Arvin Golrokh (Tehran, 1992) is an Iranian artist based between Tehran and Turin. Through painting and drawing, he explores institutional control over collective perception, focusing on visual propaganda and cultural erasure. His dense, layered compositions rework imagery to reactivate suppressed historical memories, subverting imposed narratives through visual saturation, authoritative figures in alienating contexts, and an expressive use of colour that disrupts the coherence of the image.

Education
• 2019 - Specialist degree in Painting, Accademia Albertina, Turin, IT
• 2016 - Three-year degree, Accademia Albertina, Turin, IT
• 2010 - High school diploma in Art, Tehran, IRN

Solo Show
• 2024 - "Fenice: Ante Fata Resurgo", Primo Marella Gallery, Lugano, CH
• 2022 - "Nothing is empty", Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, IT
• 2020 - Solo Show, Primae Noctis, Lugano, CH
• 2019 - Premio Nocivelli, Palazzo Martinengo, Brescia, IT

Awards & Prizes
• Winner of the Alessandro Marena competition, Turin, 2021
• Winner of the Mestre Painting Award, Venice, 2019
• Winner of the Nocivelli Prize, Brescia, 2019
• Winner of the San Giusto competition, 2019

Public Collections
• Ca’ Pesaro and Musei Civici, Venice, IT
• Accademia Albertina, Turin, IT
• Work acquired by the editorial staff of Gazzettino di Venezia, IT

Group Shows
• 2025 - "Material Metamorphosis", Montoro 12, Brussels, BE
• 2024 - "FATMAH", Contemporary Cluster, Rome, IT
• 2024 - "Ri-Connessioni", Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, IT
• 2024 - "InterACTION", Fondazione Made in Cloister, Naples, IT
• 2023 - "Sopernova23", MiArt, Intesa San Paolo, Milan, IT
• 2023 - Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice, IT
• 2022 - "Porte dell’immaginario", Università di Genova, IT
• 2021 - "Altri Mondi", Palazzo Borgata, Rocca Grimalda (AL), IT
• 2020 - "Corpi Pe(N)santi", Palazzo Borgata, Rocca Grimalda (AL), IT
• 2020 - "Nei nostri occhi", Crag Gallery, Turin, IT
• 2019 - Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, "Passione Bipolare", Venice, IT

Fair Participation
• ARTEFIERA 2025, Primo Marella Gallery, Bologna, IT
• Artissima 2024, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, IT
• ARTEFIERA 2024, Primo Marella Gallery, Bologna, IT
• Artissima 2023, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, IT
• Miart 2023, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, IT
• Artissima 2022, Primo Marella Gallery, Turin, IT

Publications
• 2025 - "Fantastic Vision: From Muhammad Siyāh Qalam to Arvin Golrokh, by way of Goya" | Publisher: PRIMO MARELLA GALLERY, LUGANO | Text by Demetrio Paparoni | 96 Pages | Language: Italian - English