Navid Zafaralizadeh, whose full name is Mohammad (Navid) Zafar Alizadeh Moghaddam, is an Iranian painter born in Mashhad in 1984. He graduated in painting from Azad University. His exhibition record includes solo and group presentations in Mashhad, Tehran and Istanbul.
Visual Language and Media
The works presented by HICHAA include paintings in acrylic and oil. Within this selection, figurative and semi-abstract forms appear alongside imagery associated with dreams, memory and the unconscious. The descriptions of Unconscious Illusions and The Siren of Dream also explore dreaming and the emergence of images between reality and imagination, offering an entry point into this part of his practice.
Education
Graduate in painting, Azad University, Iran.
Selected Exhibitions
- 2023 — Fast Forward 2, group exhibition, Iranshahr Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
- 2021 — Exhibition of works by Navid Zafaralizadeh, Iranshahr Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
- 2018 — Immortality, group exhibition, Adahan, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 1396 SH (2017–18) — Group exhibitions at Soo Gallery, Tehran; Farzad Gallery and Azarnoor Gallery, Mashhad.
- 1395 SH (2016–17) — Solo exhibition, Farzad Gallery, Mashhad.
- 1395 SH (2016–17) — Group exhibition, Aban Gallery, Mashhad.
- 1394 SH (2015–16) — Group exhibition, Artin Gallery, Mashhad.
- 1386 SH (2007–08) — Group exhibition, Saba Gallery, Tehran.
SH indicates a Solar Hijri year. Date ranges retain the precision of the original records where an exact exhibition date is not available.
Works at HICHAA
Explore the artist’s works below. Read about Unconscious Illusions and The Siren of Dream for a closer introduction to his imagery. Each artwork page provides its specifications, dimensions and availability.
Further Exhibition References
Fast Forward 2 artist list; Honaronline’s report on the Iranshahr exhibition; Cumhuriyet’s report on Immortality.
