TERMEH YAGHOUBI
Termeh Yaghoubi (b. 1989, Tehran) is a contemporary painter based in Hamburg, Germany. Her practice unfolds between cultures, languages, and states of becoming. With a background in graphic design and an early engagement with theater, she approaches painting as a space where image and narrative merge—where figures do not simply exist, but transform. Her work explores identity as a shifting condition, shaped by migration, memory, and the invisible structures that govern everyday life. Rather than presenting direct representations, she builds symbolic worlds: fragmented bodies, continuous lines, and circular movements that echo cycles of waiting, rupture, and return. Within these spaces, her figures inhabit moments of tension—caught between stillness and action, constraint and resistance. Yet they are never passive. They carry the potential to break patterns, to awaken, and to redefine their position within the systems surrounding them. Influenced by Eastern visual traditions and contemporary perspectives, Yaghoubi’s work moves between intuition and structure. Her paintings do not seek to resolve contradictions; instead, they hold them—inviting reflection on belonging, transformation, and the act of becoming. Since 2015, she has developed a multidisciplinary practice as a painter, graphic designer, and collaborator in independent artistic projects. Her works have been exhibited internationally across Germany, Iran, Turkey, the United States, Japan, and Oman. In 2017, one of her paintings entered a museum collection in San Francisco. In 2023, she was invited to Hamburg through the Martin Roth Foundation residency program in collaboration with the HFBK University of Fine Arts. She continues to live and work in Hamburg.
Exhibitions
2025
- Artist Art Market, HAAM Gallery – Hamburg, Germany
- Body Shapes, BBK Wiesbaden – Wiesbaden, Germany
- Inferno X, Gallery 21 – Hamburg, Germany
- Glück Külturladen – Hamburg, Germany
- Echoes of Diversity – Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany
- World in Balance – Jupiter Haus, Hamburg, Germany
- Looking for Godot – F-Pavillon Gallery – Hamburg, Germany
2024
- Trauma and Transformation, Kunst & Ermächtigung – Berlin, Germany
- Art and Empowerment – Lola Kulturzentrum, Hamburg, Germany
- International Competition and Intercultural Exchange – Jupiter Haus, Hamburg, Germany
Selected Earlier Exhibitions
- In Between – Berlin, Germany (2023)
- Şimdi ve Burada – Fulart Sanat Evi, Istanbul, Turkey (2022)
- 100 Paintings by 100 Artists – Golestan Gallery, Tehran, Iran (2020–2021)
- Small Paintings – Shokoh Gallery, Tehran, Iran (2020)
- International Art Exhibition – Muscat, Oman (2019)
- Celebrating International Women’s Day – California, USA (2019)
Events & Residencies
2026
- Interview with NDR, Hamburg, Germany
2025–2026
- Artist in Residence – INTRO Residency, Hamburg, Germany
2025
- Talk at BSBI Hamburg – Faculty of Creative Industries
- Interviews with NDR Hamburg and Rockradio.de
- Interview with Iran International TV
- Publication in Exquisite Book of Iranian Female Painters
2023–2024
- Artist in Residence – HFBK Hamburg (Martin Roth Foundation)
- Interview with HFBK Art Magazine
2022
- Interview with Ekmek ve Gül Magazine, Turkey
2017
- Work acquired by a museum collection in San Francisco, USA
Practice
Her artistic practice is rooted in painting but extends into graphic design and collaborative visual projects. Since 2015, she has worked across disciplines, using each medium as a way to approach image-making from different perspectives. In parallel to her studio work, she has collaborated with photographers and artists on independent projects, including modeling as a performative and visual extension of her artistic language.
Contact
Email: termeh.yaghoubi.official@gmail.com
Location: Hamburg, Germany
