ARTISTS › Fataneh Dadkhah

• Biography  Fataneh Dadkhah was born in Tehran- Iran in November, 25th , 1952.  She graduated from College of Mass communications and social  Sciences, in Tehran-Iran.  She pioneered stage photography, as an artistic discipline in Iran, with  20 years of experience in capturing images and documenting the rebirth  of Iranian theater, after 1979.  Her book “Theater Photography” was published in 1983 by Dramatic  Arts Center in Iran.  Since 2001, she started traveling inside and outside of Iran and  experiencing snapshot photography.  She has been featured in many prominent publications, including,  Washington Post, in 2002 and The French edition of Elle Magazine In  2000, as a contemporary Iranian artist and photographer.  In 2002 she was honored by Lincoln Center in New York City, as they  asked her to exhibit her works, in two different venues, to further support  the Tazieh and modern productions that they were hosting from Iran.  In December of 2003, she was also honored by Iranian – American  Technology council, in Washington DC.  Last but not least, in April of 2009, she was honored by the Iranian  Theatre House, for her contribution and dedication as a great  photographer.     Exhibitions 2012 – UNO Art Space, Beyond The Boundaries of Photography, Stuttgart, Germany, Solo Exhibition (Jun 2012) 2011 – Monika Walter Kessel House, Beyond The Boundaries of Photography, Stuttgart, Germany, Solo Exhibition (July 2011)  2011 – Artist`s Private Studio, Beyond The Boundaries of Photography,Los Angeles, California – Solo Exhibition (May 2011) 2011 – Henna Art Gallery, Little Dancer,Tehran, Iran – Group Exhibition (April 2011) 2010 – Artist`s Private Studio,Fish,Tehran,Iran – Solo exhibition (March 2010) 2010 – Artist`s Private Studio,Hidden Generation,Tehran,Iran – Solo exhibition (January 2010) 2009 – Artist`s Private Studio,Red Bride,Tehran,Iran – Solo exhibition (December 2009) 2009 – Artist`s Private Studio,Still Traveling II, Tehran, Iran – Solo exhibition (July 2009) 2009 – Artist`s Private Studio,Still Traveling I, Tehran, Iran – Solo exhibition (May 2009) 2009 – Mall Galleries, Masques of Shahrazad (Evolution and revolution  through three generations of Iranian women artists), London-Group exhibition 2008 – Silk Road Art Gallery,Tehran,Iran –Solo exhibition 2008 – Richard J. Ernest Cultural Center– Annandale, Virginia – Visual Artists Group 2007 – Exhibit 9 Gallery, Potomac, MD, Solo exhibition 2007 – Mah Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran – Solo exhibition 2006 – Mah Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran – Solo exhibition 2005 – Empowered Woman International, Alexandra, Virginia – Group exhibition 2004 – Empowered Woman International, Alexandra, Virginia – Solo exhibition  2003 – Iranian – American Technology Council, Washington DC – Solo exhibition 2002 – Lincoln Center Library and Clark Hall, New York city – Solo exhibition  2002 – Art - O- Matic, Washington DC, Group exhibition 2002 – Exhibit 9 Gallery, Potomac, MD, Solo exhibition 2002 – Roulette Gallery, Kensington, MD, Solo exhibition 2000 – Niavaran Artistic Creations Foundation, Tehran, Iran, Solo exhibition 1992 – Dramatic Arts Center, Tehran, Iran, Solo exhibition  1984 – City Theater, Tehran, Iran, Solo exhibition   1983 – Roudaki Hall (Iran’s main opera house), Tehran, Iran, Solo exhibition