Iraj Karimkhan Zand was born on July 10, 1950, in Tehran. His father, Yaddollah, and his grandfather, Ali Akbar Khan, were both architects, while his uncle, Asadollah, was a painter and plasterer, and another uncle, Fathollah, was involved in printing and publishing. He spent his childhood and kindergarten years in the Darvazeh Dolat neighborhood of Tehran—a warm house in a neighborhood where children played football, and he watched the first television images from the window overlooking their alley.

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Painter and sculptor Iraj Zand graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Paris (Bozar) at the same time as the war started and returned. Iraj Zand has held more than 150 individual exhibitions since 1994 and displayed his sculptures and paintings in more than 35 group exhibitions in the country, France, Germany, Kuwait and Portugal. Zand taught in art universities since 1363. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Painters. Among his prominent works, we can mention his collection of metal sculptures, which are the result of cutting and bending two-dimensional plates and as a result, transforming them into three-dimensional volumes and forms. Unlike most other types of sculptures, Zand’s works are recognizable and have identity from all visual angles. In his last exhibition, he used plexiglass instead of steel plates.

About Iraj Zand Foundation

After Iraj’s “departure”, we decided to establish a foundation in his name to commemorate his memory. This foundation would serve as a place not only to preserve his legacy of artwork but also to pass on his youth-centered and novelty-seeking spirit to other generations. While searching for a suitable building for the foundation, we became acquainted with Building No. 2. The familiarity of the surroundings held a special significance for us – my childhood home in Kalbadi House, Sari, Iraj and his studio on the 16th of Azar Street, and the studio in Darakeh, etc. However, the appearance of the building itself was a reflection of its inner condition. It seemed like a tired and weathered body, who had seen more than seventy years of life. The sun, heat, cold, wind, rain, and storms of time had worn down its façade, leaving it visibly fatigued. Its eastern and western shoulders had leaned heavily on two more tired bodies.

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Painter and sculptor Iraj Zand graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Paris (Bozar) at the same time as the war started and returned. Iraj Zand has held more than 150 individual exhibitions since 1994 and displayed his sculptures and paintings in more than 35 group exhibitions in the country, France, Germany, Kuwait and Portugal. Zand taught in art universities since 1363. He has also been a[…]

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