EDUCATION

Ontario College of Art & Design University,Toronto, Canada

2017 - 2021

Bachelor of Fine Arts 

  • Major:  Drawing & Painting

Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran

Master of Applied Arts

2011 - 2013

  •  Material Arts & Design, Traditional Handicrafts of Iran

Bachelors of Applied Arts

2007- 2011

  • Major: MaterialArts & Design, Specialist in Woodworking, Traditional Handicrafts of Iran



AWARDS & HONOUREES

2023 

  • First and Second prize winner in Visual Arts, Kaleidoscope Juried Art Exhibition in the Established Artists category. Kimberley, BC. Canada
  • Second Prize winner, CFS 71st Open Juried exhibition. Toronto , Ontario

2011

  • Recipient of full honoree scholarship for graduate program: Master of Applied Arts Tehran Art University, Tehran, Iran

2004

  • Grand prize, Jury choicecertificate, drawing and painting, 8th Festival of National schools of Art, Tehran, Iran
  • Grand prize for advanceDrawing, opening show of Bouye Seeb exhibition, Tehran, Iran

2020

  • First prize winner in Visual Arts, Scarborough Arts 35th Annual Juried Exhibition,  Scarborough, ON, Canada

2005

  • Second place national prize of 7th Kharazmy Youth Festival of ministry of Education, Art and scientific Groups. Specialty: Illustration, Tehran, Iran

GROUP EXHIBITIONS& SCREENING

2021

  • Public screening of “HarfNoush”, OCAD University and Pattison Group Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Matinee, screening at 15thTAIS Animation showcase, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
  • BigArtTO, screening at AgaKhan Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Grad Ex 106, Graduationexhibition at OCAD University, Toronto,Ontario, Canada

2020

  • Beloved Community, 35thAnnual Juried Exhibition and Big Art Book, Scarborough Arts, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
  • Feminist Art Festival, Presented by Feminist ArtCollective, OCAD University- Toronto, Canada 
  • Festival of The Body, Ada Slaight Student Gallery, OCAD University Toronto, Canada

2018 - 2019

  • Ada Slaight Studios celebration re-opening show, OCAD University AdaSlaight student gallery, Drawing &  Painting department, Toronto, Canada 
  • Experiencing Perspectives, art exhibition of OCAD University artists atMercedes-Benz - Financial Services Mississauga,Ontario, Canada

2004 -2008

  • Annual exhibition of Freelance Illustrators Afrand Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran  Youth of Kharazmy Festival, at Laleh Art Gallery. Tehran, Iran
  • Souda, illustration show at Farahmand Art Gallery. Tehran, Iran
  • Third Festival of Tentative Arts, Youth Art at Contemporary Art Museum of Tehran. Tehran, Iran 
  •  Freelance Illustrators, at AshianNaghsh va Mehr Art Gallery. Tehran, Iran
  • Bouye Seeb, opening exhibition, Farhang Saraye Honar Art Gallery. Tehran, Iran

Most Recent

February  2024

  • Any Part Can Be a Genesis, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Cedar Ridge Gallery,  Curated by Mahnaz Nezarati and Justyna Janik. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

November 2023

  • Colour and Form Society, 71st Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Pazan Gallery,  Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

July 2023

  • Kaleidoscope Juried Art Exhibition, Kimberley, BC. Canada
  • Cranbrook Arts, Summer Show and sale, Cranbrook, BC. Canada

May 2023

  • Drawing 2023 Online Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery,  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2022

  • Light Up the Dark Festival at Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • ArtWorks Oakville 22nd Annual Juried Show 2022
  • Drawing 2022 Slideshow Online Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery,  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Artist

Commissioned Projects:

  • Animator, Light Up the Dark animation project, commissioned by Aga Khan Museum and OCAD University      
  • Art Director, visual developer, intro for Tajik’s Women TV show, collaboration with 1001 Worlds Animation Company  

Creative Art Worker 

2023-March 2024 

Creative Art worker , Baycrest Health Sciences Centre. Toronto, ON.

Art Instructor

2021- Present          

Instructor, Share Education School  of Art , Markham, ON.

  • Courses: Arts Fundamentals, Figurative Drawing and Painting
  • Course design: Plein Air Drawing and Painting
  • Painting and moving images: Paint on Glass animation workshop

March 2022              

  • Guest artistOCAD University, Paint on Glass animation workshop

Lead Instructor 

August 2022 - March 2023

Lux Academy- Art, Design and Technology school, Markham, ON.

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