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EDUCATION

2004-2005 Central Saint Martins Collage of Art and Design (Fine Art)(London)
1996-2000 The Fashion Institute of Technology (Design)(New York)


EXHIBITIONS

2010

Die obscure objects of my desire, Hilger Contemporary, Vienna
Hope!, At the palais des arts et du festival, Dinard France
Iran Inside Out, The Farjam Collection, Dubai
Elles@centrepompidou, The Center Pompidou,Paris
Whatever we had to lose we lost, and in a moonless sky we marched
Sara Rahbar, Recent Works, Carbon 12, Dubai
Never Run Away, Reena Kallat and Sara Rahbar, Stux gallery, New York
The Promise of Loss, A Contemporary Index of Iran, Arario Gallery New York
Eye of the Beholder, Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, New York

2009

The Edible Woman, Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York
The Promise of Loss, A Contemporary Index of Iran, brot-kunsthalle, Vienna
Iran Inside out: Influences of Homeland and Disaporic realities, DePaul University Museum, Chicago
The Seen and the Hidden: (Dis)covering the Veil, The Austrian Cultural Forum , New York
Iran Inside out: Influences of Homeland and Disaporic realities on the works of 50 Contemporary Iranian Artists, Chelsea Art Museum, New York
Collective de 5 artistes Iranians, Galerie Hussenot, Paris
Sara Rahbar-Love arrived and how red, Recent works, Hilger Contemporary, Vienna
Unveiled: New art from the Middle East, The Saatchi Gallery, London
Artist in Exile, Arario Gallery, New York
Indian Popular Culture, and beyond: The Untold (the rise of) Schisms, Sala Alcalá 31 Madrid, Spain
Contradicting Realities: Recent work by Sara Rahbar, Tyler Art Gallery, Suny Oswego, New York

2008

What was the word I want,Galerie Hussenot, Paris
Look what love did to us once again,an Iranian group show,Cramer Contemporary, Geneve Switzerland
In Transition Russia, National Centre of Contemporary Art, Moscow
In Transition Russia, Museum of Fine Arts, Ekaterinburg
XVA gallery, Bastakiya, Dubai
Everywhere is War (and rumors of war) Bodhi Art, Mumbai, India
On a clear day you can see forever, Hilger Contemporary, Vienna
Emerging Discourse: Multiple and Overlapping Contemplations from the Diaspora, Bodhi Art, New York
Raid Projects, Los Angeles
This Case of Conscience - Spiritual Flushing and the Remonstrance, Queens Museum of Art, New York
Regional Delicacies, Phillips de Pury & Company at the CAF In collaboration with XVA gallery & Alef Magazine, Bastakiya, Dubai
Human Rights Awareness Tour, a traveling exhibition,
The Veil: Visible and invisible spaces, a traveling exhibition
Persian Arts Festival: Weaving the Common Thread: Perspectives from Iranian Artists,
Queens Museum of Art, New York

2007

Continuity and Change: Islamic Tradition in Contemporary Art,
The Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Hyphenation Exhibition, University of Maryland, Union Gallery, Maryland
Iranian Literary Arts Festival, Theater Artaud, San Francisco
Inclusion Exclusion, Bronco exhibit gallery Cal Poly Pomona, Los Angeles
Celluloid, Gallery One, San Francisco
Emergency Room, PS1 MoMA New York
Emergence, Current Gallery, Baltimore MD
Beyond Persia, Gallery One, San Francisco
Changing Climate, Changing Colors 24 Contemporary Muslim Artists, Henry Street Settlement, New York

2006

Chicago Artist Month, Beyond Boundaries, Global Citizen, John Fluevog, Chicago
Everything, All at Once, QMA Biennial, Queens Museum of Art, New York
Nobodys Enemy, Queens Museum of Art, New York
Great Neck Arts Center, New York
The Shelter Rock Art Gallery, New York
BT, Brooklyn Lyceum, New York

2004

See Williamsburg, Lunar Base Gallery, Brooklyn, New York


COLLECTIONS

The Center Pompidou, Paris
The Saatchi Collection, London
The Devi Art Foundation, India
The Burger Collection, Hong Kong
Collection Nadour, Rudiger K. Weng, Krefeld, Paris
The FPM Collection, Florian Peters-Messer, Berlin
Ernst Hilger Private Collection, Vienna




2008

Speaking engagement at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
Teaching Artist, Queens Museum of Art, New York
Speaking engagement at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
Work used for The 2008 Noor Film Festival, Los Angeles
Sandarbh U.S. International Artist residency, Moultrie Georgia
Teaching Artist Flushing Library, in collaboration with the Queens Museum of Art, New York

2007

Speaking engagement at, El Museo del barrio, forum on immigration and museum education, New York
Teaching Artist in collaboration with the Queens Museum of Art, The New Americans Program, New York
Speaking engagement at The School of Visual Arts, New York
Teaching Artist, Woman for Afghan Woman, New York
Artist and Art Director of the Persian Arts Festival, New York (2005-2007)
Film Photographer and Production Coordinator, Nobodys Enemy, Tehran Iran, New York (2005-2007)

2006

Teaching Artist, Professional Development Program for Correctional Educators, Queens Museum of Art, New York
Teaching Artist Residency, Queens Museum of Art, New York
Artwork used for art therapy workshops for severely disabled children, Queens Museum of Art, New York

2005

Freelance Photographer, Tehran, Iran (2005-Present)
Photographer for short film Nobody has a name Nobody, Tehran, Iran