Past Group Exhibitions:

2018 - 'Women Eco Artists Dialog' exhibition at Bioneers Conference _ October 2018 _ USA

2018 - “Wind” Video art exhibition in Geumgang Nature Art Biennale_ 20th August to 16th October 2018 - Yeonmisan Nature Art Park, Kongju National university _ South Korea

2018 - “Juncture” _ Exhibition of contemporary Iranian art in Colombo_ Curator: Nasim Pirhadi _

           15th to 25th July 2018 _ Theertha Red Dot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2018 - “Habitat” – Group painting & sculpture exhibition_ Curator: Setareh Hosseini _ 15th to 25th

           June 2018 _ Vista Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2018 - “Trends and Approaches in Contemporary Art 2nd edition” _ Painting, Sculpture,Installation,

           Video Art and Photos _ 13th May to 16th June 2018_ Mellat Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2018 - PORTIZMIR4 final exhibition (the 4th International Izmir Contemporary Art Triennial) _ March to

           June 2018_ Izmir, Turkey

2018 - Group video art exhibition “Ader” _ Curator: Fereshteh Alamshah _ 26th January to 3rd February

           2018 _ Jaleh Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2017 - An Exploration of New Art with Environmental Art Approach _10 - 15 July, 2017_ Curator:

           Farzaneh Najafi

2017 - RECLAIMING EARTH, works by women eco artists _Jewett Gallery in San Francisco Library _ APRIL

           8- JUNE 24, 2017_ USA

2017 - “Pair” Group Exhibition, curated by Neda Darzi – 3 to 16 February 2017- Knack Gallery, Tehran,

           Iran

2016 - The 7th Geumgang Nature Art Biennale 2016 Video Exhibition ‘Water’. Yatoo International Art

           Center- South Korea - Aug & Oct 2016

2016 - Participate in the Exhibition of Nature art-Variations,"Eco-avantgarde", Kunsthalle Institution of

           the Hungarian Academy of Arts- Budapest, Hungary

2016 - “Sew + Zan” - Curator: Saghar Daeri, 27 May to 7 June 2016 - Tarahan Azad Gallery - Tehran,

           Iran

2016 - “Rite of Passage” – co-curated by Minoosh Zomorrodinia & Arash Shirinbab at Ziya Art Center–

           February & March 2016, Oakland- USA

2015 - The Special Exhibition of Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale 2015 “The Exhibition between

           Heaven & Earth” -October 7th– November 30th - Yatoo International Art Center- South Korea

2015 - International Contemporary Art Exhibition at Al Maken - In Situ, Tunisia

2015 - “Living Spaces” Nature Art Project with Iranian Artists – Group exhibition in Transylvanian Art

           Center - Sfântu Gheorghe, Transylvania, Romania - Curators: Peter Alpar & Mahmoud Maktabi -

           July 2015

2015 - Focus Iran: Contemporary Photography and Video, Exhibition Date: January 25 through May 3 of

           2015 at the Craft and Folk Art Museum– by Farhang Foundation- Los Angeles, America

2014 - The second Group exhibition of “Earth & Time” the world of environmental art in Iran, Iranian

           Artists’ Forum – 15 - 24 December 2014

2014 - The 5th Annual Contemporary Art Persbook, with Open 5 Group, Title of the exhibition “Root”,

          11- 21 July 2014

2014 - Review of decade of video art in Iran, 3-10 of January 2014 _ Iranian Artist’s Forum _ Tehran _

           Iran

2013 - Hiroshima Memorial Exhibition titled by “644” – 9th to 22nd August – Qasr Museum – Tehran,

           Iran

2013 - “Unexposed” 40 young women artists from Iran – July 2013 _ Elaheh Gallery – Tehran, Iran

2013 - Sheila Gallery’s Third Anniversary _ Painting, Performance, Installation and Music _ from 10 May to

           26 2013 – Tehran, Iran

2013 - Reminiscence of the Land – 26 April to 31 May 2013 – South Korea

2013 - Group exhibition “Earth & Time” the world of environmental art in Iran, Iran Artists’ Forum –

