Jalal Sepehr
Jalal Sepehr was born in 1968 in Tehran, Iran. He is a Tehran based self-taught photographer who has been doing photography since 1994. He is known as a fine art photographer locally and internationally. His photos has been featured in many prestigious publications.
He had been a founding member of the Fanoos website whose aim was promoting contemporary Iranian photography (2003-2007)
Besides working on his photographic projects, he has held quite a few workshops in this field and curated displacement in Silkroad gallery . He is an active member of Virtual Arts of Iran Association and Advertising & Industrial Photography Association of Iran.
Project
2014
Displacement curated by Jalal Sepehr a Group show at Silk Road gallery, Tehran
2006
Fanoos Photo Slideshow with Shadi Ghadirian and Daryoush Kiyani, House of Artists, Tehran
Solo exhibitions
2016
“As far as the eye can see”, Officine dell immagine Gallery, Milan
Red Zone photo series, Silk Road Gallery,Tehran
2015
Knot series, water & Persian Rugs, Isabelle Gounod Gallery, Paris
2011
Knot series and Water and Persian Rugs, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran
Carpets Unbound, Khaki Gallery Photo, Boston, USA
2009
water and Persian Rugs, Gallery Esther Woerdehoff, Paris
Group exhibitions
2023
Mia Photo Fair in Milan,Italy
Photo Londan by LS10 Gallery directed by Elisenda Faustino Deu
2022
Basket goes Persian – When origins inspire Nicolas Flamel Gallery, Paris
Paris Photo by Silk Road gallery
2021
raw emotion in Iranian contemporary a virtual group exhibition at IS10 Gallery, London
2019
Silence Meal Project Trafo Center for contemporary Art Berlin
“Tir Art” art fair, Tehran
“Life Documents” Negah Gallery , Tehran
Emerging Iranian Art LS10 Gallery,London
Shahr International Visual Art festival Pardis Mellat, Tehran
Iran Visual poetries Photo Gaspesie Montreal-Canada
Paris Photo by Silk Road Gallery
“A few Days in Between” Arta Gallery, Toronto
“Iranian Contemporary Photography” Durev Gallery, Paris
2018
Paris Photo by Silk Road gallery
Dubai's annual photography festival - GPP Photo Week
Photography show “Women” Negah Gallery
2017
“Iran:Year 38”Arles Photography Festival
Paris Photo by Silk Road gallery
2016
Magic And Power , marta herford museum Germany
Art Paris by Silk Road Gallery ,France
Mia Photo Fair in Milan,Italy
2015
Reality & Fantasy a Glance at the Iranian Contemporary Photography ,Pardis Gallery, Tehran
The Secrets of Eternity, Khayyam and Contemporary Art Silk Road Gallery, Tehran
Heaven and hell . From magic carpets to drones, Boghossian Foundation, Brussels
Spring Hesitance festival, museum of Negarestan Garden, Tehran
Rebirth, group show, Nicolas Flamel Gallery, Paris
The young collectors auction in Dubai (Ayyam Gallery)
2014
Eyes On Iran, Hinterland gallery, Vianna Art Week
Paris Photo by Silk Road gallery
Mils027, silk Road gallery, Australias photography festival , Sydney
Neo-Traditionalism in Contemporary Iranian Art, Tehran museum of contemporary Art
In.Ter.Weave, Roiya gallery, Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Displacement a Group show at Silk Road gallery, Tehran
2013
Christies, Auction Dubai
By Iranian Contemporary Photographers, Mellat Gallery, Tehran
Begging a collection, Silk Road gallery, Tehran
2012
Pulso Iraniano, Riodojaniro and Sao Paulo biennale of Brazil
Tension in tradition, Saw Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation Auction, London
'I Run with Iran' Nicolas Flamel Gallery, Paris
Iranian perspectives, Richard Young Gallery, London
beyond-dreams, Omid-e-mehr.org/as virtual group Exhibition,London
2011
Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation Auction, London
2010
Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2009
Paris Photo, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris
International Photo Festival, Knokke-Heist, Belgium
2008
First and Second Annual Photo Exhibition CPC/CAPA, Seymour Art Gallery, North, Vancouver, Canada
Photo Transportation and Trafic Festival, House of Artists, Tehran
We Can Do Photo Festival, House of Photographers, Tehran
Photo Travel Competition, Tehran
2007
First and Second Annual Photo Exhibition CPC/CAPA, Sulaymania, Kurdistan, Irak
First and Second Annual Photo Exhibition-Competition CPC/CAPA, Tehran
Humour of the peoples art collection Biennal . House of Humour and Satire, Bulgaria
The First Photo Festival Healthy of Iran Oroomie
IranInternational Photo Festival, Knokke-Heist, Belgium.
2006
Tenth Biennal of Iranian Photography (documentary photography), Tehran
Fanoos Photo Slideshow, House of Artists, Tehran
Photo Children Festival, Tehran
International Art Photography Fair, Slovakia
2005
Second Iranian Sport Photo Festival, Tehran
Second Photo Festival of Sea, Ship and Seafarers, Tehran
Fajr Photo Festival, Mah-Shahr
Nature Photography Iran Exhibition, Tehran
Ashoura Photo Festival, Tehran (Jury Price)
Iranian Rustic Women Photo Festival, Ispahan
2004
Photo Festival of Sea, Ship and Seafarers, Tehran
Animal Protection Society Exhibition, Tehran
2003
Ashouraian Photography Festival, Tehran
Industrial Photography Festival of Iran, Tehran, Iran1998
Bazaar Photo Exhibition, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran
Awards
2023
Finalists of the BNL BNP Paribas Award
2016
Finalist of Codice MIA IV Edition photo fair Milan-Italy 2016
2015
Third place,nature section, International Photography Awards MIFA
2014
International Photography Awards IPA-USA The second prize in nature category
2011
Selected Winner of Iranian Persbook Festival
The first prize in entrepreneurship category for Entrepreneurship Photo Contest, Tehran
2009
Prix de la Photographie, Paris (2nd Prize in advertising category)
2007
CAPA Postcard Competition (Canadian Association for Photography ART) (First Prize)
Photo Shooka festival, Niyavaran museum, Tehran, Iran (secants Prize)
2005
International Art Award, China (Honorable Mention)
Second Photo Festival of Sea, Ship and Seafarers, Tehran, Iran (First Prize)
2004
Photo Festival of Sea, Ship and Seafarers, Tehran, Iran (2nd Prize)
Publications
2015
Contemporary Iranian Art, New Perspectives by Hamid keshmirshekan,
Nazar art Publication
2014
Traveller Conde Nast, Tappeti volanti by Giovanna M.Bonomo, Spring
2009
Images Magazine, France (November)
Different sames New Perspectives In contemporary Iranian Art, Thames & Hudson,London
2008
"Iranian photography now", Published by Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostifildern.
Canvas Magazine, Dubai
2007
Al-Thani Award Book (exhibition catalog)ue
Knokke-Heist Photo Festival (exhibition catalogue)
Around the Life(Book)