Aboulqasem Derakhshan

Born 1980, Shushtar – Khuzestan
Visual artist and painter

Aboulqasem Derakhshan, a visual artist and painter, was born in 1980 in Shushtar, Khuzestan Province. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts with a focus on Painting and began his professional activity in 2001.

Throughout his artistic career, Derakhshan has created numerous series including “In the Path”, “Dolls”, “Ancient Elders”, and “I Want to Breathe”.
The “Dolls” series is characterized by a personal perspective and incorporates indigenous elements such as the date palm tree and local architecture. In this series, human forms serve as tools to narrate a society where wisdom and thought have given way to prejudice, vegetative existence, and a narrow-minded outlook.
Additionally, in the “Ancient Elders” series, the artist employs diverse techniques and materials, inspired by architecture and native elements, to offer a new perspective on the historic and rooted spaces of his homeland.

Professionally, he has worked as an art expert and workshop supervisor at the Faculty of Arts, Shahid Chamran University, while simultaneously creating artworks and teaching art at his personal gallery. A significant portion of his works has also been showcased through virtual platforms.
He holds a teaching qualification card from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, is a full member of the Khuzestan Visual Artists Association, and an official member of the International Watercolor Society.

Aboulqasem Derakhshan has participated in numerous art festivals and events, including:
Participation in the Iran International Watercolor Festival (Andisheh Cultural Center, December 2018), Dezful International Painting Festival of Humans and Environment (2018), Khuzestan International Illustration Festival (work registered, 2019), the Firdowsi Shahnameh International Painting Biennial in Mashhad (2020), and the Al-Zahra University Expo at the House of Artists in Tehran (2019).

He has also taken part in numerous group exhibitions, including at the Moustoufi Museum Gallery in Shushtar, Airik Gallery in Tehran (2017), Al-Zahra University Expo at the House of Artists in Tehran (2019), the Nowruzgah Exhibition at the House of Books in Ahvaz (2023), “Beside the Tree of Life” exhibitions in Ahvaz (2022) and Dezful (2023), and three group shows at Shovadan Gallery in Shushtar.
His first solo exhibition was held virtually at Art Tashhimi Gallery in May 2023.