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Homa
Gallery
was
inaugurated
at the
onset of
the
Iranian
Year of
1384
(March
2005),
with an
exhibition
of
portraits
by 16
well-known
Iranian
contemporary
painters.
Its
physical
facilities
are
located
on a 185
meter
square
premises,
and
comprise
three
distinctly
separate
sections,
a) the
main
exhibition
area, b)
an
artifact
gift
shop;
and c)
office
facility
incorporating
selections
from the
Gallery’s
private
collection.
The main
objectives
of the
gallery
include: Since its establishment, in addition to regular (2-3 weekly) exhibitions, the Gallery has initiated a number of special programmes which have been widely acclaimed; these were: “celebrating 60 years of painting by Hanibal Alkhas” – one of the recognized pioneers of modern painting in Iran; an exhibition of the works of the late Mohamad Shivaie (“Kakou”) – 5 years since his last exhibition in Iran. Kakou is best known as the pioneer in cubic painting in Iran; and an exhibition of paintings by 15 of the most well-known painters in two generations, dating back to the onset of contemporary painting in Iran, including works by Sepehri, Pilaram, Mohasses, Oveisi and others. During the summer of 2005, the Gallery introduced 3 new and young artists through organizing first exhibition of their works; this event was well received by a wide range of people and art critics. Likewise, efforts have been made, and being continued, in promoting contemporary painters in cities outside Tehran. So far, two exhibitions have been organized for two artists from Yazd and Isfahan. With the continuation and expansion of its activities in the coming years, Homa Art Gallery hopes to further establish itself as a high quality art centre for serving the art-loving communities.
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