Morteza Khakshoor (b. 1984, Iran) currently lives and works in Los Angeles California.  He moved to the U.S. in 2010 to pursue his education in Fine Arts. He received his BFA in Sculpture from Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 2015 and completed his MFA in printmaking at The Ohio State University in 2018.  

 

Khakshoor has exhibited his work widely in the U.S. and internationally since 2011. most recent solo exhibitions include: 'The Itch' at Solito Gallery, Naples, Italy (2024); 'Rapscallions' at Lundgren Gallery, Palma De Mallorca, Spain (2024); 'Studio Visit' at Emma Gray HQ, Santa Monica, CA (2024); 'Pin-Drop' at Duane Thomas Gallery in NYC (2023); 'The Quiet Path To Otherwhere' at Taymour Grahne Projects, London, UK (2023); and Dirty Words & A Melody at Wilder Gallery, London, UK (2022). Group exhibitions include: Dad Bods at The Hole, NYC (2024); Painters – London: A Group Show, Half Gallery Annex, NYC (2023); Pour Some Sugar on Me at Lundgren Gallery in Palma Mallorca, Spain (2022); It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times at Duane Thomas Gallery in NYC (2022), and Humoral Theory (3-Person exhibition) at BEERS London, U.K. (2020).

 

Khakshoor is the recipient of many awards, including the Inaugural Emerging Artist Award at the Editions/Artists' Book Fair (E/AB) in 2018. His works are in private and public collections, most notably at The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in NYC, X Museum in Beijing China, and The Bunker Collection in Palm Beach Florida.