Multidisciplinary Artist
Education
- George Brown College, Toronto
Post Graduate Degree, College Teacher Training Program 2016
- Art University of Tehran, Iran
Master of Fine Arts degree (Painting), 1997
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (Painting), 1994
- Azad University / Tehran, Northern Branch, Tehran, Iran
Bachelor of Arts degree (Translation), 1997
Highlights
- Master of Fine Arts degree in painting combined with expertise in drawing, new media, and video arts.
- Two times successful candidate to receive a Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, 2015 and 2018
- Winner of the Grand Prize of the International Dhaka Biennial 2003-2004 for the Video Installation, “Rising up or falling down.”
- Short listed for the MOPCAP Prize (Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize), London, England, 2009
- Renown for social-political themes in different artistic projects in painting, drawing, video arts and new media
Grants, Prizes or Awards
- Two times successful candidate to receive a Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, 2015 and 2018
- Winner of the Grand Prize of the International Dhaka Biennial 2003-2004 for the Video Installation, “Rising up or falling down.”
- Short listed for the MOPCAP prize (Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize), 2009, London, England
List of independent video-installation and short films And Related main Exhibitions
1. Rising Up or Falling Down…. Video Installation…. 2002
- Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts, Group exhibition, 2002
- Eleventh International Biennial of contemporary arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2003-4
2. Mansour Halladge…. Video Installation…. 2002
- Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts, Group exhibition, 2002
- Niavaran Foundation, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2004
3. Green Red My hands…. Video art, 2003
- Artists’ Forum, Group exhibition Tehran, 2003
- Art Gallery, Solo exhibition, Isfahan, 2004
4. Through the small gate of loneliness…. Video installation…. 2004
- Artists’ Forum, Solo exhibition, Tehran, 2004
- Ajeep Gallery, Group exhibition, Delhi, India, 2004
- Sala Uno Gallery, Group exhibition, Rome, Italy, 2005
- Barakat Trust, Oxford University, Group exhibition, Oxford, England, 2005
- Art Gallery, Tokyo, Group exhibition, Japan, 2005
5. Doors…. Video Installation…. 2004
- Tehran University, Student’s club, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2004
6. Your face in my eyes…. Video Art…. 2005
- Artists’ Forum, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2005
- Azad Art Gallery, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2005
- Museum of arts, Solo exhibition, Isfahan, Iran, 2006
7. Silence…. Video art…. 2005
- Niavaran Foundation, Group exhibition, Tehran, Iran, 2005
- Museum of fine arts, Freiburg, Group exhibition, Germany, 2006
- Middle East technical university, Istanbul, Group exhibition, Turkey, 2007
8. Dialogue…. Video Art…. 2005
- Aban Gallery, Solo exhibition, Tehran, 2005
9. Earth…. Video art…. 2005-6
- Azad art Gallery, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2006
- New Jersey University, New Jersey, USA, 2008
- Devi art foundation, Delhi, India, 2011
10. Fire…. Video art…. 2007
- Devi art foundation, Group exhibition, Delhi, India, 2007
11. Wind…. Video art…. 2007
- Devi art foundation, Delhi, India, 2011
- Istanbul art Fair, represented by Etemad Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey, 2010
12. Water…. Video Art…. 2007
- University of New Jersey, New Jersey, Group exhibition, USA, 2008
13. Self Portrait…. Video art…. 2007-8
- Azad art gallery, Solo exhibition, Tehran, 2008
- Mah e Mehr Gallery, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2008
- Cultuurcentrum, Brugge, Group exhibition, Belgium, 2008
- Port Izmir Triennial, Group exhibition, Izmir, Turkey, 2010
- Devi art foundation, Delhi, Group exhibition, India, 2011
14. School Diary…. Video Installation…. 2009
- Gedoc art center, Karlsruhe, Group exhibition, Germany, 2009
- 53 art museum, Guangzhu, Group exhibition, China, 2011
- Museo Nacional & Centro de Arte Reina Sofia &CinetecaMatadero de Madrid Caox forum de Madrid, Group exhibition, Madrid, Sapin, 2012
15. Insomnia…. Video art…. 2010
