Education
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Present- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Electronic Arts (PhD), Troy/New York
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2020 York University, M.F.A in Visual Arts, Toronto/Ontario
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2015 OCAD University, B.F.A in Photography, Toronto/Ontario
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2011 Centennial College, Advanced Diploma in Broadcasting and Film, Toronto/Ontario
Solo Exhibitions
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2020 Wholly Quantum, Special Project Gallery, Toronto/Ontario
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2016 Can You Pass the Acid Test?, Gallery 44, Toronto/Ontario
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2015 A Chemical Love Story, Xpace, Toronto/Ontario
Group Exhibitions
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2020 "NEXT | WAVE", Varley Art Gallery, Unionville/Ontario
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2019 Impulse, Special Project Gallery, Toronto/Ontario
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2019 Peinture fraîche et nouvelle construction, Art Mûr, Montreal/Quebec
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2019 Between States, SPG Gallery, Toronto/Ontario
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2019 Arts @ Suite 500, Schulich School of Business, Toronto/Ontario
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2019 I Blink My Eyes to Keep the Time, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto/Ontario
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2018 From the Ground Up, Special Project Gallery, York University, Toronto/Ontario
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2017 Transmundane, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina/Saskatchewan
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2017 Out of the Frame[work], Narwhal Contemporary, Toronto/Ontario
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2016 Collaboration with Pedram Karimi Spring/Summer 2017, New York City
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2015 Hangloose Media, Toronto Film Festival, Toronto/Ontario
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2015 The Fortune of Having Been There, Project Gallery, CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto/Ontario
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2015 OCADU’s 100th Annual Graduate Exhibition, OCAD University, Toronto/Ontario
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2015 Festival of the Body, OCAD University, Toronto/Ontario
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2014 STI: Sexually Transmitted Ideas, OCAD University, Toronto/Ontario
Films
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2012 “I Cry, Alone, Insane” short film, writer, producer, director, Tehran/Iran
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2011 "The Bright Side of the Moon" feature film, camera assistant, Toronto/Ontario
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2011 “Whispers of Nil” short film, editor, writer, director, Toronto/Ontario
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2010 “Mania” short film, writer, director, Toronto/Ontario
Awards
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2020 York University's Research Cost Fund, Toronto/Ontario
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2019 York University Graduate Scholarship, Toronto/Ontario
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2018 York University Graduate Fellowship, Toronto/Ontario
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2015 Verant Richards Photography Award, Toronto/Ontario
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2011 The Donny Awards, best portfolio drama for “Whispers of Nil”, Toronto/Ontario
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2011 The Donny Awards, best cinematography for “Whispers of Nil”, Toronto/Ontario
Publications
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2020 WAYMARK | By York University's 2020 MFA Visual Art Cohort, Apr. 2020
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2018 A Chemical Love Story, The Six Hundred, Nov. 19, 2018
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2017 Sparkle of Divinity, Review, Prairie Dog, Aug. 17, 2017
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2016 Graves, Cassidy Dawn. Gender-Free Fashion Infiltrates a Bed-Study Basement, Review, Bedford + Bowery, Sept. 19, 2016
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2015 Chong, Joshua. A Chemical Love Story, Review, Xpace Cultural Centre, Nov.6, 2015
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2015 Chiose, Simona. You Could Find the Next Shary Boyle at OCAD’S Grad Exhibition, Review, The Globe and Mail, May.1, 2015
Teaching
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2020 York University, VISA1006 N: The Photographic Experience, Toronto/Ontario
Charitable Donations/ Auctions
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2013 Art with Heart auction, Casey House, Toronto/Ontario