About me

Yasser Sepehr

Yasser Sepehr
یاسر سپهر

I am Yasser Sepehr. I was born in 1981 in Raver, a city famous for the production of handwoven carpets with various artistic designs. My parents had their own family carpet workshop. I was very fascinated by carpet designs, which later led me to fine art.
I occasionally helped my father color the carpet drawings he had drawn, which depicted imaginary landscapes. Also, using his brushes and watercolors, I drew imaginary paintings for myself.

After receiving my diploma, I participated in the national university entrance exam and I was accepted into Tehran University of Art with the rank of 42nd among more than 20,000 applicants. After that, I immediately continued my studies at the master’s level of the Tehran University of Art.
Attending Tehran University of Art, which is the most prestigious art university in Iran, made me communicate with many professors and artists and improve my art. At the same time as a student, I participated in art festivals, and after finishing university, I was able to organize several group and individual exhibitions.
Getting to know and marrying my wife, who has an artistic education and talent, made me able to carry out various art projects together with her support and like-mindedness.

Education:

2007 – 2010
Master of Art in Photography
Teheran University of Art, Tehran, Iran

2001 – 2007
Bachelor of Art in Photography
Teheran University of Art, Tehran, Iran

Exhibitions and Festivals

2023
Solo photo exhibition: Ruined History
Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran

2021
Solo photo exhibition: Iran’s Nature
Shamseh Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2020
Solo photo exhibition: Flight
Dall Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2020
Solo photo exhibition: Tomb of Time
Tehran Emrooz Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2019
First place at the Honarbanan Honar Festival
Vella Cultural center, Rey, Iran

2018
Selected for 5th Farda Industrial and Technology Film and Photo Festival
Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran

2016
Silver Photo Festival (7th University of Art Photo Festival)
Honar Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2014
Selected for The First 29-11 Photo Festival
Tehran, Iran

2013
Group Photo Exhibition: Photo-Graphic
Vella Cultural center, Rey, Iran

2009
Group exhibition of visual arts
Jahannama Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2006
Group photo exhibition of the first photo festival of the University of Art
University of Art, Tehran, Iran

2003
Group exhibition of the Petrochemical Photography Competition
Honar Gallery, Tehran, Iran

More Activity

2023
Lecturer of the workshop “Photo-based art, a specific approach to photomontage”
Tehran, Iran

2021
Art Department Juror at the 23rd International – Khwarizmi Awards
Teheran, Iran

2020
Art Department Juror at the 22nd International – Khwarizmi Awards
Teheran, Iran

2019
Lecturer at the workshop on short films
Department of Education, Rey, Iran

2017
Lecturer at the workshop on archiving and image processing methods
Shariati University, Tehran, Iran

2016
The art director of the second best ideas festival
Rey, Iran

2015
Member of the jury of the Technical and Professional Festival of Visual Arts
Teheran, Iran

2015
Member of the Organizing Committee of the 45th Roshd International Film Festival Awards
Tehran, Iran

2014
Guest on a live TV show (Shabe-Gharbi) to report on my artwork
Hamedan, Iran

Membership

NIPS
National Iranian Photographers Society

Iran AIPA
Iranian Industrial and Advertising Photographer Association

Commission for the Preparation of Textbooks of the Art Department of the Ministry of Education

Art Credit Fund

Teaching experiences

2015 – 2019
Tehran university

2008 – 2015
Iranian University of Applied Science and Technology (UAST)

2014 – 2015
Soore University of Tehran

2014 – 2015
Tehran University of Science and Culture

2012-2013
Azad University, East Tehran Branch

Publications

2018
Specialized technical knowledge
ISBN 978-964-05-3159-2 
This is a photography and graphic design textbook for high school students officially taught in schools (published by the Ministry of Education)

2015
Tehran, The visual documentation of historical buildings in the city of Tehran
ISBN 978-600-7048-75-7

2013
Enamelled Domes: Tehran Mosques through Image Narratives
ISBN 978-600-7048-22-1 
This book is a collection of photographs of historic mosques in Tehran.

2010
Color management in digital photography
The thesis submitted to the Graduate Office partially meets the requirements for the Master of Art degree in Photography