Important links on the Internet
https://www.kultur.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/12908830/150747600/ Culture*Europe*Journal interview https://www.kultur.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/12543981/166298034/State government cultural department / list of artists https://issuu.com/marjanhabibian/docs/kat_marjan_var2_web Link to catalog 2017
https://www.facebook.com/habibianmarjan
www.instagram.com/habibianmarjanhttp://www.instagram.com/habibianmarjan
Education in Tehran, Iran:
2004 – 2006 Azad University of Arts and Architecture, M.A. Painting
1992 – 1996 Azad University of Arts and Architecture, B.A. Painting
1985 – 1989 Hefdah Shahrivar Fine Art High school, obtained ‘Graphic Diploma’
Individual exhibitions:
2023 “Wachstum”Graz Ariport, Graz, Austria
2021” Mutant” Fikra gallery, Oman, Muscat
2020 “Nineteen”19 online exhibition, Aknoon gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2019 “Bild der Frau” Reitbauer gallery ,Birkfeld, Austria-
2019 ”Bild der Frau” wie sill es sein, Querort gallery, Graz, Austria
2018 “The blue line” Atelier 12 Gallery, Graz, Austria
2017 “Heimat” Pfarrsaal St. Leonhard Graz, Austria
2016 “Der Himmel ist gleich” Liebenau Pfarrzentrum, Graz, Austria
2016 “Herzschlag” Weberhaus Weiz, Ausrtia
2013 “Heartbeat” Omani French Centre, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
2011 Kunsthaus Weiz, Austria
2011 Bad Voeslau, Austria
2009 Elahe art Gallery Tehran, Iran
2006 Tajvar art Gallery in Karaj, Tehran, Iran
duo exhibitions:
2017 “Augenblike” Weberhaus, Weiz, Austria
2017 “Daydreams2” Tarahan azad art Gallery,Tehran, Iran
1998 Arya Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Group exhibitions:
2023 “Gestern und Heute” on occasion of 100 years of the sezession Graz in the gallery Am Park, Vienna, Austria
2023 “100 Jahr- Feier”der” Sezession Graz” Volkskundemuseum, Graz, Austria
2023 “Grenzenlos”100 years sezession graz , Graz airport, Graz, Austria
2023 “Growth” Muscat, Oman
2023 “40 Jahre Aktzeichnen in der Galerie Centrum” Galerie Centrum, Graz
2022 “international Artmoves 22, Schloss Arenfels, bad Hönningen, Germany
2022 “Freedom” Sezession graz,gallery Centrum, Graz, Austria
2022 “Dolomiti artfair ”Longarone, Italy
2022 “Life Linnes”Cooperetion Steiermark global art connection with Centro de edicion Litografica Carnaccini- Museum in Buenos aires, Museum Muso Casa Carnacini , Buenos aires, Argentina
2022 “Life Linnes”Cooperetion Steiermark global art connection with Centro de edicion Litografica Carnaccini- Museum in Buenos aires, Slovenia
2022 “Wabi Sabi” galley Centrum, Graz, Austria
2022 “Hoppala- kunst am stolpern?”Sezession graz, gallery Centrum, Graz, Austria
2021 “Künstlerhof-schau” Steiermarkhof, Graz, Austria
2021 “Name place Animal Thing” Muscat, Oman
2021 “Licht-Reflexion” Kunsthaus Weiz, Weiz, Austria
2021 “Third Eye” Stal gallery, Muscat,Oman
2021 Dolomiti artfair, online exhibition, Tereviso, Italy
2021 “Omuma” Fikra gallery, old Muscat, Oman
2021 “Twenty Twenty”online exhibition, coopration Aknoon gallery, Isfahan, Iran &Stal gallery, Muscat, Oman
2020 “Alternative” online exhibition, Tam gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2020 Explore the selection of Contemporaryart , stal gallery, Muscat, Oman
2020 “Mutant” online exhibition, Aknoon gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2019 “From the female perspective, BV gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria&Central Norbrry gallery, Buenos Aires, Argantina
2019 “Trio aperto” Web art gallery, Tereviso, Italy
2019 “Face to Face“, Schloß Feiber, Ludes, Austria
2019 “one in front of one” Tom Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
2019 “Two generations of modernist Iranian artists in one frame” DD museum, Izadshahr, Iran
2019 11th Fajr visual Arts Festival, Tehran, Iran
2018 “Zeitraster” Centrum Gallery, Graz, Austria
2018 “Chronik” Steiermarkhof, Graz, Austria
2018 “Daydreem 3” Wehrobergeschoß der Pfarrkirche, Höchneukirchen, Austria
2018 “Juncture” Red dot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2018 “Woman,Life,Painting” Sohrab Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2017 “Identity” Stal Gallery, Mascat,Oman
2017 ”Grüne Teppich” Bildunghaus Schloss St.Martin, Graz
2o17 ”Auf kunst sitzen- Auf kunst setzen” Murlinsel. Graz, Austria.
