Behroo Bagheri is a visual artist working across painting, jewellery making, and three-dimensional objects. Painting is her primary medium, while jewellery making extends the same artistic process into tangible forms, where ideas are realized through wearable pieces. Drawing on traditional goldsmithing techniques, she brings craftsmanship into dialogue with a contemporary artistic language.
Behroo is born in Iran, she received her art education in the United States and later returned to her country, where she continues to live and work. Before pursuing art, she studied law. This background, together with her lived experience and interdisciplinary perspective, has contributed to the development of her creative journey.
In her painting and jewelry making, she makes use of the unique possibilities of each medium to develop her own visual language. Her work is presented in separate series, each exploring a distinct body of ideas.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
2000–Present
Painter / Visual Artist
Independent artistic practice in painting and visual art.
2010–Present
Founder & Jewelry Artist, Behro Bagheri Jewelry Studio
Contemporary jewelry design and making.
2015–2025
Jewelry Making & Goldsmithing Instructor, Behroo Bagheri Jewelry Studio
Private instruction and workshops in jewelry making and goldsmithing.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 — O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2019 — O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 — Mah Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 — Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 — Mehrva Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2005 — Articultural Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 — Fragment of a Whole
Iris Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2023 — Tehran from Above
Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2021 — Group Exhibition of Gallery O Artists
O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2020 — Group Exhibition of Applied Arts
O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2019 — Group Exhibition: Portrait in Jewelry
Kaveh Gallery, Tehran, Iran — Curator
2015 — Group Painting Exhibition
Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 — Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize — Shortlist Exhibition
Traffic Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2010 — Twelve to the Power of Three
Aun Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 — Deeper Depression
Azad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006 — Homage
West Gallery, Northridge, California, USA
2001 — Frankenstein Heart
Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, California, USA — in collaboration with Kim Ables
RESIDENCIES & PUBLIC ART
2020 — Room 24 Residency
Eghamat 24, Isfahan, Iran
2005 — Collaborative Mural Project
Kester Elementary School, Sherman Oaks, California, USA
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
2011 — Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize — Shortlisted
2004/05 — Evolving Perception Scholarship
EDUCATION
California State University, Northridge, California, USA
Fine Art, 2001-2005
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Islamic Law, 1992–1996
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