Born in Moshi, NADIR THARANI studied architecture and explored the visual arts, including graphics for magazines, at the same time. He has exhibited intermittently since the 80s, and has written and illustrated several children's books.
Exhibitions
Third World Biennale of Graphic Art, Baghdad & London, 1980
Solo exhibition at the Commonwealth Institute, London, June 1981
Africa Centre, London, 1981 (Group exhibition)
8th & 9th British International Print Biennale, Bradford, UK, 1984 & 1986
Site specific Installation at Holland Park, London, UK, 1984
Site specific Installation for Pacific Way Festival, at Holland Park, London, UK, 1985
Installation at South Bank Festival, London, UK, 1988
8th International Triennale, Intergrafik, Berlin, 1987
Structure for Roundabout, Varodara, India, 1992
Positions of Power, Alliance Francaise (solo exhibition), Dar es salaam, 2008
We are Beasts, Mawazo Art Gallery (solo exhibition), Dar es salaam, 2009
Africa Now, Danmark & Finland, 2008 - 2009
East African Art Biennale, Dar es salaam, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Power & Rights, Danmark, 2010
Origins, Alliance Francaise (solo exhibition), Dar es Salaam, March 2011
Group Exhibition, Alliance Francais, Dar es Salaam, November 2011
Dive!Dive!Dive!, La Petite Gallery (solo exhibition), Dar es salaam, 2012
East African Encounters, Circle Art Agency, Nairobi, June 2014
Children's Book Festival, National Museum, Dar es salaam, June 2014
Tupo & The Magician, Alliance Francaise (solo exhibition), Dar es salaam, November 2014
UDAE, University of Dar es salaam, April 2015
Sentinels of the Sky, Black Tomato (solo exhibition), Dar es salaam, September 2015
Hivi.Ndivyo Tulivyo, Site Installation for Impose/Expose, Art Revealing Space, Dar es salaam, September 2015
3rd Circle Modern & Contemporary East African Art Auction, Nairobi, Kenya. November 2015
Paper II, Circle Art Gallery, November 2015
Children's Book Festival, Moshi, May 2016
Group Exhibition, National Museum, Dar-es-Salaam, September 2016