b. 1982, Tehran, Iran
Farvash is a Swedish-Iranian artist working with performance, installation, sculpture and material research. They have a background in chemistry and have worked for many years with material science and new technologies.
Farvash doesn't respect the borders between different systems of knowledge very much. Material science can meet Persian mythology, a family memory can become part of an experiment, and a spiritual proposition can be tested through an actual material process. Their works often begin by making connections between things that are not usually understood together.
Rather than representing these questions, Farvash builds situations in which they can be tried out. Materials move, change, emit, conceal, transmit or carry information. In performance, Farvash's own body can become part of the experiment.
Born in Tehran and based in Sweden, Farvash draws from Iranian histories and forms of knowledge as well as experiences of migration, alienation and war. They hold an MA in Contemporary Art Practice from the Royal College of Art and an MFA in Experience Design from Konstfack.
Ongoing/News
2026
Residency · The Glass Factory, Boda
Education
2008-2010
MFA Experience Design · Konstfack, Stockholm
2004-2008
BA interior architecture and furniture design · Konstfack, Stockholm
2003-2004
Foundation studies · Beckmans School of Design
2003-2005
School of chemical science and engineering · KTH, The Royal Institution Of Technology, Stockholm
2007-2008
Exchange Semester · Nagoya University Art & Science, Japan
Solo Show
2024
Ibland älskar Gud vissa mer än andra · Haninge Konsthall, Stockholm
2023
Magu / Hal · Inkonst, Malmö
2022
Sad Flag, Happy Cash · Riche, Stockholm
2021
Liquid Voices · Folk i Skärholmen, Stockholm
2021
I huvuduet på Blatten på Platta, Duoshow with Roxy Farhat · Superelipsen Misschiefs, Stockholm
2017
Equations, a nonlinear impuls · Färgfabriken, Stockholm
2019
Sp0re Collective · Platform arts, Belfast
Performances
2024
Sp0re Collective · Futur Shock, Fold, London
2023
The Horror Show · Somerset house, London
2023
Magu · Inkonst, Malmö
2023
Inre världsutställningen · Norrköpings konstmuseum, Norrköping
2022
Orkels Hemligheter · MDT, Stockholm
2022
Låt DIkten glöda ur min mun · Mint, Stockholm
2022
Magu · Kitev, Oberhausen, Germany
2022
Orakels Hemligheter · Södertälje festivalen, Grafikens hus, Södertälje
2021
Diagramming Djinn · Sanitatia gala, Second wave, Misschiefs, Stockholm
2021
Water War · Fringe Festival Stoff, Stockholm
2020
Paradox Tale of Logic gate · RCA2020, London Online
2020
Paradox Tale of Logic gate · South Kiosk, London Online
2020
Paradox Tale of Logic gate · This is tomorrow, London Online
2020
Equations, a nonlinear impuls · Sanitatia gala, Fringe, Stockholm
2020
Mama Masgarha, the myth of the Sandal and the Djiin, With Luca George · Misschiefs, Stockholm
2020
Mother, Father and OR · Misschiefs, Stockholm
2020
Paradox Tale of Logic gate · Misschiefs Bångska Palatset, Stockholm
2019
Position Earth, Gravity is fixed, Everything else I can manipulate · Science Museum, London
2019
Position Earth, Gravity is fixed, everything else I can manipulate · Gossamer Fog, London
2019
If this, Then that · Disorder Vol.2, London
2019
Mother, Father and Or i1 · Dyson Galleri RCA, London
2018
If this, Then that · Liverpool biennale, Liverpool
2018
Cup IRAN · Art Football, Iran, Hamedan
2018
Position Earth, Gravity is fixed, everything else I can manipulate i1 · Gather Festival OC, Stockholm
2018
Cup IRAN · Art football, Moscow, Russia
2017
Equations, a nonlinear impuls · Färgfabriken, Stockholm
2017
Cup IRAN · Art Football, Iran, Kish
2016
Cup IRAN · Art Football, Iran, Qeshm
2015
Cup IRAN · Art Football, Iran, Tehran
Group Shows
2025
Moder · Rian Design Museum, Falkenberg
2024
Shared Practices · Pratt institute, New York
2022
Earthseed · Pratt institute, New York
2022
RCA2020 · Bargehouse, London
2021
Create, Capture, Organise, Pluralise · Somerset House, Gallery 31, London
2021
Att konstruera ett jag · Rian Design Museum, Falkenberg
2021
Immunity Geography · Yue Museum, Bejing
2021
20+21 · Humans Rights Watch & Willas Contemporary, Online
2021
Att konstruera en dräkt · Hembygds Museet, Falkenberg
2021
RCA Satelite · Diasporas Now, London
2020
Very Very futuristic · Dot Dot Dot gallery, Stockholm
2020
Mushrooms in the dark · Situationists RCA, London
2020
RCA 2020 · Contemporary art practice, London/Online
2020
302_redriect · Newsletter, ICA, London
2020
302_redriect · South Kiosk gallery, London
2020
302_redriect · This is tomorrow, London
2020
Misschiefs · Bångska Palatset, Stockholm
2019
Disorder vol.2 · Studio 9294, London
2019
Le Grand K · Gossarmer Fog, London
2018
BITE · Dyson Galleri RCA, London
2018
Cooked and Raw · Liverpool biennale, Liverpool
2018
WIP-Show · RCA, London
2016
Scale of existence · Norberg festival, Norberg
2011
Ung Svensk Form · Svensk Form, London, Stockholm, Milan
2014
Be open future · Art Basel, Basel
Documentaries
2018
CUP IRAN · SVT documentery, Director Agnes Lo Åkerlind https://www.svtplay.se/cup-iran
Selected Awards & Scholarships
2024
Konstnärsnämndens arbetsstipendium
2022
Ann-Margret Lindells Scholarship Fund Award
2022
Krisstipendium Konstnärsnämnden
2021
Krisstipendium Konstnärsnämnden
2021
Konstnärsnämndens projektstipendium
2021
Nominated, STOFF AWARDS, Excellence in performance
2020
Shortlisted, HIGH Prize for Creative Excellence, Royal Collage of Art
2020
Krisstipendium Konstnärsnämnden
2020
Nominated, STOFF AWARDS, Excellence in performance
2020
Konstnärsnämndens arbetsstipendium
2010
Stavenows scholarship, Konstfack