Roshanak Ostad

Roshanak is a multidisciplinary artist with a particular interest in the intersection between literature and visual art. Born in Tehran in 1977, she recently made her home in Ornex, France. She is known as a children's book author in Paris as well as a visual artist whose exhibitions are regularly showcased in France and abroad. Her captivating works have been exhibited in cities such as Istanbul, Seoul, Baku, Norway, and Brussels. Through her work, she invites the audience to experience a unique artistic journey and explore the fascinating world where words and images meet.

Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré, Paris
2006

Individual exhibitions

• Yad, Photography, Art ère Gallery (Brussels) 2016
• Refraction, Solo exhibition, Clinique Matignon-Penthièvre, paris 2015
• Emancipation, Photography, Embassy of France (Baku, Azerbaijan), 2013
• Tea Words, Contemporary Art Center (Baku, Azerbaijan), 2012
• Home, Solo Photo exhibition for International Refugees Day, Danish Refugee Council (Tajikistan) ,2011
• Tajik Women, Future and Past, Solo Photo exhibition, United Nations (Dushanbe, Tajikistan),2011
• Day after day, Solo Photo Exhibition, Union of Tajik Artists (Dushanbe, Tajikistan),2011
• Tajik Women, Future and Past, Solo Photo exhibition, GTZ,, (Dushanbe, Tajikistan),2010
• 100% Natural, photographs and Installation, Modern Art Museum of Kristiansand (Kristiansand, Norway)2009
• Jour après Jour, portraits from Afghanistan , Pamyr gallery (Paris, France), November 2007
• The Unknown Word, visual poems using Persian typography, in Pouya Cultural Center, Paris.2005
• On the Silk Road: Posters set up in public areas combining photographs and graphic design to present Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, China and Tibet, Lacanau (France).2006
• Visual Poems intertwined with images, shapes, and typography, were artistically crafted for the grand inauguration of L...