Exhibitions, Publications, Press, Residencies and Internships


2023
Residency- C.R.E.T.A. 
Publication- Artist Spotlight, @thecolornetwork, Instagram
Group (invited) Exhibition- Provocality, NCECA, Cincinnati, OH
Group (invited) Exhibition-Khorshid Khanoom, Sovern.LA, Los Angeles, CA
Group (invited) Exhibiton-Bloom, Refugee Eye Gallery , San Francisco, CA
International Juried Exhibition- Anonymous, Iran, Culture Lab LIC, New York City, NY
  •    Opening Reception reported on by BBC Persian and included in article in CNN
Solo (invited) Exhibition- Will I be lost in Translation?, WAL Public Market Gallery, Sacramento, CA
  • Artist Talk- In Conversation with Faith J. McKinnie, Youtube
  • Opening Reception of Will I Be Lost in Translation, Youtube

2022
First place-  Mulberry Literary Fresh Voices Award
Solo (invited) Exhibition -
Tiny Pedestal Project, Columbus, OH
International Juried Exhibition- Reflections in Clay, Light Art Space, Silver City, NM
Studio Assistant
-Women Working With Clay Symposium, Roanoke, VA
International Juried Exhibition- World Through Minds, Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
Solo Exhibition- Displaced Amnesia, Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
Podcast Guest- The Artist in Me is Dead Hosted by Rhonda Willers-Zahra Hooshyar, streaming
NCECA Guest Speaker-Ground Beneath My Feet, Grand Hyatt, Sacramento, CA
Studio Assistant- Robin Hill Manufacturing Co., Woodland, CA

2021
Solo Exhibition- Woodfired Delight, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, CO
Juried Exhibition
- Hella Cups, Applied Contemporary Gallery, Oakland, CA
Group Exhibition - Turnover, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
Publication- Artist Spotlight, @Clay Crits, Instagram
Group Exhibition- The Darkness Within, Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
Group Exhibition- University of California- Davis, John Natsoulous Gallery, Davis, CA
Group Exhibition- Colors, Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
Ceramic Intern - Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

2020
Solo Exhibition- Pandemic Artist Feature, Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
Publication- Winter 2021 :Shoes Before Socks, Open Ceilings Magazine, Davis, CA
Group Exhibition- 2020:Nevermind, Davis, CA
Group Exhibition- Nightmare Harvest Festival, Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
Ongoing Collaboration- Postal Collage Project, Worldwide

2019
Group Exhibition- It’s My Choice!, The Frontera Cultera, San Ysidro, CA
Solo Exhibition- Artist Showcase, The Frontera Cultura, San Ysidro, CA
Solo Exhibition- Main St. Art Walk, Vista, CA
Group Exhibition- East Jesus Collaboration, Slab City, CA
Group Exhibition- Infected, San Diego City College, San Diego, CA

2018
Solo Exhibition- Bravura 2018, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Solo Exhibition- Foggy Shores, Bridgetown DIY, La Puente, CA


Education

Bachelor of the Arts, Studio Art
Bachelor of the Arts, Persian Studies
University of California, Davis ‘22     

Certificate of Completion, Sustainable Urban Agriculture
San Diego City College ‘19

Certificate of Completion, Permaculture Design
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, Occidental, CA ‘18



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