Fallah, Amir H.
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Born: 1979
Amir H. Fallah
Education
M.F.A. in Painting UCLA Los Angeles, California, 2005
B.F.A. in Fine Art/Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Baltimore, Maryland , 2001
Awards & Grants
Jacob Javits Fellowship, 2002-2005
Maryland Institute, College of Art Barry Holniker merit Scholarship, 2001
Ovissi Gallery & Evolving Perceptions Iranian Artist scholarship, 2001
Maryland Institute, College of Art / New York Studio Program, 200-2001
Maryland Institute, College of Art Trustee Award and Presidents Scholarships, 1998
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 Spaced Case (Bong Rips, Magical Potions, Mystical Flora and Avatars), Baer Ridgway
Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
2009 Flowers & Terrorists, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
Make It Believe, The Third Line, Dubai, U.A.E
Ninth Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E
2008 Post Stagecraft, Redux Art Center, Charleston, SC
Pedestal, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, California
2007 Rhys Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts (With Evelyn Rydz)
Under The Indigo Dome, The Third Line, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2006 I Wanted To Change The World But All I Changed Was Myself, M.Y. Art
Prospects, New York, NY
2005 You know where you came from, you know where you are going, and you know where
you belong, The Third Line, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 Brain Drain, Nudashank, Baltimore, MD
Tilt, Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2009 The Pop Of Colors, POV Evolving, Los Angeles, CA
Re-mix, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Almost Home, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, New York, NY
All Under One Roof, Tarryn Teresa Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Show Part 1, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
2008 Art On Paper 2008 Biennial, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Art After The Revolution: Contemporary Photography from Iran And California, SF Arts
Commission, San Francisco, CA
Terradome, Art Dubai (Rhys Gallery), Dubai, U.A. E
The Aerials Of Sublime Transscapes, Lookal 01, Breda, The Netherlands
Group Show Curated by Barnaby Whitfield, 31 Grand, New York, NY
Feel The Difference- Cultural Branding Remix, Works, San Jose, CA
What Do You Care?, Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Some Paintings: the 3rd LA Weekly Annual Biennial, Track 16, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Rogue Wave, LA Louver, Venice, CA
Artists Annual 07', BlK/MRKT Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Mulvane Museum of Art Re-Opening, Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn
University, Topeka, KS
Planescapes, Laband Gallery: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Supersonic, L.A. Design center, Los Angeles, CA
Thesis Exhibition, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Love Songs, Overtones, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Cornceptual Popstraction, Cherrydelosreyes, Los Angeles, CA
Lost In _ _ _ _ _, 4-F, Los Angeles, CA
Painting L.A. , Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Emotional Sensibilities, CP Artspace, Washington, D.C.
I Am Human And I Deserve To Be Loved, Overtones, Los Angeles, Ca
Amirica, Artspace, Richmond, VA
2002 New Talent IV, Siganal 66, Washington, D.C.
M.Y. Art Prospects, New York, NY
2001 PORNGLOSSDOPE, Southfirst Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Calligraphic Legacy, Transamerica Pyramid Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Bibliography
2010 Hiya Swanhuyser, “In Which We Get Told”, SF Weekly, 1/3/2010
2009 Charles Crowell, “Macabre, But Colorful”, The National, 4/29/2009
Jyoti Kalsi, “Fantastical By Second Nature”, Gulf News, 4/30/2009
Paul Laster, “A Cultural Hybrid With A Vision”, Artkrush.com, 4/5/2009
Staff, “The New Ways Of Seeing”, The National, 3/2009
2008 Josef Woodard, Pedestal, Artweek, 7/2008
Jessica Jardine, “Pedestal”, Flavorpill.com, 3/5/2008
Jeffrey Ryan, What Do You Care?, Frieze Magazine Online, (2/5/2008)
Doug Harvey, “Some Paintings”, LA Weekly, 9/9/2008
2007 Seth Curcio, Interview, Dailyserving.com, 2/9/2007
Cate McQuald, “Constructing Forts On Canvas”, Boston Globe , 9/27/2007
George Melrod, “Rogue Wave”, Art LTD. , 9/2007
Emma Gray, “ L.A. Confidential”, Artnet.com, 7/23/2007
Leah Olman “The Good Type of Rogue”, Los Angeles Times, 7/6/2007
2006 Peter Frank "10 Emerging Artists", LA Weekly, 1/6/2006
2005 Dolly Amez "Art Scene: Where Graffiti Meets Art", Inside Out Dubai,10/2005
Soraya Roberts "American Graffiti",Time Out Dubai, 9/1/2005
Arts Editor " Portraits of a Lady" What's On Dubai, 9/2005
Nadine K "A Space Exploration", The Buzz Dubai, 9/13/2005
2004 Peter Frank, "Pick Of The Week: Cornceptual Popstraction", LA Weekly, 12/3/2004
maryam Ovissi, "Amir H. Fallah", Bidoun Magazine issue: 00
2003 Doug Harvey, "Apocalypse Maintenant", LA Weekly, 8/7/2003
2002 Emily Hall. “Art : Review / Painters and Emperors”, the Stranger, 1/30/2002
2001 Anna Fahey.” Tagging Westward”, Seattle Weekly, 12/20/2001
Emily Hall.” The Stranger Suggests”, The Stranger, 12/6/2001
