turkey 2019, two solo exhibitions in Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2023, 2024 and collaboration with TOI art gallery in Washington and as a illustrator in New York Times and Collaborated with Starbucks an Exclusive Artist Collection, creating three original paintings reflecting coffee culture 2025.
During these years, along with teaching the field of Iranian painting in colleges and universities and some art schools, Maryam Lamei has held numerous workshops in the field of Iranian painting in art centers, she also judged the painting in the 18th and 19th International Youth Festivals (2011 & 2012). she was in charge of the visual arts association of Zanjan province in 2009 and during these years of hard work, She has published her artworks and her ideas in the following journals and books:
Publishing an article entitled “Perspective In Designing”, Zangan Newspaper (2011)
Publishing an article entitled “Talking Paintings”, Alborz Khorram Newspaper (2011)
Publishing an article entitled “Spiral in Miniature, illuminated manuscript”, Mardom E No Newspaper (2011)
EDUCATION
2021 | Grade 1 Certificate of Painting (Equivalent to a doctoral degree) -Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
2013 | Received a bachelor’s degree from the representative of the Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran
1995 | BFA University of Zanjan – Iran, Graphic
AWARDS
2023 | Honourable Mentionin Gallery Ring Art Gallery
2020 | Mellow Art Award 2020 Tokyo, Japan
2016 | Winner of Abarat Festival In Flower and Bird, Iran
2011 | Winner of Tabriz National Art Festival In Flower and Bird, Iran
2011 | Winner the 2nd place In the Tavaf ta Velayat National Festival, Iran
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 | Leila Heller Art Gallery, Alserkal, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January
2023 | Dastaangoi Art Gallery, Alserkal, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April
2019 | Parisa Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2008 | Center Cultural Iranian, Paris, France
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025| Art Dubai ,(Leila Heller Art Gallery) April
2024| Art Fair Abu Dhabi Art, United Arab Emirates, November
2024| Art Dubai ,Design & edition ,(Leila Heller Art Gallery) Nov
2024| ART FAIR Contemporary Istanbul, (Leila Heller Art Gallery), October
2024 | Luxembourg Art Prize (Museum) ,Luxembourg , Germany
2024| Art Dubai ,(Leila Heller Art Gallery) Feb – Mar
2023| Art Fair Abu Dhabi Art, United Arab Emirates, November
2023| Biannal of Florence Italy, October
2023| ART FAIR Contemporary Istanbul, (Leila Heller Art Gallery), September – October
2023| Holey Art Gallery Group Exhibition, England, Atlanta, Paris
2023| Sikka Art festival, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb-March
2023| Group Exhibition, International Studio and Art , Dubai, March
2023| International Florence Biennale , Florence, Italy, Sep
2022-2023 | Group Exhibition (For Iran), La Portineria – Contemporary Art Projects, Florence, Italy 17th Des 2022 – 31th Jan 2023
2022| Dastaangoi Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
2022 | Group Exhibition, the Holy Art Gallery, London 19th 27th Nov
2021-2022 | Luxembourg Art Prize (Museum) ,Luxembourg , Germany
2021 | Art Revolution, A.R.T Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 | WALLS AGAINST WALLS – Gebana Artivism In Burkina Faso EN
2020, 2021 | Online Exhibition, Niş Art Gallery – Istanbul, Turkey
2020 | Luigi Bellini Art Museum and Arte Borgo Gallery, Florence, Italy
2018 | Presence of two works In the National Auction of Iran
2018 | VIP Group Exhibition, The Embassy of Vietnam, Iran
2011 | “Flower and Bird (Golomorgh)” Section In 4th Fajr International Visual Arts Festival
2010 | 17th Youth International Festival of Visual Arts, Iran
2009 | Miniature Section of 2nd International Festival of Visual Arts, Iran
2008 | 72nd Iran’s Miniature Biennale, Iran
INTERVIEW
2024 | İstanbul Kültür ve Sanat Dergisi, Turkey
2023 | World Literature Today website,
2023 | Interview with NATIONAL Magazine, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2022 | Interview with METROPOLITAN Magazine, Islamabad, Pakistan
2019 | A live TV Interview with Ulusal network, Turkey
ART RESIDENCY
2022 | Dastaangoi Art Residency, Islamabad, Pakistan
JURY
2024 | Ipek Yolu, International Children Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 | International Youth Festival , Gorgan, Iran
2012 | International Youth festival , Gorgan, Iran