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Education
2022-2024 M.F.A. in Photography and Related Media, State University of New York at New Paltz
2019-2022 M.A. in Animation, Maziyar Higher Education Institute, Mazandaran, Iran
2016-2019 B.E. in Avionic, University of Applied Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Certificate
2018-2022 Animation Certificate, Tehran Institute of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Teaching Experience
Fall 2024-2025 Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY| Adjunct Faculty, Course: 2-Dimensional Design
2023- 2025 SUNY New Paltz, NY| Invited Instructor, Course: Introduction to Studio Art, Introduction to Video Editing
Winter 2024 D.R.A.W, Kingston, NY| Instructor, Courses: Stop-Motion Level: Grades 5-8, Adult
Fall 2022 SUNY New Paltz, NY| Teaching Assistant, Course: Design Form: Color
Industry Experience
2025- Current Social Media Representative, Multicultural Caucus, Society for Photographic Education( SPE)
2025- Current UI/ UX Designer, Content Creator, Openbook, Indianapolis, IN
2015-Current Independent Photographer
2015-Current Independent Motion and Graphic Designer
2021- 2022 Project Manager/ Coordinator, Association for Protection of Child Laborers, Tehran, Iran
2018- 2020 UI Designer/ Journal Editor, Conference Secretariat, Tehran, Iran
Movie Experience
2025 Cinematographer Assistant, Digital Age Academy Inc, Citizen Science Series, Ep 2, New York, NY
2023 Storyboard Artist, 3 Month and 10 days, Tehran, Iran| Accepted in Marketing Catalogue for the 2024 edition of the SFC
2020- 2022 Backstage Photographer, Cracked, The Chain Tehran, Iran
Assistant Experience
06/2024-12/2024 Gallery Assistant, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
2022-2024 Graduate Assistant, Photography Lab Assistant, Teaching Assistant, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
Summer 2023 Gallery Assistant, Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, NY
Solo Exhibitions and Installations
2025 Unseen Light, Art Centro Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Time Keepers, Sojourner Truth Library Gallery, New Paltz, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions and Installations
2025 Free, For All, The Center for Photography at Woodstock( CPW),Kingston, NY
Export, International Exhibition, Trolley Barn Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Digital Pin-Up Show, Adaptation, Society for Photographic Education (SPE) Annual Conference, Reno, NV
2024 Beyond Shattered Honor, Dorsky Museum, State, New Paltz, NY
SUNY Rockefeller Institute of Government, Albany, NY
Best of SUNY, Chancellor's Gallery, Albany, NY
U Explore, UNISON Art Center, New Paltz, NY
Polymerization, International Artists Exhibition, Barrett House Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Exit Exhibition, Art Centro Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2023 Joy! UNISON Art Center, New Paltz, NY
Flashpoint, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Picturing Plurality, Full Circle Fine Art, Baltimore, MD
Composium, UNISON Art Center, New Paltz, NY
Wish You Were Here, Yale school of Art, New Haven, CT
On the Way, Gallery 40, Poughkeepsie, NY
Path, Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2022 Time and Space, The Transformer Station Art Center, Cleveland, OH
Selected Grants and Honors
2023 Raising HOPE Community Scholarship, United Way, Ulster County, NY
Residency and Fellowship
Upcoming-2026 Vermont Studio Center(VSC), Film and Digital media residency
Portfolio Reviewer
Portfolio Reviewer, Society of Photographic Education( SPE), N, Gresham, OR
Conferences and Artist Talks.
2025 Photographing Conflict, Invited Speaker, Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
Online Meet Up, Women Alternative Photography Group( WAPG)
2024 Meet the Artist, The Center for Photography at Woodstock( CPW), Kingston, NY
Renewal Conference, Northwest Chapter of the Society for Photographic Education( SPE):, Gresham, Oregon
Reciprocity: Expanding Ideas of Community, Ogden, Utah
Professional Membership
Member of Society for photographic education(SPE), United state
Member of Center for photography at Woodstock(CPW) , Kingston, NY
Member of UNISON Art Center, New Paltz, NY
Technical Skills
Programming MATLAB, C++ , Python
Design Tools Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Cinema 4D, Autodesk Maya, Touch Design.
Media Studies Auditory Culture, Digital Composition and Performance, Critical Media Theory, Philosophical Technologies, Social and Embedded Design, Interaction Design, Responsive Environments, Experiential Media, Somatic and Movement Studies.
Animation 2D Animation, Storyboarding, Rigging, Character Design, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, Sound Design
Photography Color Correction, Exposure Adjustment, Studio Lighting, Digital Printing, Image Composition, Archival Techniques
Languages Farsi (Native), English (Advanced), French (A2 Beginner)