           January 2013- Iran

2012 - Kathmandu International Art Festival- Earth-Body-Mind, November- December 2012, Nepal

2012 - “Unexposed” 40 young women artists from Iran- November – Brussels, Belgium _ Athens, Greece

          (Cacoyannis Foundation) _  Warsaw, Poland (Ethnography Museum)- Curator: Feri Malek-Madani

2012 - YATOO International project nature art exhibition “Nature is breathing” with Open 5 Group and

           Low Art Group - Romania

2012 - “Beyond Limited Spaces”, invited Iranian Nature Artists Exhibition, Yatoo International Art Center-

          South Korea -October & November

2012 - Persbook Exhibition “Without Border 3” in Iranian Artists’ Forum, with Open 5 Group and Low Art

          Group, September, Tehran, Iran

2012 - Group exhibition in Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran- India – I.R.Iran cultural week

2012 - Environmental Group Exhibition “Wind of Persia”- Arko Center- Seoul, with Yatoo International

           Art Center- South Korea

2011 - The 6th National Sculpture Biennial of Tehran with Open 5 Group-Tehran- Iran

2011 - 2nd Iranian contemporary art online contest (Persbook) selected in Installation part- with Low Art

           Group

2011 - Iran Environmental Artists’ Selected Works- Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art- Oct, Nov

          2011

2011 - GOOD WORK_ A celebration of the makers and making of textiles – At the Textile Art Center and

           Oak knit Studio - June 2011- New York, America

2010 - 1st Iranian contemporary art online contest (Persbook) with Open 5 Group and Exhibition in Sin

           Art Gallery “Spaceless”

2010 - (Re) Fashioning Fiber at GreenSpaces NY with Low Art Group _ Curator: Abigail Doan – NY, USA

2009 - “Painting Group Exhibition” Shahed art Gallery, Tehran Iran

2009 - The 1th of Fajr Afarinan Visual Art festival, participate in the part of “New Art”- Saba Cultural and

           Artistic Institute- with Panjbaz Group

2008 - The 3rd painting exhibition of Homa art gallery (Montakhabe nasle noo) fall 2008, Tehran, Iran

2008 - “New Languages, New Art”, Laleh Gallery, Tehran Iran

2007 - “Flight & Persistence Exhibit” in cooperation with Open 5 Group, Saba Cultural and Artistic

           Institute

2006 - The 1st Tehran Women Painting, Niavaran Cultural House, Tehran Iran

2006 - Line/Dot Workshop, with Low Art Group, Faculty of Art, Shahed University

2006 - “Ashoura Manifestation Exhibit,” Saba Cultural and Artistic Institute, Iran, with Open 5 group

 

 

Festivals and Events:

2018 - 4th International Art Symposium – Hingangaon,Pune _Curator: Ashis Pahi_5to16 December, India

2018 - 8th annual of contemporary art (Persbook) _ 19 to 23 Nov 2018_  Yazd, Iran

2017 - Invited artist for Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) in Turkey, Title: In the Trace of Nature-

          organized by Portizmir 4 (4th International Izmir Contemporary Art Triennial) with Yatoo

          International Art Center – 4 to 24 October 2017, Izmir, Turkey

2017 - Invited artist for Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) in France, organized by Cranberry association

           with Yatoo International Art Center – 5 to 15 September 2017, Doué-en-Anjou, France

2017 - Invited artist for Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) in Germany, Title: Urban Nature Art-

          organized by Waldkunstzentrum with Yatoo International Art Center – 19 August to 3

          September- Darmstadt, Germany

2017 - Art Expo _ from art works of the second annual Al Maken Contemporary Art Festival « In Situ » _

          21- 30 April 2017 _Tunisia

2017 - Limited Access 7_ Festival for Moving Images, Sound & Performance _ 7-12 April 2017 _ Tehran,

           Iran

2017 - Participated in the 14th Image of the Year with “Children of Hormoz” Feb 19 - March 10, 2017 -

           Iranian Artists' House

2016 - Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) in Iran- with Yatoo International Art Center

2016 - The second annual Al Maken Contemporary Art Festival « In Situ », 28 Aug to 6 Sep 2016 -