2017 ”Art Weiz Viehmarkt”, Kunsschule Ko,weiz,austria
2017 “Art Machine Kunst aus dem Automaten”, Pöllau, Austria
2016 “Stadt- Land”, Gemeindeamt Hausmannstaetten by Graz, Austria
2016 “KO-KG….anders ARTig” Weberhaus, Weiz, Austria
2016 “Les sentiments” Schloss Premstatten, near Graz, Austria
2015 Weberhaus, Weiz, Austria
2014 Pfingstvision, ‘The last journey’, Kulturkeller, Weizberg, Austria
2012 ‘20th Annual Artwork Exhibition’ at Omani Society for Fine Arts OSFA, Shatty al Qurm, Oman
2012 ‘Wall Painting 2012’ at Ghalya’s Museum of Modern Art, Muttrah, Oman
2012 ‘Art for Atta’a’ Bait Al Zubair, Muscat, Oman
2011 Exhibition at the House of Iranian Artists, Tehran, Iran
2011 Association Iranian Painters’ exhibition, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Association Iranian Painters exhibition in the House of Iranian Artists, Tehran, Iran
2010 The 3rd Haftnegah Exhibition, Tehran, Iran
2009 1st Drawing workshop in honor of Khoramshahr, Contemporary Museum of Palestine, Tehran, Iran
2009 2nd Drawing festival, title: City, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran, Iran,
2009 1st Visual Symposium of Fajrafarinan Saba Musium Tehran, Iran
2009 “Human Habitation“ young artist competition of the Persian gulf region University of Westminster -London, England
2008 Society of Iranian painters at Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
2008 The 4th Olympic & Paralympics Sport and Art contest, Tehran, Iran
2008 1st Visual Symposium of Azad university, Tehran, Iran
2007 “The Festival of 800 Years of Mowlana” by Cultural Center Arasbaran, Tehran, Iran
2006 The Museum of Contemporary Art in Isfahan, Iran
2006 Sadabad Museum, Tehran, Iran
2005 Expo, Talar Vahdat, Tehran, Iran
2005 Artistic creation at Saba cultural center, Tehran, Iran
2001 Exhibition in Turkmenistan organized by the Museum of Contemporary Arts of Tehran, Iran
2000 Elected painting from the “Niyavaran Cultural Center Exhibition” participated in the “Windsor and Newton
Worldwide Millennium Painting Competitions” in England, Sweden, Brussels and the USA.
2000 Niyavaran cultural center, Tehran, Iran
1997 Arya Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Symposium&Residensy
2018 Residency, d’Angers Art Gallery, Semnan, Iran
2017 4th International art symposium Premstatten by Graz, Austria
Curatorial projects:
2023 “Growth” Muscat, Oman
2021 ”Twenty Twenty, online exhibition Aknoon gallery cooperation with Stal gallery, Isfahan, Iran, Muscat, Oman
2020 “Mutant” Aknoon gallery , Isfahan, Iran
2017 “Teile” Liebenau Pfarrzentrum, Graz, Austria
2017 ”Identity” Stal gallery, Muscat, Oman
Awards:
2008 Winner of award in the 4th Olympic sport and Art contest.
2008 Winner of award in the 4th Paralympics sport and Art contest.
2000 Winner of award in the Windsor & Newton Worldwide Millennium Painting Competition.
Professional membership:
Omani Society for Fine Arts, Sultanate of Oman
Institute for Promotion of Visual Arts, Iran
Society of Iranian Painters (SIP), Iran
Sezession, Association of modern visual artists in Graz, Austria
Professional occupation:
2007 Teaching art at Azad University. Roodehen, Iran
1999 – 2011 Working in animation with IR-IB (Iran TV) in the Saba cultural center.
