Born: 1981, Beirut, Lebanon
Lives and works in London
Education
2007-2008 Master of Fine Art (MFA), Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London,UK
1999-2003 Bachelor Degree in Painting and Drawing – (Rank first) Lebanese University of Fine Arts, Beirut, Lebanon
2009-2010 Certificate of Higher Education, Arts Curation, Birkbeck University of London, UK
Solo exhibitions
Coming up 2024 The Approach- London, UK
Coming up 2024 Marfa’ Projects- Beirut, Lebanon
2018 Transposition Marfa’ Projects- Beirut, Lebanon
2015 Site/Sight- Carbon 12- Dubai, UAE
2013 Blind Finds- The Running Horse- Beirut- Lebanon
2005 The French Cultural Center Beirut- Lebanon
Selected Group exhibitions
Coming up 2023 Frieze- two person representation Talar Aghbashian and Paula Yacoub
2021 First Edition of South South – Veza and Marfa in collaboration with Galleries Curate- Online
2021 Julie’s Bob, curated by Julia Warr, Terrace, London-UK
2020 Natural Environment office space, London curated by Malena Bach- UK
2019 Beyond, Life, Phillips- London, UK
2019 Heartbreak, 58th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale, commissioned works for Ruya maps- Curated by Tamara Chalabi and Paolo Colombo- Venice, Italy
2019 Beirut Art Fair- Beirut, Lebanon
2018 Paris Internationale – Paris, France
2018 Khalil Gibran A Guide for Our Times, Caravan exhibition, curated by Janet Rady commissioned work for Sotheby’s exhibition- London, UK
2017 Make Your Mark, Hospital Rooms, PIY PaintLounge, Sluice Biennial- London, UK
2016 John Moores Painting Prize- Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool Museum Walker Art Gallery- Liverpool, UK
2016 Summer Mix- Turps Gallery- London, UK
2016 Winter Salon- Lubomirov/ Angus Hughes- London, UK
2015 Small Detonations- Carbon 12’s Rectangle- Dubai, UAE
2012 ING Discerning Eye Exhibition- The Mall Galleries- London, UK
2012 Seeing Is Believing- Canvas Central- Exhibition (and auction) for Christie’s blind charity event- Dubai, U.A.E
2012 ME.NA.SA.ART- B.I.E.L.- Beirut, Lebanon
2012 Songs of Ordinary Madness- The Running Horse Contemporary Art Space- Beirut Lebanon
2012 Odds Against Tomorrow- Bearspace Gallery- London UK
2011-2012 A Gush of Water Cleared the Land-The Running Horse Contemporary Art Space -Beirut Lebanon
2011 Rebirth – Beirut Exhibition Centre Beirut, Lebanon
2010 Treasured Objects – Co curated by Susan Pattie- Brunei Gallery SOAS London UK
2009 IAF Summer Show – Islington London UK
2009 The Minuco Art Show – Coningsby Gallery- London UK
2008 Spiritual promises from Lost Prophets- Co curated by Francesca Laura Cavallo & Irene Pulga -Cordy House- London UK
2008 Central Saint Martins degree show- London, UK
2008 MA Fine Art Auction-Central saint Martins – London, UK
2008 This Constant Cracking of the Surface at the Barge-House – London,UK
2007-2004- 2003 XXVIIe – XXVe- XXIVe Salon D’Automne, at Musee Nicolas Sursock- Beirut, Lebanon
2006 Pure Pop a collective international pop art exhibition Art Lounge- Beirut, Lebanon
2004 Group exhibition at Gallerie Epreuve D’artiste – Beirut, Lebanon
2004 Aachener Kunstroute – Group exhibition at Atelier 21 – Aachen, Germany
Awards and Grants
2016 John Moores Prizewinner
2007-2008 Grant of studies by AGBU, NY – U.S.A.
