EDUCATION

MFA in Visual art– GPA: 4.0

School of Visual Art and Design University of South Carolina

January 2020 – May 2022 (Completed)

Bachelor of Art in Graphic Design – GPA: 3.7 School of Visual Art and Design

Marlik Institute of Higher Education February 2007 – June 2012 (Completed)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2022

Graduate Student Recognition Award (GSRA) in Entrepreneurship and Creativity, Hosted by Graduate Student Association.

2021

Directors Award, in photography Competition, The In Art Gallery, Website

2020

Ranked 4th in photography Competition in The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)Art Contest: Colors of Science, Unites States

2018

Ranked 2nd in Nationwide Book Cover Design Competition, “Hidden Contempt, the Pull of a Specious

Paradise” by Celeste Shirecliffe, Unites States

2016

Ranked 2nd in Contemporary Art and Nature Festival at Milad tower, Iran 2015

Ranked 3rd in Contemporary Art and Audiences Festival, “Bhola Forest Breathes”, Iran

2004--2005

Ranked 1st in Oil Painting Competition, Besat High School, Iran Ranked 1st in Carpet Design Competition, Besat High School, Iran

2003--2004

Ranked 1st in town level in Black and White Photography, Art and Culture Competitions, Iran Ranked 3rd in Mazandaran Province in Photography, 16th Festival of Art and Culture, Iran

2002--2003

Ranked 1st in Graphic Design Student Competition, 21st Festival of Art and Culture, Iran

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2023

Group Exhibition, ArtFields Competition, Lake City, SC

2022

MFA thesis Exhibition, MacMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC

Group Exhibition, The Art of Being Woman, Richland Library Main, Columbia, SC

2021

Participated in a Global Digital Collective Artwork composed of individual artworks were showcased on a giant billboard in the streets of Manhattan, Expo Metro Group, Manhattan, NY

Online Group Exhibition, photography, The in Art Gallery, Website Online Group Exhibition, Ceramic, The In Art Gallery, Website

Group Exhibition, 66th Annual juried student exhibition, Mac Master Gallery, Columbia, SC

Group Exhibition, across borders: contemporary artists explore migration and displacement, High Point University, High Point, NC.

2020

Group Exhibition, Avant-grad, MacMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC

Online Group Exhibition, Colors of Science, The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), Website

2016

Group Exhibition, Art and Nature, Millad tower, Tehran, Iran

2015

Group Exhibition, Bhola Forest Breathes, Contemporary Art and Audiences Festival, Mazandaran, Iran

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

ARTS-103: Fundamental of Art. School of Visual art and Design, University of South Carolina (2022-present)

TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP

Graduate Teaching Assistant (2019 - 2022)

ARTS-103: Fundamental of Art. School of Visual art and Design, University of South Carolina.

ARTE-101: Introduction to Art. School of Visual Art and Design. University of South Carolina.

CAREER HISTORY

Adjunct Instructor (August 2022 – Present)

Employer’s name: School of Visual Art and Design University of South Carolina

Teaching Assistant (August 2019 – May 2021)