- Etemad gallery, Solo exhibition, Tehran, 2010
16. Music and Flower…. Video art…. 2010
- Mohsen Gallery, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2012
- Institute of art history and archeology, Bonn, Group exhibition, Germany, 2012
- PI art works gallery, Istanbul, Group exhibition, Turkey, 2012
17. Tehran 2010…. Video art…. 2010
- Mohsen gallery, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2010
18. Tehran 2011…. Video art…. 2011
- Parallel Vienna 2016, represented by Hinterland, Vienna, Austria, 2016
- Hinter land projects, Berlin, Group exhibition, Germany, 2011
- Seen Gallery, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2011
19. Biopsy of a close memory…. Video art, 2012
- 53 art museum, Guangzhu, Group exhibition, China, 2012
- Mohsen Gallery, Group exhibition, Tehran, 2012
20. The Painless Method…. Video art…. 2013
- Kunst museum, Memmingen, Group exhibition, Germany, 20014
- Goteborgsstad and Kultur I vast, Group show, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2014
21. I am not a female artist from Middle East in exile, I am an artist…. Video Art…. 2014
- Goteborgsstad and Kultur I vast, Group show, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2014
22. The space in between all the physical objects…. Short Narrative, 2015
- Arta Gallery, September 2015, Solo show, Toronto
- Artscape young place, Shaw street, Nuit blanche 2017, Toronto
- Whitechapple gallery, September 2019, London, England
23. The edge of the cloud
- Etemad gallery, July 2019, Solo exhibition, Tehran, Iran
List of selected paintings, photo arts and mixed media art works and related main exhibitions
1. Dreams & dreamers…. painting and installation…. 2000
- Barg art gallery. Solo exhibition. Tehran. Iran. 2000
2. Self Portrait series…. painting…. 2007
- Azad art gallery. Sol exhibition, Tehran. Iran. 2008
- Iran.com exhibition. London. Group exhibition. 2009
- Gedok centre. Karlsruhe. Group exhibition, Germany. 2009
3. You are a bad girl…. Painting…. 2008
- F&A projects. Group exhibition, Paris. 2008
4. Insomnia…. painting & drawing…. 2010
- Etemad gallery. Solo exhibition, Tehran.2010
5. The animals…. Mixed media…. 2011
- Etemad gallery. Private Solo show, Tehran. 2011
6. I live between the colors of my flag…. painting …. 2011
- Etemad Gallery. Solo show, Tehran. 2012
7. Edge of the blade…. painting, digital photo and mixed media…. 2011-12
- Group exhibition. Monoxide Project. Kherad Institute. Group exhibition, Tehran. 2011
- Seen art gallery. Group exhibition, Tehran. 2012
- Etemad gallery. Solo exhibition, Tehran. 2012
- Mark Hachem gallery. Solo exhibition, Beirut. 2012
8. Untitled (immigration series)…. drawing and mixed media…. 2012-13
- Arta gallery. Group exhibition, Toronto. 2013
9. The Blue Back grounds…. Painting… 2014-15
- Arta gallery, Group exhibition. Toronto. 2014
- Artclvb and Meena art foundation in collaboration with Reorient magazine. Solo exhibition. Richmond Hill. Canada. 2015
- Advocartsy. Arena Gallery. Group exhibition. Los Angeles. California. USA. 2016
10. Identity…. Painting …. 2015-16
- Artclvb and Meena art foundation in collaboration with Reorient magazine, Solo exhibition. Richmond Hill. Canada. 2015
- Etemad gallery. Group exhibition. Tehran. Iran. 2016
11. Seppuku ….. Painting ….. 2018-19
Bibliography
Books
- Kunstler Unterwegs Wege und Grenzen des Reinens, Harald Penchlar | Elisa Innerhorfer. [Hrsg], Nomos, 2018
- The Artist, The Censor, and The Nude A tale of morality and appropriation
Glenn Harcourt , Artwork: Pamela Joseph, Foreword: Francis M. Nauman,
First published in Los Angeles by DoppelHouse Press 2017 - Contemporary Iranian Art New Perspectives
Hamid Keshmirshekan PHD. . First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Saqi Books.
Saqi: 26 Westbourne Grove London W5 2Rh. www.saqibooks.co.uk
ISBN 978-0-86356-721-6. 2013. - Performing the Iranian State: Visual Culture and Representations of Iranian Identity
Staci Gem Scheiwiller. Performing arts. 260 pages. Anthem Press. Feb. 15 2013.
(Pages 183-185)
Researches
- Representing the unrepresentable. De/constructive strategies of re/presenting identity in contemporary Iranian Video art on example of Simin Keramati and Shahram Entekhabi
Julia Alerstrofer PHD. . Catholic theological university Linz Upper Austris. 2014.
