Art that Speaks in Silence

Mira Delzendeh is a Persian Contemporary Conceptual Artist (born 1987 in Tehran). She completed her Bachelor’s degree in painting at the Free University of Art and Architecture in Tehran and her Master’s degree (M.F.A.) at the Institute for Artistic Ceramics and Glass (IKKG) in Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany.
She is working across painting, installation, and video. Her practice is rooted in personal memory and explores themes of transformation, silence, and presence through material.

Education

2002–2004: Graphic Design Studies, Avini Institute, Tehran, Iran
2008–2012: BA in Painting, Tehran University of Art, Iran
2018–2020: MFA in Fine Arts, IKKG, Koblenz University, Germany

Professional Experience

2025–2026: Freelance Art Director and Curator, Vitis’ Artspace, Montabaur, Germany
2021–2025: Art and Creativity Instructor, State Program “Jedem Kind seine Kunst”
2021: Organized group exhibition Is Night, Asr Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2020: Curated group exhibition Klare Illusion, Kunstort Gallery, Montabaur, Germany

Selected Exhibitions

2025: Faden im Knoten – Knoten im Faden, Rudolf-Scharpf-Galerie, Ludwigshafen
2023: Museum Night, Galerie Gröbl, Koblenz
2022: Group Exhibition, Kunstverein KM 570, Künstlerhaus Metternich, Koblenz
2021: Eleutheria, Scientific City Library, Mainz
2020: Klare Illusion, Kunstort Montabaur, Germany
2020: 80 Artists from Rhineland-Palatinate, Künstlerhaus Metternich, Koblenz
2020: Final MFA Exhibition, IKKG, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
2020: Tête-à-Tête, MUSVERRE, France
2019: Lichte Doppel, KM570, Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz
2018: Langsam – Ruhig – Direkt, Ceramics Museum, Höhr-Grenzhausen
2017: Land Art Project, Ghavamzang, Kashan, Iran (Project Lead: Pooya Aryanpour)

Grants and Awards

2023–2024: Mentoring Program for Visual Artists – Runde 8, Mainz
2021: Project Scholarship, Focus 6 Points for Culture
2020: Project Scholarship, Focus 6 Points for Culture
2012: SNAC Competition & Exhibition, Abra Selection Gallery, Florida, USA