Educational background
[2003] Masters of Fine Art, California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco, US
[2001] BA (Honours) Graphic & Media Design, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, London, UK
[1998] Foundation diploma in Art & Design, Chelsea College of Art & Design, University of the Arts London, London, UK
[1997] High school diploma in Mathematics & Physics, Narjes high school, Tehran, Iran
Exhibitions
[upcoming autumn 2011] Reflections, solo show at Daniela da Prato Gallery, Paris, France
[summer 2011] 12th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
[winter 2011] Just words, solo show at The Free Word Center, London, UK
[winter 2011] Drawn from Life, group show at Abbot Hall Gallery, Kendal, UK [winter 2011] Interior renovations, solo show at Green Cardamom Gallery, London, UK
[spring 2010] Patterns, solo show at Aun Gallery, Tehran, Iran
[spring 2010] Abraaj Capital Art Prize, Al Maraya Centre, Sharjah, UAE
[spring 2010] Iran inside-out, group show at Farjam Collection, Dubai, UAE
[autumn 2009] Golden Gates, presented by F&A projects, Paris, France
[summer 2009] Abraaj Capital Art Prize, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, US [summer 2009] Iran inside-out, group show at Chelsea Art Museum, NY, US [summer 2009] Made in Iran, group show at Asia House, London, UK
[spring 2009] Tarjama/Translation, group show at Queens Museum of Art, NY, US [spring 2009] Abraaj Capital Art Prize, Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
[autumn 2008] Breaking News, group show presented by F&A projects, Paris, France [summer 2008] Drawn from Life: process, group show at Green Cardamom Gallery, London, UK
[summer 2008] Drawn from Life: space, group show at Green Cardamom Gallery, London, UK
[winter 2008] Patterns, Solo show at Skånes Konstförening, Malmö, Sweden [autumn 2007] Nightcomers, 10th Istanbul Biennial, Turkey
[summer 2007] Retracing Territories, group show at fri-art Centre d’Art Contemporain, Fribourg, Switzerland
[spring 2007] Books on Buses in collaboration with black dogs, Situation Leeds 07 Festival, Leeds, UK
[autumn 2006] Untitled (do not give your opinion), Solo show at Ave Gallery, Tehran, Iran
[autumn 2006] Unidee in progress, group show at Cittadellarte, Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy
[spring 2005] Transition, group show at Azad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
[spring 2003] 1111, degree show at CCA, San Francisco, US
Public collections
TATE modern, London, UK
Devi Art Foundation, India
Awards & Residencies
[2008] Recipient of Abraaj Capital Art Prize
[2008] Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative 2008 finalist and the receiver of the finalist grant, Switzerland
[2007] Recipient of the nkd “one artist in residence outside the Nordic region” grant, Dale, Norway
[2006] Unidee artist in residence, Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy [ 2006] selected artist-in-residence by The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York
[2001 & 2002] Merit scholarship, California College of the Arts, San Francisco
Bibliography
12th Istanbul Biennial catalogue, 2011
Seeing Studies, edited by Natascha Sadr Haghighian and Ashkan Sepahvand, produced by dOCUMENTA (13) with Casco and published by Hatje Cantz, 2011 Twelve Cubed, edited by Houman Mortazavi, published by Hirmand, 2010
Different Sames, Hossein Amirsadeghi published by Thames & Hudson, 2009 Tarjama/Translation exhibition catalogue published by Queens Museum of Art, 2009
Iran inside out exhibition catalogue published by Chelsea Museum of Art, 2009
10th Istanbul Biennial catalogue, 2007
TRIEBSAND [volume 1] DVD Magazine on Contemporary Art by Susann Wintsch , 2007
Its beautiful---then gone, Martin Wenesky, Princeton Architectural Press, 2007
bi-product , graduate exhibition catalogue, published by California College of the Arts, 2003
Teaching + Academic activities
[winter 2005 - spring 2006] teaching at Al-Zahra University, Tehran
[autumn 2005] presenter at the New Views symposium at the London College of communication, University of the Arts London
[autumn 2005] teaching assistantship at College of Applied Science, Tehran
[spring 2003] teaching assistantship at the graphic design undergraduate department, CCA, San Francisco
[winter & spring 2002] teaching assistantship at the graphic design undergraduate department, CCA, San Francisco
[spring 2002] workshop on visual interpretation at the Egbert Beach Elementary school in piedmont, California