EDUCATION:
Present PhD. Electronic Arts
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences], Troy/NY
2020 MFA. Visual Arts
York University [School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design], Toronto/ON
2015 BFA. Photography
OCAD University, Toronto/ON
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Wholly Quantum, Special Project Gallery, Toronto/ON
2016 Can You Pass the Acid Test? Gallery 44, Toronto/ON
2015 A Chemical Love Story, Xpace, Toronto/ON
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2024 ART FOOLS, Three Phase Center, Stone Ridge/NY
2023 b priori, Collar Works, Troy/NY
2020 "NEXT | WAVE", Varley Art Gallery, Unionville/ON
2019 Impulse, Special Project Gallery, Toronto/ON
2019 Peinture fraîche et nouvelle construction, Art Mûr, Montreal/QC
2019 Between States, Special Project Gallery, Toronto/ON
2019 Arts @ Suite 500, Schulich School of Business, Toronto/ON
2019 I Blink My Eyes to Keep the Time, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto/ON
2018 From the Ground Up, Special Project Gallery, Toronto/ON
2017 Transmundane, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina/SK
2017 Out of the Frame[work], Narwhal Contemporary, Toronto/ON
2016 Collaboration with Pedram Karimi Spring/Summer 2017, New York City
2015 Hangloose Media, Toronto Film Festival, Toronto/ON
2015 The Fortune of Having Been There, Project Gallery, CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto/ON
2015 OCADU’s 100th Annual Graduate Exhibition, OCAD University, Toronto/ON
2015 Festival of the Body, OCAD University, Toronto/ON
2014 Homme Fatale, OCAD University, Toronto/ON
FILMOGRAPHY:
2012 “I Cry, Alone, Insane” short film, writer, producer, director, Tehran/Iran
2011 "The Bright Side of the Moon" feature film, camera assistant, Toronto/ON
2011 “Whispers of Nil” short film, writer, director, Toronto/ON
2010 “Mania” short film, writer, director, Toronto/ON
AWARDS:
2024-27 SSHRC Doctoral Award [Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada]
2024-25 HASS Production Grant, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy/NY
2023-24 HASS Production Grant, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy/NY
2022-26 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Fellowship, Troy/NY
2020 York University's Research Cost Fund, Toronto/ON
2019 York University Graduate Scholarship, Toronto/ON
2018 York University Graduate Fellowship, Toronto/ON
2015 Verant Richards Photography Award, Toronto/ON
2011 The Donny Awards, best portfolio drama for “Whispers of Nil”, Toronto/ON
2011 The Donny Awards, best cinematography for “Whispers of Nil”, Toronto/ON
PRESS/REVIEWS/PUBLICATIONS:
Yari, Arma, et al. “It Is Good to Know the Differences among Narcissists and Ordinary Citizens”, IJAHSSS, Vol. 8, Issue. 1, Jan. 2023
“WAYMARK | By York University's 2020 MFA Visual Art Cohort”, Apr. 2020
“A Chemical Love Story”, The Six Hundred, 19 Nov. 2018
“Sparkle of Divinity”, Prairie Dog, 17 Aug. 2017
Graves, Cassidy Dawn. “Gender-Free Fashion Infiltrates a Bed-Study Basement”, Bedford + Bowery, 19 Sept. 2016
Chong, Joshua. “A Chemical Love Story”, Xpace Cultural Centre, Nov.6, 2015
Chiose, Simona. “You Could Find the Next Shary Boyle at OCAD’S Grad Exhibition”, Globe and Mail, 1 May. 2015
TALKS/DISCUSSIONS/CURATORIAL WORK:
2024 Iranian Artists Symposium, University of Toronto, Toronto/ON
2023 “Artist Talk for Deep Listening with Professor Stephanie Loveless”, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy/NY
2022 “Artist Talk with Jenn E Norton”, iEAR Salon Virtual Series, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy/NY
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
2024 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [teaching assistant- IHSS 1973: News Media, Culture and Politics]
2024 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [teaching assistant- IHSS 1300: Race and Film in US Culture and History]
2024 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [teaching assistant- ARTS 2540: The Multimedia Century]
2023 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [teaching assistant- IHSS 1973: News Media, Culture and Politics]
2023 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [teaching assistant- IHSS 1300: Race and Film in US Culture and History]
2023 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [teaching assistant- ARTS 2180: Deep Listening]
2022 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [teaching assistant- PSY 4430: Psychology of Mindfulness]
2022 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [teaching assistant- PSY 4730: Positive Psychology]
2020 York University [teaching assistant- VISA1006 N: The Photographic Experience]
CHARITABLE DONATIONS/AUCTIONS:
2013 Art with Heart auction, Casey House, Toronto/ON