Abdollah Nafisi
Abdollah Nafisi [b.1982] is a British-Iranian sculptor based in West Sussex. A skilled craftsman, Nafisi works with organic materials, primarily steel and wood, treating the space between sculptural forms as a presence rather than an absence.
Born in Tehran, his understanding of this space has developed through an upbringing between industry and nature and years spent living and working alongside nomadic communities in Iran. His work also uses sound to open up a dialogue about creativity, technology and connectivity with the land and oneself.
For Nafisi, a sculpture does not answer a question; it gives the question a physical presence. Sound, film and performance trace its movement towards form, as each sculpture becomes the starting point for the next question.
A graduate of the Royal College of Art, Nafisi’s work has been presented at Frieze Sculpture, Annely Juda Fine Art and Chisenhale Gallery in London. His work is in the Sigg Art Foundation Collection and major private collections both in the UK and internationally.
Staffordshire St is pleased to present ‘I Can’t Meditate’ Nafisi’s first solo exhibition in October, 2026.
Artworks
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2027
Biennale, Spain
2026
Staffordshire St, London
London Sculpture Prize
Ab-Anbar Gallery, Group Exhibition, London
Lewisham Arthouse, Iconomorphosis, Group Exhibition, London
2025
Frieze Sculpture, Regent’s Park, London
Arts Council England / Creative Crawley, Public Art Commission, Crawley
2024
Chisenhale Gallery, Crit, One-Day Exhibition, London
Arts Council England, (DYCP) Grant
Royal Geographical Society, Performance withFauna & Flora International, London
2023
The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, Group Exhibition, London
Annely Juda Fine Art, Gather to Loose, London
Royal College of Art, Sculpture MA Final, London
Royal College of Art, Brink, London
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
2022
Frieze London, Performance, Frieze Artist Award installation by Abbas Zahedi, London
Gallery46, Penumbra Zone, London
Coningsby Gallery, Beyond Mountains, London
COLLECTIONS
Sigg Art Foundation
Alongside numerous private collections internationally.