Education
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BA in Painting, Alzahra University, Tehran 2004
MA in Painting, University College of Fine Arts, Tehran 2009
Post-Bacc in Painting and Drawing, SAIC, Chicago 2018
Master of Fine Arts, Emily Carr University, Vancouver 2021
Professional Activities
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2024 Live Audio/Painting Performance Collaboration for "By Malevolent Design" at SomoS, Berlin
2024 Open Studio Sellerie Weekend at SomoS, Berlin
2023 "Resurrection", Residency Exhibition at Anna Leonowens Artist Centre, Halifax
2023 "Unveiling Honour" at Roundhouse Community Art and Recreation Centre, Vancouver
2023 "TEN" Curated by Wil Aballe, Group Exhibition at WAAP, Vancouver
2022 "Self-Portrait" Group Exhibition at Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran
2022 "You Me Me You", curated by Rachel Keller, Group Exhibition at Nicodim Gallery
2022 "Edge of Vision" Curated by Nazila Noebashari, Group Exhibition at Aaran Gallery, Tehran
2022 "DAMAVAND", Solo Exhibition at Nicodim Gallery, LA
2022 “Art 2022” Group show at Surrey Art Gallery, Vancouver
2021 “Space: Chapter One”, Group exhibition at Oliva Gallery, Chicago
2021 “The Journey of Accessing”, Curated by Pablo de Ocampo, The Libby Leshgold Gallery, Vancouver
2021 “Interruptions”, at Aboriginal Gathering ECUAD, Vancouver
2020 “The Pause”, curated by Candice Hopkins, Charles H.Scott Exhibition Commons, Vancouver
2018 “Moments”, Solo Exhibition at Cafe Pamenar, Toronto
2017 Open studio exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago SAIC, Chicago
2016 Group exhibition, Staff Group exhibition, Art Works Gallery, Toronto
2015 “AOG”, Group exhibition at Gladstone Hotel, AGO staff, Toronto
2014 “Dream within a Dream”, Group exhibition curated by Banafshe Erfanian, Gallery 50, Toronto
2011 “Veri Realism”, curated by Zarvan Ruhbakhshan, Group exhibition at Siin Gallery, Tehran
2011 “Haft Negah” Group Exhibition in Pardis Mellat Gallery, Tehran
2009 “Action, Expression, Creativity”, The Third Fadjr International Festival of Visual Arts, Tehran
2008 Group painting exhibition in Aria Gallery, Tehran 2008
2006 Group painting exhibition in Iran Art Organization, Tehran
Awards and Residencies
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2024 Arts Abroad: Residencies from Canada Council for the Arts
2024 SomoS Residency in Berlin, Germany
2023 William and Isabel Pope NSCAD Painting Residency in Halifax, Nova Scotia
2023 Individual Arts Awards from BC Arts Council
2022 Professional Development Grant from BC Arts Council
2022 The Joe Plaskett Foundation Painting Award
2022 Research and Creation Grant from Canada Council for the Arts
2022 Artist Residency at Griffin Art Projects, Vancouver
2022 Centrum Residency Program, Fort Worden, WA
2021 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award
2019 Entrance Scholarship Emily Carr University
2017 Merit Scholarship at SAIC
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