Shahla Aghapour
Shahla Aghapour also known as Shahla Aghapour-Benakohell (شهلا آقاپور) (born in Tehran) is an Iranian artist, author and gallery director living in Germany. She works both as a writer and poet, as well as a painter, sculptor, performance artist and director of Galerie-Benakohell. Biography. Shahla Aghapour worked as a freelance artist in Berlin and has exhibited her works and readings in Germany and other countries. She completed a Master of Art at the Berlin University of the Arts in Art in Context in 2003 and works as an art teacher and head of artistic projects. Shahla  Aghapour is a member of the Federal Association of Artists in Germany, PEN Center of writers in exile of German-speaking countries and was from 2007 to 2009 chairman of the Iranian Writers' Association in exile. Aghapour is also a member of the “Group Seven” collective: a group of five Iranian women artists living and working in Germany, with a focus on women and social, cultural, and political issues around the world, especially relating to Iran. Work. Exhibitions. This is a list of select exhibitions, in order by date.