SOHEYL BASTAMI
Soheyl Bastami is a Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist. Born in Iran in 1987, he holds a degree in Graphic Design. From the beginning, he had an interest in sculptures, where finally in 2009, he taught himself how to create sculptures out of wood and metal. Most of his sculptures are figurative, where he focuses on works that show humans in their basic forms, hunting for knowledge about the world and themselves.
After many group exhibitions across Iran, he held his first solo exhibition in Tehran (E1 Art Gallery) in 2016 and the second one in Toronto (Sahar K.Blouki Gallery) in 2021. He has attended several international symposiums and group exhibitions worldwide, where he collected several awards for his sculptures. Some of his sculptures are installed in a number of cities in Iran, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and the Czech Republic, where the public can still visit them.
Through all of his exhibitions, he has collected several prestigious awards, such as second place in the International Contemporary Sculpture in Iran (Padideh) 2014, the special prize in the International Wood Sculpture Symposium in Italy (Castello Tesino) 2017, a Biafarin prize in NordArt 2017, and the first place in the International Wood Sculpture Symposium in the Czech Republic 2018, to name a few.
Symposium:
2018 International Wood-Sculpture Symposium, St.Blasien, Germany
2018 International Wood-Sculpture Symposium, Ringkobing, Denmark
2018 International Sculpture Symposium, Krusne Mountain, Czech Republic
2017 International Sculpture Symposium, St.Blasien, Germany
2017 International Competition Wood-Sculpture Symposium, Castello Tesino, Italy
2017 International Sculpture Symposium, Davos, Switzerland
2017 International Wood-Sculpture Symposium, Brienz, Switzerland
2016 International Wood-Sculpture Symposium, Sonderborg, Denmark
2016 International Wood-Sculpture Symposium, Sur-En, Switzerland
2015 International Wood-Sculpture Symposium, Ringkobing, Denmark
2014 International Symposium of Padideh Contemporary Sculpture, Mashhad, Iran
Exhibitions:
2020 Group Exhibition – Full Length… – e1ArtGallery, Tehran, Iran
2020 Group Exhibition – The Memoires of the Samite-Wearing Lady – Shirin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2020 Group Exhibition – WEP Artspace at the Itan Switzerland chamber of commerce, Tehran, Iran
2019 Group Exhibition – Minus Yesterday – Ace Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2018 International Exhibition, NordArt. Budelsdorf, Germany
2018 Group Exhibition (winners of sculpture symposium), Art Gallery Atrebates, Italy
2017 International Exhibition, NordArt. Budelsdorf, Germany
2016 Solo Exhibition, E1 Artgallery, Tehran, Iran
2015 Group Exhibition, Aseman Gallery, Mashhad, Iran
2015 Group Exhibition of 4rd Urban Sculptures Biennial of Ghasr Museum, Tehran, Iran
2014 Group Exhibition, Unique Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014 Group Exhibition, Rose Gallery, Amol, Iran
2014 Group Exhibition, Haftayeneh (Haftan) Gallery, Sary, Iran
2014 Group Exhibition, Art Gallery, Sary, Iran
2013 Group Exhibition, 3rd Urban Sculptures Biennial of Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 Group Exhibition, Figurative Sculptures of Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran, Iran
2012 Group Exhibition, Khayam Gallery, Babol, Iran
2012 Group Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran, Iran
2012 Group Exhibition, Art Gallery, Sary, Iran
2012 Group Exhibition, Raha Gallery, Sary, Iran
2012 Group Exhibition, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 Land Art, Koochaksara Village, Iran
2011 Photography Exhibition, Sary, Iran
2006 Poster Group Exhibition, Sary, Iran
Awards:
2018 Winner of International Sculpture Symposium, Krusne Mountain, Czech Republic
2017 Winner of Biafarin Prize – International Exhibition, NordArt. Budelsdorf, Germany
2017 Winner of the Art Gallery Atrebates special prize, International sculpture Symposium, Castello Tesino, Italy
2014 Second Prize: International Symposium of Padideh Contemporary Sculpture, Mashhad, Iran
2012 Receiving Honor Diploma from 19th International Festival of Gorgan Visual Arts, Iran
2010 Second Prize: 6th International Festival of Sand Sculpture, Babolsar, Iran
2009 Second Prize: 5th International Festival of Sand Sculpture, Babolsar, Iran