EDUCATION
| 2018 | Continuing Studies – Sculpture, OCAD, Toronto, Canada |
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| 2013 | MFA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, London, UK |
| 2005 | MFA Painting, Azad Art University, Tehran, Iran |
| 1999 | BA Painting, Azad Art University, Tehran, Iran |
RESIDENCIES & STUDIOS
| 2026 | Upcoming: URAA, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| 2025 | 8 Vine Yard Residency, London, UK |
| ISCP, Brooklyn, US | |
| 2024 | Fogo Island Arts, Canada |
| 2023 | TKE (Tracey Emin) Studios, Margate, UK |
| 2022 | Delfina Foundation, London, UK |
| 2021 | Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada |
| 2019 | Banff Art Center, Banff, Canada |
| 2018 | MOCA Toronto Studio, Toronto, Canada |
| SOMA Summer, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| ViaFarini, Milan, Italy | |
| 2013 | Red Mansion, Beijing, China |
| 2010 | Greatmore, Cape Town, South Africa |
GRANTS & AWARDS and SELECTIONS
| 2024 | Art Council England, DYCP |
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| Canada Art Council, ARTS Abroad | |
| 2023 | Canada Art Council, Composite: Three Years |
| Canada Art Council, Explore and Create Concept to Realization | |
| Toronto Art Council, Visual Artists: Creation | |
| Tracey Emin Foundation Studio Holder, Maragte, UK | |
| 2022 | Canada Art Council, Art Abroad Grant |
| Ontario Art Council, Chalmers Professional Development Projects | |
| Longlisted for Sobeys Award, National Gallery of Canada | |
| TAC Mentorship for Newcomers (As a Mentor) | |
| 2021 | Canada Art Council, Explore and Create Concept to Realization |
| City Of Toronto Year of Public Art | |
| OAC Artist/Prsenter Collaboration Project | |
| 2020 | Toronto Art Council, Mid Career Visual Artist Creation Grant |
| 2019 | Winner of The Ontario Exhibition of The Year Award/OAAG (Monographic) |
| Banff Jim Dinning and Evelyn Main Endowed Scholorship for Visual Arts | |
| Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant – The Power Plant | |
| 2018 | Ontario Arts Council, Visual Artists Creation Project Grant |
| RBC Arts Access Fund Award | |
| Canada Council for Arts, Arts Abroad Grant | |
| Ontario Arts Council, International Residency Grant | |
| Toronto Arts Council, Newcomer Mentorship Award (Mentor: Nahed Mansur) | |
| Toronto Arts Council, Mid-Career Visual Artist Grant | |
| 2016 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant – SAVAC |
| 2015 | Nominated for Jameel Prize, London, UK |
| 2013 | Iran Heritage Exhibition Grant, London, UK |
| Winner of Red Mansion Art Prize 2013, Beijing, China | |
| Shortlisted for Threadneedle prize, Mall Galleries, London, UK | |
| 2009 | Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award, Dubai, UAE |
EXHIBITIONS
| 2024 | Aga Khan Museum, Light, Toronto, Canada | |
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| Chapitre III, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montreal, Canada | ||
| Mémoire Matérielle, Foire Plural (curated section), Montreal, Canada | ||
| 2024 | TKE (Tracey Emin Foundation), Margate, UK | |
| Nicolas Robert Gallery, (Solo)Particular Good Game for Self Punishment, Montreal, Canada | ||
| Art Spin, Public Sweat, Toronto, Canada | ||
| Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| Rockefeller Foundation, New York, USA | ||
| MeetFactory, Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Very Small Feelings, Kiran Nadar Museum, Delhi, India | ||
| 2022 | Task Negative, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Toronto, Canada | |
| Toronto Biennial, What Water Knows The Land Remembers, Toronto, Canada | ||
| Ab Anbar Gallery, THINGAMAJIG, London, UK | ||
| Romance Of Many Dimensions, Aga Khan Museum, Toronto,Canada | ||
| 2021-22 | *Terms And Conditions Apply (Solo), Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2021 | GTA21 triennial, MOCA Toronto, Canada | |
| Still Daylight, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Toronto, Canada | ||
| Particular Good Game for Self Punishment, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montreal, Canada | ||
| 2020 | Crawling Out of A Hidden Place, Arsenal Contemporary Art Toronto, Canada | |
| 2019 | Canadian Art Magazine Solo Booth Commission, Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada | |
| Frieze Sculpture Park, London, UK | ||
| Never Never Land (solo), Koffler Centre for Arts, Curated by Mona Filip, Toronto, Canada | ||
| 2018 | Exfoliation, Akin Window Gallery, Toronto, Canada | |
| Bocconi 18, Bocconi Art Gallery, Milan, Italy | ||
| Contemporary Chaos, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium Museum, Vestfossen, Norway | ||
| 2017 | Parting Lines, OCAD Gallery, Curated by Lauren Schaffer and Camille Rauton, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2016 | Masterplan (solo), Ab/Anbar Gallery, Tehran, Iran | |
| ARTIFACTS: Akin X Project, Project Gallery, Toronto, Canada | ||
| RTL/LTR, Artmark Gallery, Vienna, Austria | ||
| RTL/LTR, Galerie Forum, Wels, Austria | ||
| Manpower Art Festival 16, Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| RCA SECRET, Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE | ||
| Red Mansion, Triangle Space and Cookhouse Gallery, London, UK | ||
| 2015 | Curatorial Project: Jabberwocky, Ab/Anbar Gallery, Tehran, Iran | |
| 2014 | Appologie for Understanding (solo), Asia House, London, UK | |
| Meaning of Happiness, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran | ||
| Red Mansion Art Prize, Royal College of Art, London, UK | ||
| 2013 | Utopia (solo), Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran | |
| Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, London, UK | ||
| Utopia (solo), Light Gallery, London, UK | ||
| MFA Thesis Exhibition, CSM Lethaby Gallery, London, UK | ||
| Oblivion, Project space, London, UK | ||
| 2012 | Art Pavilion, London, UK | |
| Mise–en–scène, Etemad Gallery, Dubai, UAE | ||
| Haft Negah, Niavaran Cultural Centre, Tehran, Iran | ||
| MFA Interim Exhibition, V22 Art Space, London, UK | ||
| Xhibit, Menier Gallery, London, UK | ||
| Xhibit, Kingsgate Workshop Trust, London, UK | ||
| Xhibit, CSM Windows Gallery, London, UK | ||
| 2011 | Project 2012 End Of The World, Gallery on the Corner, London, UK | |
| Project 2012 End Of The World, Gallery on the Corner, London, UK | ||
| 2000/10 | Creek Art Festival, Dubai, UAE | |
| Memory, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE | ||
| Duality, XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE | ||
| New Signature, Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award Exhibition, Dubai, UAE | ||
| Art Biennial, Niavaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran | ||
| Iran the land of peace, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran | ||
| New Generation, Jahan Nama Gallery, Tehran, Iran | ||
| Civilization’s Dialogue, Afrand Gallery, Tehran, Iran |