Sirous Namazi

Sirous Namazi was born in 1970 in Kerman, Iran. He lives and works in Stockholm. Namazi studied at the Malmö Art Academy from 1995 to 1998. Together with Jacob Dahlgren, Namazi represented Sweden at the Nordic Pavilion, Venice Biennale in 2007. He was also included in the Athens Biennale in 2018, and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2016. Solo exhibitions include Örebro konsthall (2018); Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona (2010); Lunds Konsthall (2007); and Moderna Museet c/o Klarabergsviadukten 61, Stockholm (2003). Namazi is represented by Galerie Nordenhake and his works can be found in several collections, including Malmö Art Museum; Kiasma, Helsinki; Statens konstråd; Le fonds National d’art Contemporain, France; Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art, Stockholm. In 2021, Sirous Namazi was the recipient of the The Prince Eugen Medal, and in 2019 of the Stockholm Honorary Culture Award.