Mahmoud Saleh Mohammadi
b. 1978
Mahmoud Saleh Mohammadi is an Iranian interdisciplinary artist born in Tehran in 1979. He studied painting at the Art University in Tehran and later graduated in Fine Arts from the Brera Academy in Milan in 2017. Based between Milan and Antwerp, his practice includes painting, installation, sculpture, performance, and participatory art.
His work combines Persian visual traditions, particularly the colors and patterns of ancient carpets, with contemporary artistic approaches. Through both studio-based and socially engaged projects, he explores cultural identity, migration, community, and social relations. He is also the founder of the nomadic cultural association Spazio Nour.
Artworks
Mahmoud Saleh Mohammadi
Katibeh
2023, Old Persian Carpet with a Layer of Gold Leaf, 160 x 110 cm
Mahmoud Saleh Mohammadi
Katibeh
2018, Old Persian Carpet with a Layer of Gold Leaf, 200 x 121 cm
Exhibitions
2024 Group exhibition Duffel, Belgium
2024 Speaker at the ELIA Biennial Conference NABA, Milano, Italy
2024 Solo exhibition Kunstkeuken Valkenswaard, The Netherlands
2024 Group exhibition Atelier Devka, Berchem, Belgium
2024 Group exhibition BAIAS Arte Brescia, Milano, Italy
2024 Solo exhibition Kunstkeuken Valkenswaard, The Netherlands
2024 (un)Expected Art Fair Milano, Italy
2023 Solo exhibition Van Caster Showroom Bonheiden Belgium
2023 Group exhibition Design Week, Dilmus Milano
2023 Group exhibition de Zomer van Wechel, Antwerp Belgium
2022 Research Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp — The significance, importance and possibilities of participatory art in a multi-cultural and multi-social urban environment
2022 Helsinki International Socially Engaged Arts Symposium ISEAS on Food and Human Rights