BRIEF BIOGRAPHY


1962 Born in Shiraz, Iran.
1983 Came to England.
Education:
1989-90 Interdisciplinary MA in Art & Architecture, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury.
1986-89 First Class BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art Sculpture, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norfolk.
1984-85 Foundation Course in Art and Design at Camberwell School of Art, London.
1995-96 Certificate in Education, Post Compulsory Education, Christ church college, Canterbury.
Appointments:
2004- Part-time Lecturer, BA Fine Art, Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury.
2003- Part-time Lecturer, International MFA, Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury
1998- Part-time Lecturer, Interdisciplinary MA in Fine Art, Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury.
1999- Artist-in-Residence / Art Teacher, Millfield Preparatory School, Somerset.
1997-99 Part Time Lecturer in Sculpture, Canterbury College. Canterbury.
1995-97 Part Time Lecturer in Sculpture at HMP Blantyre House, Kent.
1992-1999 Artist-in-Residence, Ashford School, Kent, Independent Girls School.
1991 Visiting Lecturer, Sheffield City Polytechnic. Sheffield.
Commissions:
2000 Millfield Preparatory School Sculpture Commission. Somerset.
1999 Winner of the 1999 Millfield Sculpture Commission, Millfield School, Somerset.
Publications:
I999 Catalogue to accompany one man show at Atkinson Gallery.
1998 Catalogue to accompany 12 & the 13th, published by Pratt Contemporary Art.
1997 Publication of Simurgh "Attar's Mantiq al-tayr", a large book of engravings with screen-printed text, published by Pratt Contemporary Art.
1996 Publication of box of postcards in conjunction with Armory Print Fair.
1995 Publications of print box "One of Twelve" & "the Thirteenth", Limited edition etchings, published by Pratt Contemporary Art.
Solo Exhibitions:
2000 "Circling the Square" at Wolverhampton museum, Wolverhampton
1999 Sculpture, drawing & prints at Atkinson Gallery, Somerset
1998 Major sculpture installation, "12 and The 13th", ART 98 London Contemporary Art, BDC, London.

Sculpture & Drawing, Gallery M, Flowers East, London.
1997 "Simurgh ", the Royal Academy of arts, Original Print Fair, London
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1992-2003 The London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts, London, represented by Pratt Contemporary Art
1995-2003 Print Fair, The Armory, IFPDA, New York, USA, represented by Pratt Contemporary Art
2000 "Work on Paper", group exhibition, Lemon Street Gallery, Dublin, UK
1997 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Garden 1997, Wimborne, Dorset.

Selected Artist, International Print Exhibition, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, USA.
1995 Invited Artist to represent Great Britain at the Tallinn Printmaking Triennial, Tallinn.

Selected Artist, "Identity" - Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne.

Exhibition of screen prints "In The Search of Simurgh", British Contemporary Print Show, Concourse Gallery, Barbican Centre, London.
1991 Two person exhibition, "Resoluting the Irresolute, Irresoluting the Resolute ", Collective Gallery, Edinburgh


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