Skills:
Art related Skills:
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painting • visual art • drawing • sketching • sculpture • illustration • Creativity Skills • Multimedia Art • Digital Art • Graphic Design • Working with Adobe and Creative Cloud • Cinema 4D
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Interpersonal Skills:
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Analytical Skills • Leadership • Communication • Public Speaking • critical thinking • Organization Skills • Mentoring • Open-mindedness • Pressure Handling • Problem solving
Education
American University in Dubai / Bachelor of Fine Arts
AUG 2021 - MAY 2024
BFA, Visual Communication in Studio Art
Graduated with Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.94
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Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai / IB Diploma Programme
2016 - 2021
High School Diploma, Studio Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, General
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International School of Frankfurt (ISF)
2018-2019
High school
Shahid Mahdavi School
2010 - 2015
Elementary School
Awards
Outstanding Studio Art Student Award
MAY 2024
Awarded for exceptional achievements and contributions as the most outstanding student in the Studio Art major during my Bachelor's studies.
Summa Cum Laude Honors
MAY 2024
Earned my Bachelor Degree in Visual Communication in Studio Arts with a 3.94 GPA from AUD.
Peer Tutor Certificate - Nadine Ghalayini
APR 2024
Participated as a Peer Tutor in the Peer Tutoring Program to students of AUD from 2023 to 2024.
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First prize winner in Composition and Literature Essay Contest
MAR 2023
First Place with the essay "Drifting Daydreams".
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Second Place winner RAC Poster Design
APR 2023
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Dean’s Honor List
DEC 2021, MAY 2022, DEC 2022, MAY 2023
DEC 2023, MAY 2024
Placed on Dean’s honor list for maintaining a GPA higher than 3.9.
Honor Roll
JUL 2020 - MAR 2021
Honor roll student for maintaining top grades in 11th and 12th grade.
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Junior Ambassador Award - Thomas Nolan
JUN 2020
Junior Ambassador Award for being a student Ambassador of SISD.
Experience
Andakulova Gallery / Art Gallery Intern
JAN 2024 - APR 2024
Responsible for the collection of data and contracts of collectors, media Journalists, and other gallerists. Learned about email marketing, creation of newsletters and art catalogues along with press releases.
Was involved with event coordination and set up, while learning about art installations and market research.​
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Financial TImes / Student Ambassador
OCT 2019 - APR 2020
Worked as a student advocate for the Financial Times in the Student Advocate Program.
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Baker’s Kitchen / Student Intern, waitress and barista
JUN 2019 - JUL 2019
Worked in the restaurant Baker's Kitchen as a waitress and barista.
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Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai / Teacher Assistant
2018
Worked as an Art assistant teacher along with being a Primary assistant teacher.
Projects
"Connection" Visual Communication Senior Exhibition
JAN 2024 - MAY 2024
Exhibited my final artworks "Strings of Fate: Creation and Loss of Connections" for my senior showcase at Courtyard, Majlis Gallery.
Focusing on the universal theme of connections, I created five artworks based on fat and human connections that all individuals experience in life.
All artworks were created with Oil on wood boards, and incorporated sculptural hands coming out of the boards. The pieces were all connected with red "strings of fate".
"iCONOCLAST" Studio Art Final Exhibition
JAN 2024 - MAY 2024
Exhibited my final artworks for my senior year of Advanced Studio Art at Courtyard, Majlis Gallery.
My works focused on the destruction of the human body along with anatomical layers of the body.
All works were created with Oil on wood boards, and showcased all the anatomical layers with 3D sculptural parts coming off the board.
Gallerium Art Wings Exhibition 2023
MAY 2023 - JUL 2023
Participating artist with the work “Rotten”.
Qassimiya Student Showcase
APR 2023
Languages
English
Native/Bilingual
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Persian
Native/Bilingual