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Selected Solo Shows and Installations:
2023:
George Washington Masonic Mesuem in Alexandria, Virginia
Installation of "The Cycle of Nature," Grand Hall (December)
2022:
Winter installation of "The Cycle of Nature and Time" at Torpedo Factory Art Center (November 21 to March 23)
2021:
The Mansion of Strathmore, Maryland (March to May)
2019:
IACC Community Center (Iranian-American Community Center), Northern VA, (July)
2018:
2018 Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Art Center, Alexandria, (September)
2018 Artist's Proof Gallery, Washington DC, (May)
2017:
2017 Gallery B, Bethesda Urban Partnership, Maryland (July)
2017 Artist's Proof Gallery, Washington DC (May)
2015:
2015 Hill Center, Washington DC (Jan)
2013:
2013 Exhibit 9 Potomac, Maryland (June)
2013 AITV Gallery, Virginia (June)
2003:
2003 Mitre Corporation, Virginia
2003 US Geological Survey Headquarters Virginia (Jan)
Selected Group Shows:
2024: March 150 Canal Center in Alexandria in partnership with Torpedo Factory Art Center (March)
2023: Washington DC Commission on the Art and Humanities, Dec 2023 (Oct)
2023: Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC, (May to July)
2023: March 150 Target Gallery, Alexandria (March)
2023: IACC Community Center (Iranian-American Community Center), Northern VA (March)
2022: Greece, Crete, Mudhouse Residency House, (July)
2022: IACC Community Center (Iranian-American Community Center), Northern VA (May)
2021: Washington DC Commission on the Art and Humanities (Dec)
2021: McLean Projects for the Arts (ArtFest), Virginia (Oct)
2020: Washington DC Commission on the Art and Humanities (Dec)
2020: Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, (Sept)
2019: Artist's Proof, Washington DC (June)
2018: La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, New York (Feb)
2018: Artist's Proof Gallery, Washington DC, (Oct)
2017: McLean Projects for the Arts (ArtFest), Virginia (Oct)
2017: Strathmore Mansion Mansion, Maryland (Jan)
2016: Art Basel, Scope Miami, with Arteponte Gallery NY& Basel, (Dec)
2016: McLean Projects for the Arts (ArtFest), Virginia, (Oct)
2016: The University of Maryland (ISWF show), Maryland (Jan)
2016: NYArtExpo, New York (May)
2015: Art Basel (Spectrum), Miami, (Nov)
2015: The Montpelier Center for Arts and Education, Virginia (Oct)
2015: Artist's Proof Gallery, Washington DC (Nov)
2014: Artist's Proof Gallery, Washington DC (Sept)
2014: McLean Projects for the Arts (ArtFest), Virginia (Oct)
2014: George Washington University, Washington DC (Nov)
2014: Linus Gallery, Los Angeles
2013: Exquisite Collective, Argentina (May)
2012: Illustrator Club, Washington DC
2011: Illustrator Club, Washington DC
2004: Gallery 505, Washington DC
1999: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Awards and Acquisitions:
Acquisitions:
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US Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, 2023 "Saffron Nebula" piece (Art in Embassies)
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Martin Luter King Jr., Library in Washington DC, Permanent collection, 2022
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The US Department of Public Works in Washington, DC
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The Department of Transportation in Washington, DC
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Councilmember Brooke Pinto in Washington, DC
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The Collections of the DC Commission on Art and Humanities office
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The law firm of Wiley Rein LLP, Washington DC
Awards:
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2023 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities ArtBank 23 Finalist
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Art Bank program, finalist years: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
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Global Art Awards finalist 2017 and 2018, organized by the Middle East Art Collector Association (MACA) and the Wall Street Journal in Dubai
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Honorable mention, Hermes Creative Awards, 2015
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Bronze Spotlight award. LACP (League of American Communications Professionals)
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Residencies, Presentations, and Talks:
Talks and Workshops:
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Smithsonian Asian Art, Nowruz Festival Presentation at The Freer and Sackler Galleries, March 2023
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National Museum of Women in Art, Artist Talk for the Circle of Nature and Time Installation, Jan 2023
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Smithsonian Asian Art, presentation at The Freer and Sackler Galleries, March 2021
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Mudhouse Residency, Crete, Greece Workshops & presentations, July 2022
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University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley - presentation and workshop (Zoom), September 2020
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US Botanic Garden Washington DC- workshop and presentation (Zoom), March 2020
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US Botanic Garden, Washington DC 2019- workshop and presentation, March
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George Washington University, Nov 2019, presentation, Sept 2019
Residencies:
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Sept 2019: Buniho Creative Hub, Messejana, Portugal Residency
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July 2022, MudHouse, Crete, Greece
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Press:
Washington Post Feb 2023
Nowruz Journal, May 2021 and 2022
Posh Seven- Loudoun County_ Oct 2020
NowRouz Journal ( Sacred Geometry and Talismans
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Education:
BS in Biology (Botany), Tehran University
Certified programs, Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC