| RESUME EDUCATION | |
| 2024-Present | Master of Fine Arts Pennsylvania State University, PA, US Expected Graduation Aug 2026 |
2023 | Pottery Making with Manual and Electric Pottery Wheels Iran’s Technical and Vocational Training Organization, Kerman, Iran |
| 2011-2015 | Bachelor Degree of Urban Planning Engineering Azad University of Kerman, Iran |
CERTIFICATE | |
2025 | Certificate in Teaching Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design Graduate (CPAD), Pennsylvania State University, PA, US |
EXHIBITIONS | |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2026 | BirdSong, Patterson Gallery, State College, PA Rotunda, David R. Newmann Gallery, State College, PA |
Group Exhibitions | |
| 2026 | Dreaming American Futures, Palmer Museum of Art, State College, PA Inner Tides, Global Currents, David R. Neumann Gallery, State College, PA Graduate Research Exhibition, Hub Gallery, State College, PA |
| 2025 | The Traces We Leave, Zoller Gallery, State College, PA C-PAD Open House, Borland Lab, State College, PA Summer Show, Zoller Gallery, State College, PA Graduate Research Exhibition, Hub Gallery, State College, PA Honoring Survival Through Art, Palmer Museum of Art, State College, PA Intersection, Zoller Gallery, State College, PA |
| HONORS + AWARDS | |
| 2026 | Art and Architecture Graduate Student Research Award, Pennsylvania State University Creative Achievement Award, School of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University |
2024-2026 | Teaching Assistantship, School of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University |
| 2025 | The Color Network Studio Stipend Grant Kiki Smith Fellowship |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 2025-Present | Ceramic Instructor College of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State UniversityTeach Intro Ceramics to non-majors |
| 2024-2026 | Digital Fabrication Assistant Stockman School, College of Arts & Architecture, Pennsylvania State University |
| 2024-2025 | Ceramic Tech College of Art and Architecture, Pennsylvania State Universit |
| 2021-2024 | Ceramic Instructor Self-employed - Kerman, Iran Teach pottery to patients with neurological & psychological disorders in Nourie hospital Hold workshops in underprivileged areas |
| 2014-2024 | Illustrator Self-employed - Kerman, Iran |
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE | |
| 2026 | Speaker, “HandmAIde: Merging Lived Experience with Modern Technology Through Collaborative Art.” Presentation at the Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, Penn State Hotel and Conference Center |
| 2025 | Guest Speaker, “Blending Past and Present: My Journey in Clay” Graduate Student Lecture Series - Art History Department - Pennsylvania State University Juror, Undergraduate Exhibition J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School, Pennsylvania State University |
2022-2024 | Pottery Workshop: Clay Sculpture Down Syndrome Charity Organization, Kerman, Iran Painting Workshop Down Syndrome Charity Organization, Kerman, Iran |
| 2024 | Logo Design Down Syndrome Charity Organization, Kerman, Iran |
| 2023 | Surface Design Workshop Down Syndrome Charity Organization, Kerman, Iran |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | |
| 2025 | Metal: Multiples for Installation, Jewelry + Objects Workshop, Lauren Kalman, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts - Deer Isle, ME |
2023 | Pottery: Glazing Workshop, Mohsen Divdel, Kerman, Iran |
| 2022 | Pottery: Wheel Workshop, Saba Art Education, Kerman, Iran |
| 2021 | Pottery: Clay Sculpture and Hand Building Workshop, Saba Art Education, Kerman, Iran Mosaic Mirror Workshop, Pejman Moradi, Tehran, Iran Origami Workshop, Farshad Heidari, Tehran, Iran Illustration Workshop, Reza Akbarzade, Kerman, Iran |
| 2020 | Embroidery Workshop, Narbon Art School, Tehran, Iran |
| 2019 | Illustration Workshop, Reza Akbarzade, Kerman, Iran |
| 2018 | Pattern Workshop, Saba Art Education, Kerman, Iran |
| 2017 | Illustration Workshop, Reza Akbarzade, Kerman, Iran |