           Gafsa, Tunisia

2015 - 51st of Environmental Art Festival in Salakh Costal Village (Gheshm Island) - Paradise

           International art center – 23 to 25 December

2015 - The 28th Festival Les Instants Vidéo 2015 in Marseille- The title for this year festival

           (not definitive) is “You expected me virgin. I expected you not to be a dumbass” - November

           2015 – France

2015 - 4th Environmental Art National Festival and Little Sculpture – 14 to 18 September – Shiraz, Iran

2013 - The 44th Environmental Art Festival in Sangsar _ 25 to 28 of September _ Iran

2013 - Sustainable Tourism in Abr Jungle – July 2013 - Iran

2013 - Tehran’s Environmental Art Festival - Laleh Park - February & March 2013 - Tehran, Iran

2012 - 25th Instants Video Festival, November 2012, Marseille, France

2012 - Tirgan Recycling Art Festival, Abr Forest, August 2012, Iran

2012 - Environmental Art Festival, Kerman, Iran, July 2012

2011 - Rok-Iran Artist Exchange Residency Project- 20 Nov. 4 Dec –with UNICEF- Masoole-Iran

2011 -Tirgan Festival in Toronto with Low Art Group - Canada- July 21-24, 2011

2011 - Participate in “Tasvire Sal” Festival, Photo Art with Open 5 Group, Tehran- Iran

2011 - Participate in" Autama2011" video art festival, with "Fireworks" video, France, with Open 5 Group

2011 - Participate in" Videoholica" video art festival, with "Fireworks" video, Bulgaria, with Open 5 Group

2011 - Participate in 1st "Recycle art" festival, with Low Art group, Qazvin

2011 - The 31st   environmental art festival, January 2011, Hormoz Island, Iran

2010 - Shoshtar Art Festival- University of Shoshtar

2010 - The 25th Environmental Art Festival, January 2010, Hormoz Island, Iran

2009 - The 24th Environmental Art Festival, Urmia Lake, Iran

2009 - The 23rd Environmental Art Festival in Poloor ,Pardis (the International

           Residental center of Environmental Art), July 2009

2009 - The 20th Environmental art Festival. Hormoz Island. Iran

2008 - The 19th Environmental Art Festival in Bagh Bahadoran, Esfahan, Iran

2008 - The 17th Environmental Art Festival in Polor, Pardis Art Center (the International Residental center

           of Environmental Art)

2008 - The 16th Environmental Art Festival in Noshahr, Marlik University, Iran

2007 - Fine Art Festival in Khoram Abad, Iran

2007 - The 15th Environmental Arts Festival, Hormaz Island Iran

2007 - Snowy Town Festival in cooperation with Panjbaz Group, ranked first

2006 - The 13th Environmental Art Festival, Hormoz Island Iran

2006 - New Art Festival, with Low Art group,Art University of Semnan, Semnan Iran

2006 - The 12th New Art Festival in Polor, Pardis Art center (the International Residental center of

           Environmental Art)

 

Performance:

2016 - Steps - Performed in GNAP, Global Nomadic Art Project - (Video -Performance) – Gheshm Island

          and Isfahan - Iran - 2016

2015 - “Henna Party” performance in 51st of Environmental Art Festival in Salakh Costal Village

          (Gheshm Island) - Paradise International art center – 23 to 25 December

2015 - Performance at Fish & Coral Persian Gulf Exhibition (The Second Annual Bio Environmental

           Illustration/Painting & Performance Art Exhibition) –Niavaran Art Center - April & May 2015

2014 - Live performance at Waterwheel Word Water Day Symposium, water views: CARING AND

           DARING, 17-23 MARCH 2014

2012 - Group Exhibition in Sheila Gallery- performance “My belief is not yellow” – December 2012 –

           Tehran, Iran

2011 - “Falling” Performance, Video Art - Rok-Iran Artist Exchange Residency Project- 20 Nov. 4 Dec –

           with UNICEF- Masoole-Iran

2009 - “Salted Hair” performance in the 24th environmental Art Festival, Urmia Lake, Iran