Articles
- Kunst und Kirche, [magazine fur kritik, asthetik und religion], Post-Orientalismus?, 3.2019 / www.kunstundkirche.com
- Kristiche berichte 2.2019, [magazine] zeitschrift fur Kunst- und kulturwissenscheften, Jahrgang 47, Jonas Verlag, Article by Julia Allerstorfer
- 14 Iranian Artists Explore Just How Complex Immigration And Identity Can Be In a tumultuous time for American foreign policy, these artists offer nuanced views of what it means to be Iranian. And Article by: prievilla Frank, Feb. 2 2017, Huufington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iranian-contemporary-artists_us_5891f136e4b0c90eff012b31
- Iran’s Hybrids unveiled Women in the Islamic Republic are minding East and West in their battle against the chador as a new exhibition of female artists show
An article by Katherine Butler. The Independant. www.independant.co.uk . 2009 - It’s all about change Snapshots from Tehran contemporary art scene
An article by Ingo Arend. Nafas Magazine. www.universes-in-universe.org . 2011 - Klein, Fein, Prazise Drei Ausstellungen in der Memmingen Kunsthalle
An article by Christofer Wiedmann in German news paper: KULTUR Donnerstag. 20 Februar 2014.Nr. 42 Suddeufsche Zeitung. 2014 - The Judge of Other’s Judgment a glance at the works of Simin Keramati
An article by Behrang Samadzadegan. Art Tomorrow Contemporary Art Magazine. No. +3. Winter2011. - Iran .com, Iranian art today, by Susann Wintch, Dec. 2009, Nafas Magazine. https://universes.art/en/nafas/articles/2006/irancom-iranian-art-today
- The united patchworks, An article on today’s Iranian art and Iranian artists working and living inside Iran and in other countries, by me Simin Keramati, Tirgan Magazine, Celebrating Iranian Arts and Culture in Canada, August 2015, Toronto
A brief history of teaching experiences
Art Instructor, fall 2019 to present
Art instructor in Canadian Contemporary School of Art, CCSA,
- Figurative drawing portrait and human body
- Understanding the space, composition of form and colour in a frame
- Fundamental of Arts
- Arts basics
- Building and creating an art portfolio
- Techniques of drawing from basic to advanced both live models and still life
- Teaching painting with different medias (Acrylic, Oil, Watercolour, Pastel) from both live models and still life alongside landscape
Art Instructor, fall 2016 to 2019
Art instructor in the Prussian Blue Art studio, teaching drawing and painting to individuals and groups of young adults, teen agers and adults
- Techniques of drawing from basic to advanced both live models and still life
- Teaching painting with different medias (Acrylic, Oil, Watercolour, Pastel) from both live models and still life alongside landscape
- Teaching art history and basics of creativity to individuals and the groups
Member of the Advisory Committee, Fall- Winter 2016-17
Member of the advisory committee for MFA student at York University, Visual arts department
Committee advisors: Judith Schwarz (Associate Professor, York University), Michel Daigneault (Associate Professor, York University) and me as the third (guest) committee advisor
- Analysis and criticizing the art works of the student
Teacher Mentee, winter 2016
College Teacher Training Program, placement in School of Design, George Brown College, Toronto
Teacher Mentor: Noreen McGibney
- Teacher Mentee, Art & Design Foundation program, Foundation Drawing II
- Taught figurative drawing based on the anatomy of the human body
- Instructed different techniques on paper (pen, marker, pencil, chalk, pastel)
- Delivered new methods of teaching, such as using smart board and other technologies to motivate the students.
Instructor, Workshop Developer, 2015-16
Sketch-working in collaboration with the University of Toronto, Toronto
A project for ten sessions of workshops for teenage and homeless mothers, project designer: Clara Juando.
- Developed workshop guidelines and outcomes for painting and drawing
- Worked on different techniques for drawing sessions
- Worked on different techniques for painting classes
- Worked on creativity in the use of different objects
Fine Arts Educator, 1998-2012
Faculty of Fine Arts – Azad University of Tehran
Central Branch, Arts & Architecture Department, Painting Program, Tehran, Iran
- Taught courses in:
o Painting studio from the first semester (junior students) to the last semester (senior students)
o Drawing studio from the first semester (junior students) to the last semester (senior students)
o Fundamental of Arts 1 and Arts Basics 2
o Final Projects for Painting and Drawing - Served as thesis supervisor to 40 undergraduate and 30 graduate students working on MA or BA degrees in painting and art-research courses
- Developed lesson plans for undergraduate courses in painting and drawing – with classes ranging from 14-27 students per semester
- Advised students on research preparation, theses guidelines, and expectations
