CV

Born 1976, Tehran, Iran
Nationality: Iranian

Education

• M.A. in Persian Language and Literature
  Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

• B.A. in Persian Language and Literature
  Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
   

Academic Experience

• Lecturer in Persian Language and Literature at Iranian universities (over 10 years), Teaching courses in Persian language, literature, and interdisciplinary humanities.

Artistic Practice

• Alternative photography and Printmaking artist working with memory, absence, and loss, employing experimental photographic and print-based processes.  
• In recent years, actively engaged in teaching and disseminating alternative printmaking techniques through workshops, courses, and independent educational initiatives.

Selected Exhibitions

• 2026

If I Trace Home...
Group Exhibition, Didar Gallery, Tehran

• 2025

Rabbit Cake
Group Exhibition, Shamis Gallery, Tehran

• 2025

Not Yet Human / No Longer a Puppet
Group Exhibition, e1 Gallery, Tehran

• 2024

Perhaps It Was Me…
Solo Exhibition, Sharif Gallery, Tehran
— Explored themes of mourning, nostalgia, and collective memory through altered family photographs using cyanotype and monotype techniques.
 

Curatorial Initiatives

• Research Framework — 16-week Curatorial Program for Printmaking Artists, Co-curated with Ramin Saidian

 

Cultural Initiatives

• Founder of Khanesh Cultural and Artistic Institute, dedicated to interdisciplinary projects and the promotion of Persian literature and arts.
• Founder of Khanesh Alternative Print School
• Founder of khanesh Handmade Film School

 

Skills

• Persian literary studies and modern readings of classical texts
• Alternative Photography and Printing, experimental photography, and mixed-media printmaking
• Academic writing, curriculum development, and teaching

 

Languages

• Persian (Native)
• English (Proficient)