2008 - Recycling Performance in “New Languages, New Art” exhibition, Laleh Gallery, Tehran Iran

           2008 to 2016 - Performance series with the title of “Wig series”

 

Artist talk and presentation:

2018 - Presentation of “From the roots of environmental art to its confluence with fiber art” article in the

           8th annual of contemporary art (Persbook) _ 19 to 23 Nov 2018_ Yazd, Iran

2018 - Presentation of “From the roots of environmental art to its confluence with fiber art” article in the

           “First international conference on the theoretical basis of visual arts with environmental approach”

           _ 21st and 22nd February 2018_ Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran

2017 - Presentation in Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) in Turkey, Title: In the Trace of Nature-

           organized by Portizmir 4 (4th International Izmir Contemporary Art Triennial) with Yatoo

            International Art Center – 4 to 24 October 2017, Izmir, Turkey

2017 - Presentation in Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) in France, organized by Cranberry association

           with Yatoo International Art Center – 5 to 15 September 2017, Doué-en-Anjou, France

2017 - Presentation in Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) in Germany, Title: Urban Nature Art- organized

           by Waldkunstzentrum with Yatoo International Art Center – 19 August to 3 September-

           Darmstadt, Germany

2017 - Artist Talk: “Body and Expression in Performance Art” - Atefeh Khas: A snack named desire,

           Mohsen Saghafy: Everything has a Price, Mehdi Sadr: Prometheus Bound, -Saturday 18 Feb 2017

2016 - Artist Talk during Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) - Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum and

           Paradise Art Center in Gheshm Island – December 2016

2014 - Presentation about “Environmental Art in Iran” in Collaborative project between Iranian and Koran

           artists with the title ‘The experience of Iran with five senses’ - Saba Cultural and Artistic

           Institute, September 2014, Tehran, Iran

 

Workshop:

2017 - Educational Workshop about “Fiber Art” – 13 February 2017 in Knack Gallery- Tehran, Iran

2015 - Living Spaces - Living Castel, NAP Workshop with Iranian, Hungarian and Romanian Artists in

           Daniel Castel- Curators: Peter Alpar & Mahmoud Maktabi - July 2015- Transylvania, Romania

2014 - Educational workshop “Environmental Art, Nature, Architecture” - School of Architecture and

           Urban Planning of Art University – December 2014, Tehran, Iran

2014 - Educational Workshop about Environmental Art (with Open 5 Group), The 5th Annual

           Contemporary Art Persbook, Title of the exhibition “Root”,12 of July 2014

2014 - Lecture and Educational Workshop about Environmental Art, Tehran university- Faculty of Art,

           June 2014

 

Published art works and essay:

2018 - Published a selection of bibliographies and articles related to Passion Play, in the book of “Passion

           Play” exhibition – October 2018, Salam Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2018 - Written text about “Shadow” video art in “Nature art and natural stone” article by Tugce Ayturk _

           Tr Stone Magazine, September 2018_ Turkey

2017 - Published art work on Yatoo-i Environmental Art Calendar 2017- South Korea

2016 - Published essay “The reasons of Environmental art development in Iran's 1380s (2001-2011)” in

           Contemporary Art Magazine Honaragah - Vol 9, July 2016

2016 - Published art work on the poster of SOAS Centenary Conference (University of London) for

           Environmental Challenges in the MENA Region, London Middle East Institute, with Courtesy of

           Janet Rady Fine Art- October 2016.

2015 - Published essay “The story of Flower of Ejvan based on Campbell and Jung's analysis” - Quarterly

           Journal art and science “Honar Pajoh” – Year 3, Vol. 6, spring 2015

2015 - Published essay “The economic art market with trends to sell new artworks in Tehran's galleries” –

           Quarterly Journal of Science, Education and Research "Art Research" - Year 3, Vol. 9, Spring 2015

2015 - Interview and report from environmental art works by Atefeh Khas “Feminine approach to

           environmental art” – Iran Banoo Magazine, Vol 24, 19th April 2015

2015 - Published “Metamorphosis” work on e-book: Water Views: Caring and Daring, download link:

           http://blog.water-wheel.net/2015/02/e-book-water-views-3WDS14.html

2015 - Published art work on cover magazine of “The Middle East in London” University of London

