Maryam Hashemi

About the artist

Maryam Hashemi
Maryam Hashemi

Paint, Performance, Illustrate

london
United Kingdom

Statement

 

I work with watercolours mixed with colour pencils and acrylics on canvas and normally work spontaneously even when I have a theme to work with.

My paintings are rooted in my subconscious and often influenced by  my upbringing in Iran with a layer of mystery and magic.

 

I love extremes and like to combine them with unusual settings which gives my work a surreal quality which is usually very real for me . The mysteries and mythologies influence me strongly and  my sense of humour always finds a way even if its very subtle.


 Women are the main subjects and animals such as fishes are commonly present. Sometimes I see some of the works as self portrait as my personality is present in all the works and  the different moods connecting to phases of my life is present.

Recently I'm mainly focusing on my personal journey from when I arrived in London to present day and producing series of self portraits based on my experiences. All the recent works are in acrylic on canvas and they have grown in size massively  .

 

VOA  Shabahang  interview with English subtitles

My Blog

Kahkeshan TV's Interview with me and  "Fery Malek Madani", the curator of the Brussels show


 

 


Biography

I studied Graphic Design at Azad University in Tehran ,Iran.
while studying I developed a style which was identifiable by viewers.
 

I had my first solo exhibition in 2001 at Haft Samar gallery in Tehran  and was selected for a group show by 10 Iranian female painters in Brussels on the same year . I had my last solo exhibition at Haft Samar on 2002 and moved to  the UK  shortly after hoping to start a career  in Graphic Design but soon realised that I have very little interest in this field and explored  different areas such as performance and theatre but currently my main focus is back on paintings.

I have been involved with many community art projects and cultural events such as Edinburgh Iranian Festival and Museum At Night events at The London Canal Museum and have been an exhibiting artist in UK and internationally.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibition History

2012  Luxury Goods festival,Reality of Art
2012  Show Case Cities group exhibition,Richmix, London
2012  Yellow Cake ,group exhibition at Ginglik ,London
2011  Luxury Goods festival , The Illusion of Art, Courtyard Theatre
2011  Yorkshare Waterways museum Exhibition with Tim Lewis.
2011  Group show at Ginglik ,London
2011  10 women painters from Iran after 10 years exhibition , Brussels
2011  Face Off, Exhibition with Haleh Jamali,Edinburgh Iranian Festival
2010  Exhibition at The London Canal Museum with Tim Lewis ,London
2010  Solo exhibition at Broadway Theatre , Barking
2010  Cafe Rustiqe, Tufnel Park , London
2010  Displaced, Solo exhibiton at Watermans Art Centre.
2010  A Moving Exhibition, group show,Vyner Street Gallery, London
2010  Luxury Goods festival, Courtyard Theatre, London
2010  Red Threatening sky theatre play ,London
2009  Retrospective exhibition, RISC, Reading
2010  Darband 89 group show,Ginglik, London
2009  Take a second look with Tim Lewis , London Canal Museum
2009  Luxury Goods festival ,The Value of Art, Foundry , London
2009  Peykan 88 group show , Nottinghill Art Club, London
2009  Solo show at Edinburgh Iranian Festival, Edinburgh
2006  Eastern Echos, exhibition with Saima Rsheed, Bhavan Centre
2006  Desire No Shackles,group show , D'Last Studios, Chicago
2006  BBC family history day, British library, london
2005  Group exhibition, Artzone,Edmonton
2004  Hejab, solo exhibition, Promenade gallery, Hornsey , London
2002  Solo exhibition, Haft Samar gallery, Tehran
2001  10 women painters from Iran ,Brussels
2001  Solo exhibition , Haft Samar gallery , Tehran