HONORS

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• 2025  Individual Excellence Awards, Ohio Arts Council

• 2024  Artist Opportunities grant, Ohio Arts Council

• 2021  AI-AP American Illustration, AI40 chosen winner 

• 2018  Ohioana recognition, Columbus 

• 2007  The Grand Prize, National picture book annual show, Tehran 

• 2005  Runner-up medal, 14th Noma Concours (UNESCO- ACCU), Tokyo 

• 2004  The Golden Pen Award, 42nd Golden Pen, Belgrade 

• 2002  Grand prize of the inaugural Festival of Art, University of Art, Tehran 

 

                           

EXHIBITIONS

 

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Solo and Group shows in the United States, Canada, Iran, Italy, Japan, Germany, Denmark, South Korea, Slovakia, Yugoslavia, and the United Arab Emirates, including:

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• 2024  "Double Edge", ART COLOGNE 2024, Germany

• 2024  “Windy Land”, Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Cologne, Germany

• 2024  “Windy Land”, Weston Gallery, Cincinnati

• 2023  "Motherhood Essence and Feminine Divine”, Skirball Museum, Cincinnati

• 2021  “Breathe!” Wave Pool Gallery, Cincinnati, US

• 2019  "Too Far, So Close", Mónica Reyes Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

• 2017  Solo Show: “Double-Edged”, Wave Pool Gallery, Cincinnati, US

• 2014  “Santa Claus House”, Trento, Italy

• 2014  “Lash”, Contemporary Art Center of Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• 2014  “Salvation”, Van Worm­­­­er Hall, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, US

• 2013  Harvest Gallery, Cincinnati, US

• 2013  “Warning”, Lohioh Gallery, Cincinnati, US

• 2012  “False Idols”, Semantics Galley, Cincinnati, US

• 2012  “Iranian Contemporary Artists", Frappant Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

• 2012  “SCRF” Sharjah Festival, United Arab Emirates

• 2011  “Colors of the Sacred”, Padova, Italy

• 2011  "Children and Theater" Turin, Italy

• 2010  45th Golden Pen, Belgrade, Serbia

• 2009  22nd Biennial of Bratislava (BIB), Bratislava, Slovak Republic

• 2009  Solo Show “Muted Voice”, British Embassy Gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2009  CJ Art Festival, Korea

• 2008  14th International Competition of Illustration, Chioggia, Italy

• 2008  3rd National Artbook show, Tehran, Iran

• 2007  Solo Show, T-Box gallery, Tokyo, Japan

• 2007  44th Golden Pen, Belgrade, Serbia

• 2007  “Mulavi”, Niyavaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2006  1st Croatian Illustration Biennial, Zagreb, Croatia

• 2006  "Pictures from Iran”, Denmark

• 2006  43rd Golden Pen, Belgrade, Serbia

• 2006  1st National Art Book Exhibition, Tehran, Iran

• 2005  14th Noma Concours (UNESCO- ACCU), Japan

• 2004  42nd Golden Pen, Belgrade, Serbia

• 2002  National Art Festival, University of Art, Tehran, Iran

• 2001  6th Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran

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