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Born Shiraz, Iran
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2022 Master of Fine Art, (Photo-media), National Art School, Sydney NSW
- 2006 Doctor of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
- 2003 Graduate Diploma (Photography), Sepid-o-Siyah Art School, Shiraz, Iran
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
- "Kill Me Softly", Counihan Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
- "I'll meet you there", Firsdraft Gallery, Sydney, NSW
- "After everything has been said", Linden New Art, Melbourne, VIC
2023
- Unseen Amsterdam Photography Fair, Amsterdam NL
- Looking at Me Looking At You, THIS IS NO FANTASY Gallery, Melbourne VIC
- Impossible Desire, KNULP Gallery, Sydney NSW
- The Sky Is The Same, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford NSW
2022
- What Comes Afterwards, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney NSW
GROUP EXHIBIITONS
2024
- Photo London 2024, Somerset House, London, UK
- MIA Photo Fair, Milan, Italy
- Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne VIC
- National Photography Prize 2024, Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA), NSW
2023
- FROM FIRE: NC QIN & ALI TAHAYORI, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, NSW
- Photo London, Curated by Roya Khadjavi Projects, London UK
- Braving Time: Queer Contemporary, Sydney World Pride, National Art School, Sydney NSW
- ORBIT, THIS IS NO FANTASY Gallery, Melbourne VIC
- Tracing the Rupture, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Katoomba NSW
- Emanate, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale NSW
- SPRING 1988, Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, VIC
2022
- Vantage Point Sharjah 10, Al Hamriyah studios, Sharjah, UAE
- Post-Graduate Show, National Art School, Sydney NSW
- Plexus, Comber Street Studios, Sydney NSW
- Retrograde//Anterograde, Airspace Projects, Sydney NSW
2021
- William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne VIC
- Blacktown City Art Prize, The Leo Kelly Blacktown Art Centre, Sydney NSW
2020
- March Arts, RPAH, Sydney NSW
2003
- Graduate Exhibition, Sepid-o-Siyah Gallery, Shiraz, Iran
AWARDS | GRANTS | RESIDENCIES
2024
- Finalist - National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
- Finalist - PhMuseum 2024 Photography Grant, Bologna, Italy
- Artist in residence, Parramatta Artists Studios, PAS Granville, NSW
- Finalist - Burwood Art Prize
2023
- Finalist - National Photography Prize, MAMA, NSW
- Finalist - Fisher's Ghost Award
- Finalist - Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, NSW
- Finalist - Waverley Art Prize, Sydney NSW Finalist
2022
- Winner - Prix Yves Hernot Photography Award, National Art School Sydney
- Finalist - Blacktown City Art Prize
- Finalist - Hornsby Art Prize
- Finalist - Gosford Art Prize - Highly commended honorable mention
- Finalist - Vantage Point Sharjah 10, Sharjah UAE
2021
- Highly Commended Honorable Mention - Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art Melbourne VIC
- Winner - Smith and Singer People’s Choice Award, William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize
- Finalist - Blacktown City Art Prize, Sydney NSW
2020
- Winner - March Arts Photography Prize, Sydney NSW 2018 March Arts, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney NSW
REVIEWS & FEATURES
2024. Featured in the Feb-April Issue of Vault Magazine, with text by Emma collection. https://thisisnofantasy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Ali-Tahayori.pdf
2023. ‘Impossible Desire’, solo exhibition at KNULP gallery in Sydney was reviewed by June Miskell in Memo Review, https://memoreview.net/reviews/impossible-desire-by-june-miskell
2023. Artist Profile and cover of Art Collector Magazine, issue 105, https://thisisnofantasy.com/artist/ali-tahayori/
2023. Featured in Photo London magazine, issue 100, special edition, echoes from Iran, page 52-54, https://online.flippingbook.com/view/767065501/52/
2023. Written about in Art Review, April 2023 issue. https://artreview.com/braving-time-contemporary-art-in-queer-australia-national-art-school-galleries-sydney-review/
2023. Featured in ABC Radio National, The Art Show in February 2023. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-art-show/dylan-mooney-ali-tahayori-peter-tyndall/101953488
2022. Interviewed and featured in Sydney Morning Herald in November 2022 https://www.smh.com.au/by/angus-thomson-p53654
2022. Featured in Art/Edit Magazine, in the "Ones To Watch" Section in November 2022; https://artedit.com.au/ones-to-watch-ali-tahayori/
2021. Sisterhood reviewed in December 2021 by Capture Magazine; https://www.capturemag.com.au/news/bowness-prize-people-s-choice-winner-revealed?fbclid=IwAR0nFHxCA4DVKLYV5Q9MAst0QDxxh1vXpD5WE-i8F3J_ufGplj3ibhhUer0
2021. Sisterhood reviewed on 7th December 2021 by Australian Photography Magazine; https://www.australianphotography.com/news/striking-portrait-wins-2021-bowness-photography-prize-people-s-choice-award?fbclid=IwAR2U0J4XEqaj0uUA7OtYw1Z0_Q7J1PUtW-9_WfP8IX0UEjgtpPJJmJzDhO4
2021. Sisterhood reviewed in December 2021 by the Australian Arts Review; https://artsreview.com.au/ali-tahayori-wins-smith-singer-peoples-choice-award-for-sisterhood/?fbclid=IwAR2GLnRbqcYXat30DE_gc_thfR4lfSNzxCzw0qn3GDb98fUdLj7LpuxhFAA