Bobak Etminani

Education:

1991, MFA in Painting/Drawing, California College of the Arts (CCA), Oakland, California, USA

1989, BFA in Drawing (with high distinction), CCA



Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2005, A Retrospective, Barg Gallery, Tehran Iran

2002, BASEC, Oakland , California, USA

2001, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1995, Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1991, California College of the Arts, California, USA

1989, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California, USA



Selected Group Exhibitions:

2006, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art

2006, Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2005, Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2005, Mah Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2003, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art

1999, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1998, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1996, Nile Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1991, California College of the Arts, California, USA

1989, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California, USA

1987, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

1986, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California, USA



Professional Activities:

2003: Member of Selecting and Jury Committee of the Sixth Painting Biennial of Tehran, Iran

2003-Present: Counselor to the Jury Committee of the Society of Iranian Painters

2003-Present: Counselor to the Educational Committee of the Society of Iranian Painters

2003: Founder of Shiveh, a private fine art educational atelier, Tehran, Iran



Selected Teaching Experiences:

* 1992-Present: Graduate and undergraduate drawing/painting studios, Azad

University: Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Tehran, Iran

* 1992-Present: My Own Private atelier, in which I have shaped and refined my thoughts and ideas about teaching-as-an-art-form.

* 1989-1991: Teaching assistant of Professor Larry McClary, head of drawing department, CCA



Recent Lectures:

* 2006: Structure, Space and Gesture, University of Neishabour,

Neishabour, Iran

* 2003: Development of Form and Idea, a Personal Journey, University of

California at Berkeley

* 2003: In the Times of Horror, Tears and Hope, Biennial of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Painting
Observation 3 The Creation 10
Observation 2 Crucifixion
The Creation 4 The Creation 5
The Creation 8 The Creation 9
The Creation 1 Improvisation 13
In search of life 1 In search of life 2