Education

2017 Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, California State University, Northridge, CA
2012 Master of Arts, Photography, University of Tehran, Iran
2009 Bachelor of Arts, Photography, University of Tehran, Iran

Teaching Experience

2017-23 Adjunct Faculty, Photography I, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016 Instructor of Record, Photography I, California State University, Northridge, CA
2013 Adjunct Faculty, Digital Photography, Azad University (IAUSR), Tehran, Iran

Residencies

2021 Artist in Residence, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2016 CSU Summer Arts Residency, California State University, Monterey Bay, CA

Related Experience

2017-23 Photographer and Graphic Designer, HM DG INC, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Guest Lecturer, Fine-Art Photography, Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
2017 Guest Lecturer, Arts Council, CSUN Art Galleries, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016-17 Graduate Assistant, Digital Photo Print Lab, California State University, Northridge, CA
2014-17 Graduate Assistant, Computer Lab, California State University, Northridge, CA
2017 Workshop, Digital Print Lab, Art 455A, Advertising Photography I, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016 Internship to Claudia James Bartlett (Director), Photo la, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Guest Lecturer, Art 250, Photography I, California State University, Northridge, CA
2015 Teaching Assistant to Lesley Krane, Art 250, Photography I, California State University, Northridge, CA
2015 Volunteer, Photo la, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Workshop, Darkroom printing and Photogram, Student Outreach and Recruitment, California State University, Northridge, CA
2014 Graduate Assistant, Wet Laboratory, California State University, Northridge, CA
2014 Self-Employed, Dideh Photo Studio, Tehran, Iran
2013 Technical and literary editor, Cheshmak Photography Magazine, Tehran, Iran

Curatorial Exhibitions

2018 Us, Madrid Theatre, Canoga Park, CA
2017 All Manual, Shed Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

2021 Stir Crazy, Collaboration with Ariel Mazariegos, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Four x Two, Collaboration with Anita Bunn, PØST @ MIM Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Here They Are, Madrid Theatre, Canoga Park, CA
2016 Here is not Here, Shed Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2015 Something and Nothing, Shed Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2012 A Room of One's Own, Tehran Gallery, University of Tehran, Iran
2009 Ideal House, Tehran Gallery, University of Tehran, Iran
2007 Pieces of Mind, Collaboration with Melika Foroozan, Ebn-e-Sina Gallery, Tehran, Iran

Group Exhibitions

2023 Apophenia, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 7th Annual Anniversary Exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2022 6x6x2022, Rochester contemporary Art Center, New York, NY
2022 Begin/Again, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2021 6x6x2021, Rochester contemporary Art Center, New York, NY
2020 Isolationless, Online Exhibition, Curator: Jason Lipeles
2020 Work from Home, APT5, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Ink&Clay 44, Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Juri Koll, Kimiko Miyoshi, Susan Elizalde-Henson, Kellogg & Huntley Art Galleries, Pomona, CA
2019 6x6x2019, Rochester contemporary Art Center, New York, NY
2019 The Newsstand Project, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Panel Show, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2018 Second Annual TSALA, Monte Vista Projects and Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Panel Show, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2017 Metamorphosis. The Human Stories, directed and co-curated for the international symposium by Mariana Smith Exhibited in USA, Armenia, Germany held at Stockton University, NJ, Academy of fine Art, Dresden, Germany Immigration Narratives in Contemporary Student Works, International exhibition, Ocean city Art Center, Ocean city, NJ, USA, Germany, Armenia, Greece
2017 First Annual TSALA, Monte Vista Projects and Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Graduate Exhibition, MFA/MA, CSUN Art Galleries, California State University, Northridge, CA
2017 District 46 3rd Annual Art-walk, State Building, Van Nuys, CA
2017 Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, CSUN Art Galleries, California State University, Northridge, CA
2017 CSUN Photo Club Invitational Exhibition, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2017 6x6x2017, Rochester contemporary Art Center, New York, NY
2017 Photo la, The Reef, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, Juror: Paul Cherwick, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016 Heat Wave, Juried Exhibition, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016 Culminating Exhibition at CSU Summer Arts Residency, California State University Monterey Bay, CA
2016 CSU Summer Arts Selected works, Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Tom LaDuke, Samantha Fields, Rebecca Campbell, Chancellors Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2016 Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, Jurors: Marlena Donahue, art historian; Thomas McGovern, artist and Professor; Karla Klarin, artist, CSUN Art Galleries, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016 6x6x2016, Rochester contemporary Art Center, New York, NY
2016 CSUN and SANDA Universities Joint Student Exhibition, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016 Everybody Street, Juried Exhibition, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016 Two, Shed Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016 Failure, Shed Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2016 MFA Biennial, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
2016 Photo la, The Reef, Los Angeles, CA
2015 GLAMFA, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2015 6x6x2015, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, New York, NY
2015 Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, CSUN Art Galleries, California State University, Northridge, CA
2015 What's in it for me? Juried Exhibition, Juror: Douglas Mcculloh, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2015 Photo la, The Reef, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Destroying the Selfie, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2014 Meet the Guild, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2014 New MFA Group Show, Shed Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA
2008 Student Group Show, Tehran Gallery, University of Tehran, Iran
2007 Group Photo Exhibition, Urmia Culture & Art Center, Urmia, Iran
2006 Group Photo Exhibition, Tehran Gallery, University of Tehran, Iran