Mahfam Barzegarpour
Visual Artist
Birmingham, United Kingdom
www.mahfaamart.uk
info@mahfaamart.uk
Instagram: @mahfaamart
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Education
Master of Fine Art (MFA), Fine Art
Birmingham City University, Birmingham School of Art, UK
September 2025 – September 2026 (Expected)
Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA), Fine Art
Birmingham City University, Birmingham School of Art, UK
September 2022 – July 2025
Grade: Second Class Honours, Division I (2:1)
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Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions and Art Fairs
MA Fine Art Degree Show
Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham, UK
2026 (Expected)
Night School Exhibition (MA Fine Art Programme)
Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham, UK
September 2025 – March 2026
Monthly exhibition programme, held on the last Tuesday of each month
Confinement – Group Exhibition
Merlins Cafe Bar, Martineau Place, Birmingham, UK
11–12 March 2026
Art Among Us – Group Exhibition
Resorts World Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
20 March – 5 April 2026
The Holy Art Gallery
Milan, Italy
January 2026
Ad Lib Gallery
Wimbledon, London, UK
October 2025
Art Below – Regent’s Park Underground Station
London, UK
October – November 2025
BA Fine Art Degree Show
Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham, UK
June 2025
Night School Exhibitions (BA Fine Art Programme)
Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham, UK
September 2022 – March 2025
Regular exhibition programme throughout undergraduate study
Inspired Festival Exhibition
Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK
June 2025
Birmingham’s Open 25
Victoria Square, Birmingham, UK
May – June 2025
Surreal Horizons Exhibition
The Holy Art Gallery, London, UK
October 2024
New Artist Fair
Truman Brewery, London, UK
September 2024
Secret Space Exhibition
Digbeth, Birmingham, UK
April 2024
Sound Acts Exhibition
Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK
December 2023
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Publications
Barzegarpour, Mahfam
Painting from Within: Exploring Fluid Forms and Unseen Emotions
Artist Talk Magazine (Online Feature)
2025
Available at: www.artisttalkmagazine.com
Barzegarpour, Mahfam
Feature in Artist Talk Magazine, Issue 38 (Print Edition)
Artist Talk Magazine, July 2025
Barzegarpour, Mahfam
BA Fine Art Degree Show Catalogue
Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham City University
2025
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Professional Experience
Gallery Assistant
Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham City University
January- February 2026
Artist and Curator – Night School Exhibitions
Birmingham School of Art
September 2022 – March 2026
Degree Show Invigilator
Birmingham School of Art
June 2025
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Skills
Oil Painting
Acrylic Painting
Watercolor
Mixed Media
Biomorphic Abstraction
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Exhibition Installation
Curatorial Practice
Studio Practice
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Research Interests
Biomorphic abstraction
Colour as emotional and spiritual language
Spirituality in contemporary painting
Materiality and abstraction
Painting as a process of healing