Key Shov

Key Shov

WALNUT CREEK, CA, United States

About Key Shov

I am a multidisciplinary artist and muralist, born in Tehran, Iran in 1985 during the Iran- Iraq war and post-revolution which led me to become a refugee in the United States in 2013. I was one of the pioneers of Iranian street art in Tehran, where I was focusing on social issues and poetic, political messages through Persian calligraphy. Since I moved here, my works shifted to explore the poetic experience of the current political situation within narration and storytelling from past and its juxtaposition with the present. All the narration rooted in my Iranian heritage through literature, history and Persian myth, language, and today’s pop culture. I use sculptural sound installations, murals and paintings for passing these messages and narrations. I widely exhibited and presented my work in the United States, Iran, Turkey, England, Italy, Sweden, and Dubai. I received my MFA degree from California College of the Arts in 2018, and I am currently living and working in East Bay.

Education:

Master of Arts (MFA) California College of the Arts 2018


Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Painting,University of Tabriz 2010

Events:

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Exhibitions:

SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

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2018 Seven Valleys,Exhibition by Lauren Marie Taylor and Keyvan Shovir Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Oakland, CA

2017 Play Space, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2009 Golzadeh Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2008 Paeez Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2007 Banafsheh Gallery, Tehran, Iran





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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION

2018

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Bankgit Arise, an Art Residency and Cultural Exchange between Indonesia and United States, Asian Art Museum and Clarion Alley Mural Project, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA

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Art for Peace at Temple Art Loft, Vallejo, CA



2018 Commencement Exhibition,California College of the Arts,San Francisco, CA



Betweenscapes curated by Kathy Zarur and Roula Seikaly at SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA



2018 CCA MFA Thesis Exhibition at Minnesota Street Project, 2018 ,San Francisco, CA



A Conversation on Race & identity Curated by Jan Marlese at LH Horton Jr Art Gallery at Delta College in Stockton

Seven Valleys,Exhibition by Artists-In-Residence Lauren Marie Taylor and Keyvan Shovir Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Oakland, CA



Collaboration & Connection, In Collaboration with Lauren Marie Taylor, The 4th Interfaith Art Exhibition Biennial Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, Oakland CA


2017

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Ascension Series, 7th Annual Misfit Maker Factory, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA



Ascension Series, Make Art/Work - the 2017, College Avenue Galleries, Oakland CA



Mihrab, Neighbors, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA



Conversation of the Birds, The Murphy & Cadogan Art Awards Exhibition, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA



Conversation of the Birds, The Introductions exhibition showcases the talent of twelve emerging artists in the Bay Area , Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA



Simorgh, Orium, Aggregate Space Gallery, Oakland, CA



Meet "THEM", MENArt Group, 100 Days Action, Hubbell Street Galleries, San Francisco, CA



Cover Up, Caped Crusaders and Everyday Heroes, i.d.e.a. Museum Mesa, AZ


2014

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Unity, In collaboration with Taraneh Hemami, Project of Survival, Southern Exposure (SoEx), San Francisco, CA



Tehran to NY, TBA Brooklyn Gallery, Curated by ICY and SOT, Brooklyn, NY



Calligraphies in conversation, Islamic Center of Northern California (ICCNC), represented by Oakland Asian cultural center, Oakland, CA


2015

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Rostam In Dreams, Inside Out Iran, Curated and presented by Art Canteen and Roya Arab, Rich Mix, London, UK



Rostam in Dreams, Iranian Urban Art, Graffik Gallery, Curated by Roya Arab and Shaghayegh Cyrous, London, UK


2013

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My American- Islamic Beauty, Pretty Woman Collection, Saatchi gallery, curated by Rebecca Wilson, London, UK



Cover Up, The Face of Portraiture, Saatchi gallery, curated by Rebecca Wilson, London



Speak Your Peace, SOMArts Cultural Center, curated by Justin Hoover, San Francisco, California


2012

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Street art, Mattia Fagnoni Onlus gallery, Italy


2011

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Portrait, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, Iran


2010

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Much love from Iran, B&K Projects, Curated by Sazmanab, Copenhagen, Denmark



Streets of Tehran, Mehrva gallery, Tehran, Iran



From Streets of Iran, Crewest gallery, Los Angeles, CA


2009

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Urban Jealousy Istanbul, Curated by Amirali Ghasemi, Turkey



Urban Jealousy Istanbul, Curated by Amirali Ghasemi, Berlin, Germany



Iranian Street Art, Mehrin gallery, Tehran, Iran


2008

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Visual art forum, Tabriz Art University, Tabriz, Iran



PUBLIC ART


2015

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In Memory of, Simin Daneshvar, Simin Behbahani and Forough Farrokhzad, Clarion alley mural project in collaboration with Shaghayegh Cyrous, San Francisco, CA


2013

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Persian Dreams, Clarion alley mural project, in collaboration with Shaghayegh Cyrous, San Francisco, CA


Chinese poem, supported by SFMTA and Chinese culture center, collaboration with Justin Hoover and Shaghayegh Cyrous, Wentworth alley, Chinatown, San Francisco, CA

WORKSHOPS AND TALKS

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2018

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Social space and public discourse in Iran, Stanford university, CA