Date of Birth: 23th June 1976
Location: Tehran, Iran

Education:

Bachelor's in Painting, University of Art, Tehran (2004)
Master's in Painting, Soore University, Tehran (2010)

Professional Experience:

Painter, Designer, Instructor, and Art Critic

Exhibitions:

2001: Group Painting Exhibition, Darya Beigi Gallery, Tehran
2001: Group Painting Exhibition, Honar Gallery, Tehran
2002: Group Painting Exhibition, Young Artists' Cultural Center, Tehran
2002: Awarded in the First Wall Painting Competition, Young Artists' Cultural Center, Tehran
2002: Group Painting Exhibition, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran
2003: Group Painting Exhibition, Barg Gallery, Tehran
2003: Participated in the 6th Biennial Painting Exhibition, Tehran
2004: Awarded in the Painting Section of the First Student Art Festival, University of Art, Tehran
2004: Group Painting Exhibition, Crowne Plaza Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2004: Executed a 3600 square meter wall painting project at Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai, UAE
2007: Group Painting Exhibition, Honar Gallery, Tehran
2007: Participated in the 7th Biennial Painting Exhibition, Tehran
2008: Participated in the Painting Workshop, from Museum to Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
2009: Participated in the 6th Exhibition of "Reflection of Feelings," Tehran
2011: Participated in the 8th Biennial Painting Exhibition, Tehran
2011: Group Painting Exhibition "Small Works," Aaran Gallery, Tehran
2012: Group Painting Exhibition "Painting Market," Saba Cultural and Artistic Institute, Tehran
2013: Solo Painting Exhibition, Vali Gallery, Tehran
2015: Group Painting Exhibition, Maryam Gallery, Tehran
2019: Group Painting Exhibition "Art Market," Iranian Artists' House, Tehran
2017: International Painting Exhibition, Art Muza Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
2021: Selected for the International Online Art Fair and Antique Fair, Istanbul (15th February - 15th May 2021)
2021: Selected for the International Art Fair, Istanbul (3rd - 7th November 2021)

Teaching Experience:

2002 - 2017: Teaching drawing, painting, basics of visual arts, and general volume at various institutions including:
- Karaj Art Education Center
- Tarh o Rang Art School, Karaj
- Marefat Technical and Vocational High School, Karaj
- Setaregan Kindergarten and Preschool, Karaj
- Medadrangi Art School, Karaj
- Tabnak Technical and Vocational School, Karaj
- Mehrmid Foundation, Tehran
2020 - 2022: Instructor of Visual Arts at Azin Sazan Technical and Vocational Training Center, Karaj
2005 - Present: Designing and executing wall paintings, reliefs, and patinas in Tehran and Karaj

Other Activities:

2012 - 2014: Member of Critics of Children's Book of the Month and Quarterly Book Review
2014: Wallpaper and poster designer at Sara Home Architecture Company
2014: Participated in the Heimtextil Exhibition in Germany; the designs presented, inspired by traditional Iranian motifs, were among the best-sellers.
2015 - Present: Independent wallpaper designer
2016: Member of the Independent Association of Visual Arts Critics of Iran

Articles:

"New Applications of Traditional Painting in Contemporary Art," Iranian Visual Arts Critics website, 24th August 2016
"Writing in the Literary Collage Style," Children's Book Review Quarterly, Spring and Summer 2014
"A Mixed and Hybrid Story," Children's Book of the Month, August 2012; this work reached the final stage in the 10th Book Review Festival out of 1447 entries.