Raoof Haghighi is an Iranian-born British artist, known for his portraiture and realism. He was born in 1976 in Shiraz, Iran. His father was an artist and it was in Iran where he started to learn painting; he is a self taught artist. Since 1995, he has had many group and solo art exhibitions internationally, including in Iran, the United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Spain, and Ireland. In April 2023, Raoof will showcase his ‘surreal and hyperrealistic’ portraits and drawings at a London exhibit which he is dedicating to ‘all the brave women’ in Iran fighting for their freedom.

Awards

* 2011, 2015, 2017 –

BP Portrait Award The BP Portrait Award was an annual portraiture competition held at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. It is the successor to the John Player Portrait Award. It is the most important portrait prize in the world, and is reputedly ...

National Portrait Gallery National Portrait Gallery may refer to: * National Portrait Gallery (Australia), in Canberra * National Portrait Gallery (Sweden), in Mariefred *National Portrait Gallery (United States), in Washington, D.C. *National Portrait Gallery, London ...

, London, England *2017 – Winner of the Gold Memorial Bowl award for best miniature work in the exhibition at the

Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers The Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, more commonly known as the Royal Miniature Society (RMS), is an art society founded in 1895 dedicated to upholding and continuing the tradition of miniature painting and sculpture, ...

, London, England * 2016 – Overall winner of Jackson's competition 'Drawn in competition', Jackson Art Supplies, London, England * 2014 – Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2014 London Heat winner * 2011 – Overall winner – Artist of the Year 2011 – ''Artists & Illustrators'' magazine

Exhibitions

* Prague City Gallery – The

Stone Bell House The Stone Bell House () is located on the Old Town Square in Prague. It is located next to the Kinský Palace on the corner of Old Town Square and Týnská street. Origin of the name The house is named after the stone bell embedded in the outs ...

The Reunion of Poetry and Philosophy 3 March – 4 April 2018 * BP Portrait Award 2017 – The National Portrait Gallery, London – 22 June – 24 September 2017 * Royal Society of Miniature Painters. 20 September – 1 October 2017 at Mall Galleries, London. *

2015 – June–September 2015 – National Portrait Gallery, London * BP Portrait Award 2011 National Portrait Gallery, London – Wolverhampton Art Gallery

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haghighi, Raoof Living people 21st-century Iranian painters 1976 births Artists from Shiraz British portrait artists British people of Iranian descent Surrealist artists Portrait artists