2007-2008 Grant of studies by Benlian Trust, London – UK
Collections
Bank of Lebanon Museum, Beirut, Lebanon
The French Cultural Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanese University Collection, Beirut, Lebanon
Curatorial Educational and Other
2010 Victoria and Albert Museum – The Blue Train Project, lead curator for exhibitions at The V&A, East Potential and Bow Arts Trust
2009 Natural History Museum- Contemporary Arts and Curation- in partnership with Gasworks
2003-2007 Instructor Architecture and Design Department, Color, History of Art, Drawing, and Illustration, Al- Manar University- Tripoli, Lebanon
2006 Al-Qabas Daily Newspaper, Kuwait, Kalila wa Dimna illustrations
Selected Publications and Press
Tamara Chalabi and Paolo Colombo, Heartbreak, April 2019, Italy, Ruya Maps
Philippe Dagen, Neufs Coeurs Brises Par Le Deuil, May 22, 2019, Le Monde
Culturshock, Profile Film, May 7, 2019
Raya Mamarbachi, Profile Film, April 27, 2018, Artscoops
Marfa, text extracts by Paul Carey-Kent, Talar Aghbashian Publication Print, April 2018
Georgia Beaston, Aghbashian’s Fantsatical Landscapes, May 4, 2018, The Daily Star
Hamo Moskofian, Marfa Hosts Paintings by Talar Y.Aghbashian, May 6, 2018, Baykar Daily
Ani T.Aghbashian, Transposition Talar Y.Aghbashian’s Landscapes, April 28,2018 Ararad Newspaper
Shiraz Djeredjian, Personal Interview, Radio Sevan, April 28, 2018
Mark Brown, Artists selected for John Moore painting prize shortlist unveiled, June 20, 2016,The Guardian
Sandra Gibson, John Moores Painting Prize 2016, August 27, 2016, Nerve Magazine
Jyoti Kalsi, Perpetual human quest for destruction repair, July 13, 2015, Gulf News
Harper’s Bazar Art, Arabia, Summer 2015, Issue 19, pg132
Talar Aghbashian’s first solo exhibition at Carbon 12 opens in Dubai, 6 October 2015, Artdaily
Anna Seaman, The End of the Season Shows at Alserkal Avenue Are Well Worth a Visit, May 26, 2015, The Art Blog
Toros Toranian, A Letter.., April 19, 2013, Zartonk
Laure Ghorayeb, April 19, 2013, Al Nahar Daily Newspaper
Beirut Art Fair, July 2012, ME.NA.SA.ART. pg 80-81
Yasmeen Kharrat and Lea Sednaoui, Blind Finds, April 19, 2013, The Running Horse News
Green Rhino Hunts, A publication by The Running Horse Contemporary Art Space, A Gush of Water Cleared the Land December 2011- March 2012, Issue No.4,
Rebirth: Lebanon XXist Century Contemporary Art. Beirut Exhibition Center Web Review Maha Majzoub ArtAsiaPAcific 2012
L’agenda Culturel, Songs of Ordinary Madness: Tour D’expo, 24 May 2012
Green Rhino Hunts, A publication by The Running Horse Contemporary Art Space, Coup de Ceur
September-December, 2011, Issue no.3,
Rebirth, Lebanon XXIst Century Contemporary Art, Janine Maamari and Marie Tomb, Beirut Exhibition Center, pg28-29. 2011
L’agenda Culturel, Issue 407, 30 November, 13 December 2011.
L’Agenda Culturel, cover, Issue 337, 24 December, 6 January, 2009
The Cosmic Invaders Make Some Spiritual Promises, The Knowledge, The Times -UK, 18 October, 2008
Musee Sursock XXVIIe Salon D’Automne, catalogue, 2006- 2007
16 Postcards By Talar Aghbashian, Incognito, 2006
L’Agenda Culturel, cover, Issue 259, 27 July, 6 Sept, 2005,
Kaspar Derderian, Zartonk, April 2, 2005
Hampig Mardirosyan, Khosnag monthly, March, April, 2005
Tapni, Dzaghig Armenian literary weekly, 17 March, 2005
Ode to Childhood, Aztag daily, March 25, 2005
Hampig Mardirosyan, Talar’s World, March 25, 2005, Zartonk daily
L’Orient Le Jour , March 7,2005/ March 8, 2005/March 16,2005
Review Paintings at CCF, Bayrak daily, March 13,2005
Review Paintings at CCF, March 13,2005, Bayrak daily
Review, Liwa’ daily, March 12,2005
Aghbashian exhibiting at CCF, Nahar daily March 12,2005
Musee Sursock XXVe Salon D’Automne, catalogue, 2004- 2005
Musee Sursock XXIVe Salon D’Automne, catalogue, 2003