1997 – 1998 Teaching preparatory in Iman and Zeynabschool, Tehran, Iran
Workshops:
2023 KinderKunstHochschule Steiermark project “Dynamik&Bewegung”, Ilz, Austria
2023 KinderKunstHochschule Steiermark project “Geschichte&Mythen”, Deutsch Goritz, Austria
2023 KinderKunstHochschule Steiermark project ”Glückbuch”, Gray, Austria
2022-2023 KinderKunstHochschule Steiermark project “Identität” winter semester, Weiz, Austria
2022 KinderKunstHochschule Steiermark project winter semester “diversity and inclusion”MS Frohleiten, Austria
2022 KinderKunstHochschule Steiermark project winter semester ”we in our world sustainability and climate change” Vs St.peter, Graz, Austria
2022 KinderKunstHochschule Steiermark project “Artistic-creative workshop summer”, Leibnitz ,Austria
2022 Kunstschule, Weiz, Austria
2020 at Stal gallery, Muscat, Oman
2016, 2015, at KO – Kunstschule, Weiz, Austria
2013 at Ghalya Museum, Muscat, Oman
Grant:
2017 for catalog “works 2008 – 2016 Marjan Habibian” from styrian goverment Dept. of culture, Graz, Austria https://issuu.com/marjanhabibian/docs/kat_marjan_var2_web
Publications:
2021 Catalog “Kuenstlerhof- schau” Steiermarkhof, Graz, austria
2019 catalog “ Aus weiblicher Perspektive-from the Female Perspective” international graphic project from Steiermark- Global -Artconnection in coopration with Centro de Edicion Litografica Buenos Aires Austria, Argentina
2018 Contemporary painters magazine, Tahran, Iran
2017 catalog “works 2008 – 2016 Marjan Habibian” from styrian goverment Dept. of culture, Graz, Austria
2010 The forth curator art show of the year “Haft Negah” Catalog, Tehran, Iran
2009 The first Fadjr visual art festival’s book, Tehran, Iran
2009 Human kind settlement and city selected artworks of artists on the occasion of world habitat day –London- October 2009, Yadavaran publication, Tehran Iran,
2000 – The Windsor & ewton Worldwide Millennium Painting Competition ,“ Our world in the year 2000“
Press:
2023 Interview Culture Europe Jornal land Styria https://www.kultur.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/12908830/150747600/
2023 Times of Oman ”Interactive art exhibition Growth to be organised at Stal g allery in Muscat,Muscat, Oman
2023 Muscat daily “Growth”Muscat, Oman
2023 Oman daily observer “exhibition, art talk to mark 50 years of Oman- Austria diplomatic relations”Muscat, Oman
2021 ORF Steiermark “Zwei Kunst- leistungsschauen in Graz” Austria
2021 Muscat daily “Sketchbook surprise” Muscat, Oman
2021 Muscat daily “Mutant art exhibition featured in Muscat daily” Muscat, Oman
2020 Imna news agency “mutant” Isfahan, Iran
2020 Isfahan-E-Ziba newspaper “Nineteen” Isfahan, Iran
2020 Etemad , marjan habibian online exhibition in aknoon gallery
2019 woche Weiz and Woche Birkfeld and kleine zeitung , Wiz, Birkfeld, Austria
2018 Daily mirror, “contemporary Iraniain art an eye- opener, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2017 Mascat Daily,” Stal gallery Hosts art exhibition” Muscat, Oman
2017 Weiz Präsent,Ausstellung “Augenblicke”,Weiz, Austria
2017 Kleine zeitung, “Gemeinsame Asstellung” Weiz, Austria
2017 Weiz Präsent,Tipp des Kulturreferenten: Weizer artothek, Weiz, Austria
2017 Tandis online, “Heimat, exhibition in Graz Austria” Tehran, Iran
2017 Die Woche “Weizer Kunst auf Tehran’s Bühne” Weiz, Austria
2017 Honaronline, “Azad art gallery hosts exhibition by Austrian” & Iranian artists ,Tehran, Iran
2016 Weiz Präsent, “Ausstellung Marjan Habibian Herzschlag”, Weiz, Austria.
2016 Woche Weiz & Birkfeld, “Anders-Artige vernissage im Weberhaus”, Weiz ,Austria
2016 Der West Steirer, “Großes Echo für 4. internationales Künstlersymposium”, Austria
2016 One drive, “Stadt-land- Kunst in Hausmannstätten”, Austria
2016 kleinezeitung, “Ein Leben zwischen Mitterdorf und dem Orient”, Graz, Austria
2013 Times of Oman, “Iranian artists”Heartbeat”show depicts varied Omani colours”, Mascat, Oman
2013 Muscat Daily, “Living for Art, Muscat”, Oman
2005 Isfahan site,“Exhibition Parhoon group Museum of Contemporary Art of Isfahan“ Isfahan, Iran
1998 Hamshahri ,“Great painting world“ Tehran, Iran
Collections:
Schell Museum, Graz, Austria
Privat collection, Muscat, Oman
Art collection City Weiz , Weiz, Austria
Steiermärkische Sparkasse (Bank), Premstätten, Austria
Privat collection, Tehran , Iran
Privat collection, Tehran , Iran
Privat collection, South Corea
Privat Collection, Mascat, Oman
Privat Collection, Weiz Austria
Privat Collection, Pinkafelt ,Austria
Privat Collection, Bruck an der Mur, Austria
