Sirous Namazi was born in 1970 in Kerman, Iran. He lives and works in Stockholm.

Namazi represented Sweden (with Jakob Dahlgren) at the 52nd Venice Biennial in the Nordic Pavilion in 2007. He was also included in the Athens Biennale in 2018, and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2016. Solo exhibition venues include Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art, Stockholm (2024), Örebro konsthall, Örebro (2018), Fundació Joan Miró (Espai 13), Barcelona (2010), Lunds Konsthall, Lund (2009) and Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2003).

In 2014 he was awarded the Gannevik Art Prize and previously the Edstrandska Award in 2012, the Ljunggrenska Konstnärspriset in 2003 and the Carnegie Art Award (Best Emerging Young Artist) in 2006. The Carnegie Art Award exhibition toured internationally. Group exhibitions include the Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2017), Magasin III, Stockholm (2015), Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Siegen (2014), Göteborgs Konstmuseum (2011), Musée d’Art Moderne de Saint-Étienne Metropole (2009), MART Trento e Rovereto (2008) and Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen (2007) among others.