Education
2007
MFA, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2004
BFA, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada
Artists
Babak GOLKAR
Babak Golkar is a conceptual artist born in 1977 in the United States and raised between Tehran and Vancouver. His practice interrogates the mechanisms of meaning-making through an exploration of both spatial and ideological perspectives. Golkar’s work critically engages with cultural paradigms, using art as a medium to question and destabilize how knowledge and values are constructed. His multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, installation, video, and drawing, each of which serves to investigate the complex relationships between space, culture, and ideology.
Golkar’s work has been exhibited in major institutions such as the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and The British Museum. Known for his intellectual rigor, conceptual depth, and humorous strategies, Golkar’s projects challenge established socio-economic systems and historical narratives, inviting viewers to reconsider their perspectives. His works have gained international recognition for their ability to disrupt conventional thinking, and his ongoing exploration of art market dynamics, cultural identity, and spatial relationships continues to test boundaries within contemporary art.
2015 Giclée print on Epson Matte photo paper H 99 x 99 cm Ed of 5 2015 Giclée print on Epson Matte photo paper H 99 x 99 cm Ed of 5 2020 2019 2016 2014 2013 2012 2011 2007 2005 2003 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2017 2016 2011 2010 2009 2006 2004 2003
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We Are Sorry
Artist: Babak GOLKAR
We Are Sorry
Selected Solo Exhibitions
The Longer You Can Look Back, The Farther You Can Look Forward, curated by Jal Hamad, Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid, Spain
The Elephant (an intermission), curated by Jal Hamad, Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid, Spain
All The Blind Men, curated by Kimberley Phillips, Servais Family Collection, Brussels, Belgium
In No Particular Hurry, curated by Jal Hamad, Galeria Sabrina Amrani, Madrid, Spain
a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work, curated by Jeremy Epstein, Edel Assanti Gallery, London, UK
La Collection Imaginaire, curated by Aeron Bergman and Alejandra Salinas, Institute for New Connotative Action, Seattle, USA
Of Labour, Of Dirt, curated by Elham Puriyamehr, Sazmanab, Tehran, Iran
The Return Project, Third Line Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Time To Let Go…, curated by Diana Freundl, Vancouver Art Gallery: Offsite, Vancouver, Canda
Dialectic of Failure, curated by Darrin Morrison, West Vancouver Museum, West Vancouver, Canda
Ground for Standing and Understanding, curated by Michael Kaufmann, VOLTA NY Featured Project, New York, USA
Parergon, curated by Moza Ali Al Shamsi, Sharjah Contemporary Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
Ground for Standing and Understanding, curated by Greg Bellerby, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Mechanisms of Distortion (Commissioned installation), curated by Salma Tuqan, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Spatial Transformation, curated by Michael Kaufmann, Hilger Contemporary, Vienna, Austria
Parergon, curated by Sunny Rahbar, Third Line Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Parergon, curated by Steven Tong, C.S.A. Space, Vancouver, Canada
Black Cube: Moving Toward the Abstract Light, curated by Güher Gurmen, Sanatorium, Istanbul, Turkey
Then, Now and Then, curated by Pantea Haghighi, Republic Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Dear Joseph: Happy 84th Birthday, curated by Matt Robertson, Lobby Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
the philosophy and science of mutation, curated by Sadira Rodrigous, Centre A Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Throne, curated by Mo Salemi, XENO gallery, Vancouver, CanadaSelected Group Exhibitions
Contemporary Ceramics, curated by Mariam Rosser-Owen, Victoria and Albert Museum. London, UK
Crocodile Tears, curated by Tobin Gibson, UNIT 17, Vancouver, Canada
Ionic Bonds, curated by Charo Neville, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, Canada
Dérapages & Post-Bruises Imaginaries, curated by Dragos Olea, The Loft, Brussels, Belgium
Here: Locating Contemporary Canadian Artists, curated by Swapnaa Tamhane, Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada
