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
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











