CV
Studies
Ph.D. researcher at KASK/Royal Academy of Fine Arts and affiliated of Ghent University, Department of Culture and Gender. Ghent. Belgium.
Graduated 2016 in Master of Autonomous Design, Royal College of Fine Arts/ KASK in Ghent, Belgium
Graduated 2014 in Master of Fine Arts at Royal College of Fine Arts/ KASK in Ghent, Belgium
Graduated 2007 in Bachelor of Visual Arts in Tehran University
Solo Exhibitions:
2024 Weaving the past into the present, Eva Steynen Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2019 De Kriekelaar GC.(combined with workshop) Brussels. BE
2017 New River Studio. London. UK.
2017 Surmines kijkkamer. Ghent. BE
2010 Laleh Art Gallery. Tehran IR
2008 Laleh Art Gallery. Tehran. IR
Group Exhibitions:
2023 ‘Critical Tapestries’(temporary title, organizing for October) Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerp,BE.
2022 ‘Listening Through the Cracks’, Beursschouwburg, Brussels, BE.
2022 Touch-Line(s) #”, Eva Steynen.Deviation(s), Antwerp (B)
2020 ‘Risquons Tout’. Wiels. Brussels. BE
2017 CC VERVERIJ. Ronse. BE
2016 Veriteg. Brussels. BE
2015 Salzburg Summer Academy. Salzburg. AT
2015 Blanco Galley. Gent. BE
2015 Tumult Festival. Tram Zwart. Gent. BE
2015 Master Factory. Tram Zwart. School of Arts, KASK. Gent. BE
2014 Graduated Show. School of Arts, KASK. Gent. BE
2013 Zwart Zaal. School of Arts, KASK. Curated by Cell Crabees. Gent. BE
2012 Sin Gallery. Tehran. IRN
2011 Second Pressbook. Online Exhibition and Competition among Iranian Visual Artists. Curated by Neda Darzi
2010 Khatam Al Anbia Gallery. Guilan Painter Committee. Rasht. IRN
2009 The Second Festival of Youth Iranian Artists. Saba Cultural Center.Tehran. IRN
2008 Seventh National Biennale oh Contemporary Painting. Tehran Contemporary Arts Museum.Tehran. IRN.
2007 Niavaran Cultural Complex. Tehran. IRN
Publication:
2024 ‘Women Weavers and Their Agency: Reconsidering Rug Weaving in Contemporary Iran’, Journal of Middle East Women Studies, Duke University Press.
2022 Booklet of interview, ‘Listening through the Cracks’, by Sofia Dati, Beusschouburg, Brussels,BE.
2022 Booklet, ‘Weaving the Past into the Present’, BLANCO and KASK, Ghent, BE.
2020 ‘’ Contemporary Artist Venture into Risk, Unpredictability and Transgression’’. Wiels. BE.
2020 A/R asbl (Organization for uniting the higher school of arts of the federation Wallonia – Brussels, with aiming to distribute artistic research). N3.
2017 “ The impasse of the artist: ethnographic research, potentials and constraints of participatory
work among female immigrants in Belgium and artisans in Northern Iran”. Ethnoarts’
book of abstracts. University Porto. ISBN: 978-989-99854-9-0
2016 Metropolis M, review of the artist's work.NL
2016 KASK magazine's cover. KASK.BE
2010 “The Structure of Color and Pattern in Gillan’s Hand-woven Crafts, Gilan Iran” Published
by:Art Academy of Iran. The Proceedings of the Conference on the Iranian Forgotten
Treasures. Vol(3). Hand-woven. ISBN: 978-964-232-073-8
Workshops and artist talks:
2021 ''Unfolding Season:think-thank discussion about history, the present, and the future of queer space and collectives''. Bebe Bookes. Ghent. BE
2020 ‘’ Decolonization of Practices’’. Artist talk. Organized by research group Intersection of Care. Wiels. Brussels. BE
2019 “It’s not a fiction”, a participatory art project with local and immigrants in the occasion of 30th anniversary of Sophia non-profit organization for gender studies. Brussels, BE
2016 “It’s not a fiction”, a participatory art project with local and immigrants in social artistic co-creation organization, Manoeuvre. Ghent. BE
Grants and awards:
2020 Erasmus Mundus exchange scholarship. Venice, Italy.
2019: UGent faculty grant for travel and accommodation, to attend in Art in Society conference. Lisbon, Portugal.
2018: U4 grant for participation in U4 summer school in Upsala . Sweden.
2015 Salzburg Summer Academy. Studio residence. Salzburg. Austria
2008 Seventh National Biennale of Iranian Contemporary Painting. As an significant artist. Tehran contemporary Arts Museum. Tehran. Iran