Parham Ghalamdar is an Iranian-born artist based in Manchester, working across painting, ceramics, moving image, installation and writing. Drawing on speculative archaeology, philosophy and cybernetics, his practice examines how images and objects are shaped by war, exile, technology and ecological collapse.
His latest solo exhibition, Aerotheology (2026), was presented at Leeds Arts University. His experimental film The Sight Is a Wound (2025) has received multiple awards and screened at over 50 international festivals and exhibitions. His work is held in the UK Government Art Collection and other public collections.
Ghalamdar is a 2026/27 Folger Shakespeare Library Artistic Research Fellow, Factory International Fellow and New Contemporaries selected artist. His forthcoming book Persophobia will be published by Posthuman Press in 2027.
2021, "PRESENT ABSENCE" TRIO EXHIBITION, ABINGDON STUDIOS AND PROJECT SPACE
2021, "DARK MATTER" GROUP EXHIBITION, WORKPLACE FOUNDATION
2021, Unpausing Piero Della Francesca
2021, LOITERING ON THE GRID
2020–2021, “Ascending the Persian Mothership” animation at HOME, Mcr.
2020–2021, ACE grant for developing and touring “Art, Graffiti and Protest in Iran” VR project
2021, "LOOK UP 2021" RESIDENCY PROGRAMME, JOURNEYS FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL X ASPEX GALLERY
2021, Innovate Grant
2021, "TO LIVE A LA WEST" part 1 & 2 album arts, Important records Massachusetts , USA.
2021, "FIG. 1" SOLO EXHIBITION, CAUSTIC COASTAL
2020, UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD ART COLLECTION COVID COMMISSIONS #4
2020, Why do I Paint?
2020, "Situation Number One" Animation and Cassette
2019–2020, UPSIDE DOWN BUCKET GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020, "MA & OTHER POSTGRADUATES" JURIED GROUP EXHIBITION, THE ATKINSON GALLERY
2020, SOLO EXHIBITION, WORKPLACE FOUNDATION
2020, "LOITER" PROGRAM, PROFORMA
2020, "SOMEWHERE BETWEEN REALITY AND OBSCURITY" GROUP EXHIBITION, THE UK NEW ARTISTS
2017, OCEAN CAN BE YOURS GROUP EXHIBITION
