EDUCATION
2013-Present MFA - School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Expected graduation, May2015
2005- 2010 BFA in Painting - Art University of Tehran, Iran
2001-2004 Plastic Art School – Diploma, Tehran, Iran

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013 “Dealing with People” was commissioned by CAC Ses Voltes International Residency
Program, the works were produced in collaboration with Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró
Mallorca, Palma, Spain, Produced by ENDJAVI -BARBE ART PROJECT
2011 “Fate”, Homa Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 “Flood Carried Sarah Away”, Homa Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 “broken glasses”, The Art Gallery of Tehran Art University of Arts, Tehran, Iran

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2014- "Good News from Iran", Pasinger Fabrik, Munich Germany
2014 “Good News from Iran”, The Munich cultural center at Pasinger Fabrik , Munich, Germany
2014 “Sense of Self”, the Arts Exchange at the Xchange Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 “Fractured yet Rising”, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 “Good News from Iran”, ENDJAVI-BARBE ART PROJECT, Frank Pages Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2012 “Drawing Week”, Homa Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 “Play”, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 “Lost World “Lost World”, ENDJAVI-BARBE ART PROJECT “Le Commun",Bâtiment d’Art
Contemporain( BAC) , Geneva, Switzerland
2011 “Persbook Festival”, Sin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 “Window”, Farvahar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 “Progressive Youth”, Mellat Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 “Summer”, Farvahar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 15th Contemporary Emerging Artists, Mellat Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 “Drawing”, Mohsen Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 “Damounfar Festival”, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
2007 “Drawing Festival”, Aria Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 “Art Students show”, The Art Gallery of Tehran Art University, Tehran, Iran
2006 “Emerging Artists Festival”, Saba Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
2005 Festival of Illustration, Tabriz Cultural Art Center, Tabriz, Iran

AWARDS

2014 Odyssey Travel Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2013 New Artist Society and Full Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2011 Emerging Artist, Persbook Internet Art Festival of Tehran
2010 Selected in First Visual Art Festival of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2005 Selected in Festival of Illustration, Tabriz Cultural Art Center, Iran

RESIDENCIES

2013 CAC Ses Voltes International Residency program and Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a
Mallorca, Palma, Spain, Produced by ENDJAVI -BARBE ART PROJECT
2012 Poster for Tomorrow Artist in Residences, ENDJAVI-BARBE ART PROJECT, Paris, France
2012 The Geneva Council Travel and Residence Award, ENDJAVI-BARBE ART PROJECT, Geneva,Switzerland

TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE

2014
Teacher Assistant- Hard Core Repeat -SAIC
Instructor: Christine Tarkowski
Teacher Assistant- Stitch I -SAIC
Instructor: Lisa Vinebaum
2013
Teacher Assistant- Hard Core Repeat -SAIC
Instructor: Christine Tarkowski
2010-2012
Painting Drawing Instructor- Studio Honar Institute – Tehran-
2011-2013
Assistant Manager- Women’s and kids Association “Mehr House”
(www.mehrhouse.com) Tehran- Iran
2010-2013
Part-Time Fashion and Website Designer - Javan Sewing School - Tehran- Iran
Artist presentations

ARTIST PRESENTATIONS

2014 Graduate Lecture Series, SAIC, Chicago, IL