Ashkon Haidari

Self taught, b.1991

As Picasso said, “Painting is another way of keeping a diary.”

My artwork, as much as it is my blood sweat and tears, is also a mystery to me.

It is the mirror that reflects my state of being; It is the narrator of my experience.

The paintings in this show are one body of work, yet, from two different places.

One body of work is born from the accumulative emotions and colors of my day to day life.

And one body of work, from an ancient breeze, and born of my Iranian blood.

Both hit a cord deep in my heart,

Yet the worlds remain unbridged.
It is a back and forth,
A bird flying under different lights.

These paintings seem to tell me that for now, I carry these mysterious worlds separate, one under my arm, and one like a pendent, hidden, close to my heart.

Exhibitions

Two Worlds, Solo exhibition, Adventureland Gallery, Chicago IL, 2019
Back to School, Group exhibition, FDC Studios, Chicago IL, 2019
Come Back with a Warrant, Frederick Holmes and Company, Seattle WA, 2018
Works on Paper Fair, with John Molloy Gallery, New York NY, 2017
Midnight, Solo exhibition, Adventureland Gallery, Chicago IL, 2016
EAB Print Fair, with Black Shamrock, New York NY, 2015
The Hometeam, Group exhibition, Adventureland Gallery, Chicago IL, 2015
Dollhouse Show, Popup group exhibition, Chicago IL, 2015
EAB Print Fair, with Black Shamrock, New York NY, 2013
Small Fictions, group exhibition, Adventureland Gallery, Chicago IL, 2014
Stolen Property, group exhibition, John Molloy Gallery, New York NY, 2014
The Bus, group exhibition, La Luz De Jesus, Los Angeles CA, 2013
The Jesse Sioux Achramowicz and Ashkon Haidari Show, duo show, Adventureland Gallery Chicago IL, 2012