Farshid Davoodi: Art means freedom

Farshid Davoodi (source)

The Iranian painter, who opened an exhibition in Sofia together with his colleague Soudabeh Chalashtari, in April 2024 says that friendships beyond borders should be based on dialogue of civilizations

Vladimir Mitev

Farshid Davoodi is an Iranian painter and professor of art. He was born in 1978 in Tehran. He has an MA‌ degree from the Isfahan University of‌ Arts. He was professor at the Zanjan University of Art (2017-2019). He is currently an art teacher. 

Farshid Davoodi has had solo exhibitions in art galleries in Isfahan (2014), Tehran (2016, 2020, 2022), Bandar Anzali (2020). He has also participated in group exhibitions in Tehran (2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022), Isfahan (2017, 2018, 2019), Nepal (2019), Hong Kong (2022)

Farshid Davoodi and Soudabeh Chalashtari opened an exhibition, called “Clouds are absolutely free” in Gallery Intro in Sofia on 11 April 2024. The exhibition is part of the events, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Studies speciality at the University of Sofia. 

The northernmost city of Bulgaria on the banks of the Danube has witnessed the presence of Iranian history and culture

The play Shahnameh and Iran and the exhibition of Iranian handicrafts took place on 29 May 2023

This text is a press release of the Iranian cultural centre in Sofia.

The fourth big performance of Ferdowsi’s Shahname, emphasizing the story of Zal and Rudabe, was held in the northernmost city of Bulgaria, next to the Danube, in the city of Rousse. Rousse is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria, 330 km away from Sofia and 75 km from Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Its architecture is old and traditional of Baroque and Rococo type, and in terms of beauty and history, it has been nicknamed “Little Vienna”.