Born in 1974 Isfahan, Iran
EDUCATION
2004 – 2007 | M.A. in Illustration Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts |
1998 – 2002 | B.A. in Painting, Art University Tehran, Faculty of Visual Arts |
TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE
2002 – Present | Freelance Artist, Painter, Illustrator, Photographer |
2012 – Present | Texture Artist and Matte Painter, PooyaMehr Co. |
2008 - 2011 | University of Applied Science and Technology (UAST), Tehran, Iran |
2007 – 2008 | Azad University of Qazvin (QIAU), Qazvin, Iran |
2002 – 2004 | Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA), Tehran, Iran |
- Working as a Texture Artist and Matte Painter on a feature length animated film titled “The Power of Peace” directed by Borzu Rafi Poor in PooyaMehr Co.
- Four years of teaching experience in the Art area at University of Applied Science And Technology and Azad University of Qazvin
Experience in teaching Art subjects such as The Basics of visual Arts, Illustration, art History, Persian motives, drawing and Art Criticism
- Two years of experience in teaching Art to children in the 7-12 age group at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults
- Cooperation with the association for illustrators of children’s books of Iran
- Membership in the Institute for promotion of contemporary visual arts
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCHES
- Aestheticization of violence in contemporary art of Iran, Research, in Progress
- Cappadocia, The House of Legends, Research, in progress
- From Amazement to the picture, Tandis Art magazine, No 80, 2007
The introduction of life and artworks of “Marshall Arisman” as one of the most popular modern illustrators
- Return the Myths, Tandis Art magazine, No 85, 2007
A brief study about Postmodernism and New Classicism in painting with the introduction of “ Carlo Maria Mariani “ and “ David Ligre “ as two candidates of this movement in the contemporary painting
- A study on texture and space, Research, 2002
- Immortals through the History, Research, 2012
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Summer 2017 | Volunteering at the Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, USA |
September 2017 | Art Walk Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA |
April 2017 | Solo Painting Exhibition, Macromedia Center, University of Applied Science, Cologne, Germany |
AWARDS AND ART ACTIVITIES
2012 | Group exhibition of painting, Niavaran Gallery, Tehran |
2008 | Group exhibition of Painting, Mehr Art Gallery, Gazvin |
2006 | Group exhibition of illustration, House of Illustrators, Tehran |
2003 | Solo exhibition of painting, Sabz Gallery, Tehran |
2002 | Group exhibition of photography, Niavaran Gallery, Tehran |
2001 | Group exhibition of painting, Kowsar Gallery, Isfahan |
2004 | Obtaining the third position in the entrance exam of universities in Iran |
1987 | Awarded a certificate of merit for painting in the Shankar’s international Children’s competition, India |