Roadside Attractions, curated by Jennifer Matotek, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, Canada
N. VANCOUVER, curated by Reid Shier, Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver, Canada
When Form Becomes Attitude, curated by Noa Bronstein Contemporary Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Mementos, Artists’ Souvenirs, Artifacts and Other Curiosities, curated by Jens Hoffmann and Piper Marshall, Hotel de la Poste, Brussels, Belgium
Regarding George Ohr: Contemporary Ceramics in the Spirit of the Mad Potter, curated by Garth Clark, Boca Raton Museum of Art, USA
Long, Winding Journeys, curated by Elizabeth Rooklidge, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, USA
Metatextile: Ruptured Narratives, Exchanged Values, curated by Jeremy Epstein, Edel Assanti Gallery, London, UK
Object Oriented Apology, Institute for New Connotative Action, Seattle, USA
Teleportation, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
Mass Individualism, Ab/Anbar, Tehran, Iran
Residue: The Persistence of the Real, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Crisis of History – Beyond History, Framer Framed, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Common Grounds, Museum Villa Stvck, Munich, Germany
Heaven and Hell, Fondation Boghossian – Villa Empain, Bruxelles, Belgium
L’avenir: La Biennale de Montréal (9th edition), Musée d’art Contemporain de Montréal, Canada
La Route Bleue, National Museum Adrien Dubouché, Limoges, France
Music Palace, Fondation Boghossian – Villa Empain, Bruxelles, Belgium
Hajj, le pèlerinage à La Mecque, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
The Language of Human Consciousness, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
La Route Bleue, Fondation Boghossian – Villa Empain, Bruxelles, Belgium
Biennale Online, Directed by Jan Hoet, Curated by Iara Boubnova
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A MONOCHROME, University of Iowa Museum of Art, USA
#COMETOGETHER, EOA Project, London, UK
Contemporary Iranian Art, New Albion Gallery, Sydney, Australia
COME INVEST IN US, YOU’LL STRIKE GOLD, BrotKunsthalle, Vienna, Austria
Jameel Prize Exhibition, Casa Arabe, Madrid, Spain
The Bravery of Being Out of Range, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Roaming Images: Crossroads of Greek and Arab Culture Through the Eyes of Contemporary Artists, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Greece
Jameel Prize Exhibitions, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
Jameel Prize Exhibitions, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Expositions, Blanket Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Tension, Hezy Cohen Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Art Dubai, The Third Line Gallery, Dubai
Art Beat, Istanbul Art Fair, The Third Line Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Contemporary, Hilger Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey
Time After Time, Southern Exposure, Los Angeles, USA
The Promise of Loss, A Contemporary Index of Iran, Arario Gallery, New York City, USA
Frieze Art Fair, The Third Line Gallery, London, UK
Artissima, The Third Line Gallery, Turin, Italy
The Promise of Loss, A Contemporary Index of Iran, Galerie Hilger BrotKunsthalle, Vienna, Austria
ArtBasel-Miami, Hilger BrotKunsthalle, Vienna, Austria
Infinite Egress, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, Canada
Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Canda
Folter in der Kultur – Kultur der Folter, Artneuland Project, Berlin, Germany
My Favorite Pastime, WL-Project, Hong Kong
Prequel, Gallery Atsui, Vancouver, Canda
Moodyville, Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver
Orientalism and Ephemera, Centre A Gallery, Vancouver, Canada / Kenderdine Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Interior of Design, Republic Gallery, Vancouver, CanadaAWARDS
Sobey Awards–Long list, Ottawa, Canada
Davidoff Art Initiative, Altos de Chavón, Dominican Republic
Nominated and shortlisted for The Victoria and Albert Museum’s Jameel Prize, London, UK
Nominated and shortlisted for Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize, London, Co-presented by The Royal College of Art, Saatchi Gallery and Christie’s Auction house
Canada Council for the Arts Production Grant, Ottawa, Canada
British Columbia Arts Council Production Grant, Victoria, Canada
British Columbia Arts Council Production Grant, Victoria, Canada
VADA Award, Vancouver, Canada.
B.C. Binning Drawing Scholarship, Vancouver, Canada
Helen Pitt Award, Vancouver, Canada