Born 1989, Mashhad, Iran
Lives and works between Lisbon, Portugal and Tehran, Iran
Education
– 2016 — Master in Glass Art and Science, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, Portugal
– 2011 — B.A. in Industrial Design, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
Solo Exhibitions
– 2026 — Vitreous Moments, O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
– 2026 — Difania, Weber & Weber Gallery, Turin, Italy
– 2018 — Like Every Day, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUHNAC), Lisbon, Portugal
– 2016 — Reflection, Museu da Cidade de Almada, Almada, Portugal
– 2014 — Identity, Library of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
Art Fairs
– 2022 — Collect: International Fair for Contemporary Craft and Design, Somerset House, London, United Kingdom
Group Exhibitions
– 2025 — The Wild Card, Balcony Contemporary Art Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
– 2024 — With Love to Palestine, Casa do Comum, Lisbon, Portugal
– 2024 — With Love to Palestine, Frame Colectivo, Lisbon, Portugal
– 2024 — Woven Stories from the Wind, Shirin Ehya Art Space, Milan, Italy
– 2024 — Usefriti-Unit 8, Didar Gallery, Tehran, Iran
– 2023 — Let the BAD Speak, Fondazione 107, Turin, Italy
– 2023 — The 2nd Annual Event of IROMEDIA, Tech-Fac Museum, Tehran, Iran
– 2023 — Kullon Mena, Muttrah Fish Market, Muttrah, Oman
– 2022 — The Italian Glass Weeks, Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi, Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, Venice, Italy
– 2022 — Manipulierte Porträts, Art Active Gallery (Passau) & Pri-Pri (Munich), Germany
– 2022 — Glass is Beautiful, Biot International Glass Festival, Municipal Hall, Biot, France
– 2022 — A persistência da matéria, Museu do Vidro, Marinha Grande, Portugal
– 2022 — Emersion, Chiesa di Santa Croce, San Raffaele Alto, Italy
– 2022 — Manipulated Genes, Weber & Weber Gallery, Turin, Italy
– 2021 — Periphèro, Drim/art Gallery, Turin, Italy
– 2021 — Twenty-Twenty, Online exhibition, Aknoon Gallery (Isfahan, Iran) & Stal Gallery (Muscat, Oman)
– 2020 — Place of Identity and Dilemmas of the Present, Sumac Space (Online)
– 2019 — Young & Loving!, S12 Gallery, Bergen, Norway
– 2019 — Residency Exhibition, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
– 2018 — Group Exhibition, Galeria Municipal de Arte / Imargem, Almada, Portugal
– 2017 — Festa no Solar dos Zagallos, Solar dos Zagallos, Sobreda, Portugal
– 2016 — AURA Festival, Sintra, Portugal
– 2016 — Group Exhibition, Galeria Municipal de Arte / Imargem, Almada, Portugal
– 2015 — Group Exhibition, Biblioteca Municipal Camões, Lisbon, Portugal
– 2015 — Group Exhibition, Galeria Municipal de Arte / Imargem, Almada, Portugal
– 2015 — Group Exhibition, Library of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
– 2014 — Oficinas do Convento, Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
– 2014 — Group Exhibition, Galeria Municipal de Arte / Imargem, Almada, Portugal
Residencies
– 2023 — North Lands Creative, Lybster, Scotland (May)
– 2019 — S12 Gallery and Workshop, Bergen, Norway (September)
– 2019 — Red Gate Gallery Residency, Beijing, China (April)
Awards & Honors
– 2021 — Honorary Diploma / Talent Award, Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation, Düsseldorf, Germany
Talks & Panel Discussions
– 2021 — Sumac Dialogues, Artist Talk moderated by Başak Şenova, Sumac Space (Online, February)
– 2020 — Diversity + Racial Equity in Glass, Panelist, Glass Art Society (GAS) (December)
Teaching & Workshops
– 2019–2020 — Instructor / Workshop Leader: “Iranian Tiles and Mirror Mosaics: A Journey Through History”, NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Master’s program in Glass Art, Science, and Conservation-Restoration)
– 2009–2011 — Instructor: Basic Design, Visual Arts & Introduction to Art History, Seyrafi Art School, Mashhad, Iran
Selected Bibliography & Press
– 2026 — “Diafania: Elmira Abolhassani,” Segnonline (Article link)
– 2025 — Sara André, “Are the Jokers Wild? Entre o Ritual e a Rutura,” Jornal SOL (Article link)
– 2023 — “Cultural Profile / Feature,” BBC Persian (Broadcast)
– 2023 — “Local, Latin American Artists’ New Media Artwork on Show at 2nd IROMEDIA,” Tehran Times (Article link)
– 2023 — “Art in the Mart: Muttrah Fish Market Offers Space for Kullon Mena,” Muscat Daily (Article link)
– 2023 — “Muttrah Fish Market Hosts Art Exhibition,” Oman Daily Observer (Article link)
– 2023 — “Kullon Mena Art Exhibition Explores Scars of War and Displacement,” The Arabian Stories (Article link)
– 2022 — “The Italian Glass Weeks: Artistic Glass from Italy and Abroad in Venice,” ArchiExpo E-Magazine (Article link)
– 2021 — Neues Glas / New Glass: Art & Architecture, No. 3
– 2021 — Exibart, No. 114, Rome
– 2021 — Exit Magazine, Ludwig Rage, Berlin