• 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.