Seyhoun Art Gallery was founded in 1966 in Tehran by Massoumeh Noushin Seyhoun,
herself a painter whose modern works long appeared in many events in Iran and abroad.
Seyhoun Art Gallery Indeed the most long-lived art gallery in Iran, has presented
and promoted virtually all the leading figures in contemporary Iranian Art and has
successfully pursued its fundamental planned activities—notwithstanding interruptions
due to social and political unrest (the revolution of 1979)—, holding more than
1200 painting, sculpture, photography and graphic art exhibitions as well as touching
on other present-day international trends, such as installation art, conceptual
art, video art, digital art …
Holding first exhibitions of modern Iranian art pioneers and encouraging this country’s
talents are not the sole reasons of Seyhoun Art Gallery’s importance and authority;
they are also due to its other endeavors, such as partaking in the formation of
Iranian modern art, contributing to the profitability of contemporary Iranian art,
holding official art fairs, participating effectively in artistic policymaking,
simplifying and guaranteeing Iran’s artistic relations with Western countries, offering
expertise and pricing services regarding classical and modern Iranian art …
Seyhoun Art Gallery hopes to always remain faithful to its long-lasting ideals regarding
Iranian plastic arts, and to succeed, in the light of its now considerable experience,
in identifying and introducing new lasting talents whose works conform to international
principles while retaining an Iranian identity.