HONORS

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• AI-AP American Illustration, AI40 chosen winner 2021

• Ohioana recognition, Columbus 2018

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

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

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

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

 

                           

EXHIBITIONS

 

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

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

• “Double-Edged”, Wave Pool Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, US 2017

• Mini Cinema, Cincinnati, Ohio, US 2015

• “Santa Claus House” Trento, Italy 2014

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

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

• “False Idols” Semantics Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, US 2012

• "Contemporary Iranian artist, Frappant Gallery, Hamburg, Germany 2012

• “SCRF,” Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2012

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

• "Child and Theater," Italy 2011                          

• 45nd Golden Pen of Belgrade, Belgrade 2010            

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

• Solo Painting Exhibition, The Embassy of England, Tehran, Iran 2009            

• CJ Festival, Korea 2009            

• 1st International Competition of Poster, Chioggia, Italy 2008            

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

• Solo Painting Exhibition, T-Box gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2007            

• 44th Golden Pen of Belgrade, Belgrade2007            

• “Molavi”, Tehran, Iran 2007            

• 2nd Illustration Exhibition of Textbook Picturing, Tehran, Iran 2007            

• First Croatian Biennial of Illustration, Zagreb 2006          

• "Pictures from Iran," Denmark 2006            

• 43rd Golden Pen of Belgrade, Belgrade 2006            

• 1st National Exhibition of Picture book, Tehran, Iran 2006            

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

• 42nd Golden Pen of Belgrade, Belgrade2004            

• 1st Comprehensive Festival of Arts students, University of Art, Tehran, Iran 2002            

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

• 1st Visual Art's Festival, University of Art, Tehran, Iran 1998   

 

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