           (SOAS), Volume 11- Number 2- February and March 2015

2015 - Published art work on Yatoo-i Environmental Art Calendar 2015, Soth Korea _ a work from

           “Reflection of me” series

2014 - Published report from environmental art performance “Stitched on body of nature” – Zanan

           Emroz magazine- Year 1, Vol 3, August 2014

2014 - Published art work on Yatoo-i Environmental Art Calendar 2014, South Korea – with Open 5

           Group

2013 - Published art work “The victim's clothing” in Dastan Magazin - Third Year, No. 28, October 2013

2013 - Published essay “Religious attitude in conceptual art” - Quarterly Journal art and science “Honar

           Pajoh” – Year 1, Vol 1, autumn 2013

2013 - Published report from “Environmental Art Festival in Tehran” – Tandis visual art magazine – Vol

           245, 12th March 2013

2012 - Published art work in the catalogue of Environmental Group Exhibition “Wind of Persia”, with

           Yatoo International Art Center- Arko Center- Seoul South Korea

2012 - Published art works in Geumgang Nature Art Biennale Catalogue – Yatoo International Art

           Center- South Korea

2011 - Published art work on International Environmental Art 2012 Wall Calendar with Low Art Group –

          Amber Lutos Publication

 

Art Residency:

2019 - 2019 - Iran / France Exchange Program _ Kooshk Residency and La Friche la Belle de Mai with the

           collaboration of the cultural section of  French Embassy - August 28th until September 25th,

           2019 – Marseille, France and October 2019 – Tehran, Iran

2012 - Residency of Nature Art, October & November 2012, Wongol International Residency Center for

          Yatoo International Art center, South Korea

 

Curator and art director:

2018 - Project collaborator in “National Iranian Radio”, A review of Pieces, Documents, Object, and

           Images from Radio Iran (1940-1980) - Exhibition Research, Book Research and Compilation:

           Mohsen Shahrnazdar - Project Implementation and Exhibition Management : Ahmadreza Nouri -

           20th July to 17th August 2018 - Salam Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2018 - Curator of “Folding, Folding” exhibition_ Artists: Masoumeh Mohtadi & Hilde Overbergh_ 13th to

           25th April 2018 _ Rooberoo Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2017 - Curator of “Tasty Art” exhibition - Zahra Ghyasi, Neda Zarfsaz, Nastaran Safaei & Alireza

           Rasoulzadeh – 30 June to 14 July 2016 – Rooberoo Mansion, Tehran

2016 - Curator of “How many steps to reach you” – Online painting- performance by Leila Fallah &

           Meaghan Sweeney- 2nd December 2016 - Rooberoo Mansion, Tehran

2016 - Curator in online Water Works program – 18th to 20th March 2016, held on http://water-

           wheel.net/

2014 - Art Director of Environmental Art Festival in Abr Forest, 6 - 8 August

2013 - Curator of “Video Persia Art” exhibition with Fereshteh Alamshah – in collaboration with The

           Korean Nature Artist’s Association YATOO – 3rd August to 3rd 2013 – Geumgang International

           Nature Art Center belong to Yatoo international art center - South Korea

2005 - Member of “Open5” and “Persian New Art” Group from 2005 to 2016

 

Honors and Rewards:

2016 - Second prize for scientific article of art in "9th Student Publications Festival ", Tehran, Iran

2015 - Second prize for Literary and Artistic article at the "Student publications in the universities"

           Festival - Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

2013 - 2014 - Selected student for research activity in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Internal Movement

           Festival – Alzahra University, Tehran

2012 - Finalist in Eco Art Awards, Open 5 Groups, Online contest, USA

2007 - Winner of the Group Prize, New Art Festival Flight & Persistence, Saba Cultural and Artistic

           Institute, Collaboration with Open 5 Group, Tehran, Iran.

2007 - Winner of the First Group Prize, Snowy Town Festival in collaborating with Open 5 Group,

           Charmahal & Bakhtiyari, Iran,

 

 

 

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