Raha Raissnia
Born 1968, Teheran, Iran. Immigrated to the USA in 1983. The artist lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Education
2002
Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, USA.
1992
BFA, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago , USA.
1995-99
Internship at Anthology Film Archives, New York, USA.
1999
Vermont Studio Center , USA.
Grants and Awards
2009
Magic of Perisa Contemporary Art Prize Short List
2008
Pollock-Krasner Grant
2001
Pratt Institute Delacroix Award for Painting Excellence
1999
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
1998
Dodd's Travel Grant, Travels to Italy, Spain and France.
One Person Exhibitions
2009
Shorthand of Sensation, Galerie Xippas, Paris, France.
2008
Galerie Miguel Abreu, New York, USA.
Heart, Wheels, Slides, Wind - performance with Kenny Wolleson, The Stone, New York, USA.
2006
Stele, Miguel Abreu gallery, New York, USA
Anemophily, Galerie Xippas, Paris, France
2005
Aphelion, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, USA
2004
Epitaphios, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, USA.
Isfahan's Museum of Contemporary Art, Isfahan, Iran.
2003
Court House Gallery at Anthology Film Archives, New York, USA.
2002
Court House Gallery at Anthology Film Archives, New York, USA.
Thesis Exhibition Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, USA
Group Exhibitions
2009
Strip/Stripe, Emily Harvey Foundation
Practice vs Object, Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA.
2007-2008
Regroup group, Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA.
2007
Late Liberties, John Connelly Presents, New York, USA.
Form as memory, Miguel Abreu gallery, New York, USA.
2006
Holy Land: Diaspora and the Desert, Heard Museum of Native Cultures and Art, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Hands Up / Hands Down, Miguel Abreu gallery, New York, USA.
Raha Raissnia / Charles Curtis Performance, Miguel Abreu gallery, New York, USA.
2005
Shangri-la Annual Benefit, Dieu Donne Papermill, New York, USA.
Report from NYC, Susquehanna Arts Museum, Harrisburg, USA.
Mechanisms, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, USA, curated by Duk Ju L. Kim.
Mystery History, Broadway Gallery, New York, USA, curated by Warren Holt.
2004
Spatial Reflections, Gallery 456, New York, USA, curated by Warren Holt.
Annual Fine Art Auction Brooklyn, Dumbo Arts Center, New York, USA.
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, USA.
Art Forum Berlin, Germany.
2003
Art Forum Berlin, Germany.
2002
Art in General, New York and Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, USA. Beyond the Gates (simultaneous two-part exhibition)
Secrets, Pat Hearn, New York, USA.
Urban Dreams, The Drawing Room, Point Reyes Station, USA, curated by Melina Finkelstein.
2001
Art is a Spirit that Never Dies, M8A Contemporary Art Gallery Den-Hag, Holland, curated by Jonas Mekas.
Pratt MFA, Puck Building, New York, USA, curated by Charlotta Kotik, Brooklyn Museum of Art.
Works on Paper, The Drawing Room, Point Reyes Station, USA, curated by Melina Finkelstein.
2000
Paintings, Adobe Gallery, San Francisco, USA.
Film & Performance / Installation
2009
Raha Raissnia/Charles Curtis Galerie Xippas, Paris, France
2008
Kill Your Timid Notion Festival, Dundee Contemporary Art Festival, Scotland
2007
Raha Raissnia/Charles Curtis, Tonic, New York, USA.
Raha Raissnia/Charles Curtis, Tank film series, Collective Unconscious, New York, USA;
2006
Raha Raissnia/Charles Curtis, galerie Xippas, Paris, France.
The Stone, New York, USA
Raha Raissnia/Charles Curtis, Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA
Systems with Briggan Krauss, Anthology Film Archives, New York, USA
Raha Raissnia with Nightwatch, Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, USA
2004
Systems with Briggan Krauss, (performance series), Thomas Erbin Gallery, New York, USA.
Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art, Isfahan, Iran
Exhibition Curating
2003
Saatchi & Saatchi, Harlem Art Project, New York, USA.
Court House Gallery at Anthology Film Archives, New York, USA.
2002
La Miroiterie Gallerie, Paris, France.