The Story
Maryam Mohry (b. 1979 Tehran) takes advantage of the translucent quality of watercolor and staying away from applying thick layers of paint, she finds watercolor and gouache best for crafting impulsive and plausible stories. Since childhood, she has had the habit of making cut-outs from her children’s books in order to make up her own versions of the story; a habit that she’s kept in making sketches and etudes for her works ever since. Fueled by lighthearted naive sensibility and a sense of sarcasm, what stands out in Maryam Mohry’s works on paper is the narrative quality of her drawings and her passion to fully immerse in the process of creation and experimentation. Also a talented sculptor, she keeps a sense of playfulness in both her drawings and soft sculptures, while addressing environmental concerns. By offering notes of cartoonish eeriness in the humanlike expressions of her characters, she keeps the “game” of storytelling connected within all her works.
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1979 Tehran
Solo Exhibitions
2022 “Wandering in the Dark”, O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2019 “Greenhouse No.1”, O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibitions
2024 “Object/Painter”, 8cube, 8Platt, Tehran, Iran
2024 “Nature’s Renewal” Group show curated by Orkideh Daroodi, Ronewa Art Projects, Berlin, Germany
2023 “Dialogue”, Espronceda Institute of Art and Culture, Barcelona, Spain
2022 NADA Curated Online Exhibition, New York, USA
2022 “Greenhouse No. 2: A False Memory”, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2021 “List IV – Another Perspective”, O Gallery in collaboration with Ashkan Sanei, Tehran, Iran
2021 “Drawing Room “
, Online Viewing Room, Madrid, Spain
2021 “1393+7”, Online Viewing Room, O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2015 Drawing Group Exhibition, Gallery No. 24, Tehran, Iran
2011 8th Painting Biennale, Saba Museum, Tehran, Iran
2011 Arya Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 Laleh Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 3rd Contemporary Drawing Festival, Iman Ali Museum, Tehran, Iran
Art Fairs
2024 Paper Positions, Represented by O Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2024 Art Dubai, Represented by O Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2022 Swab, Represented by O Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2021 Paper Positions, Represented by O Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
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