CURRICULUM VITAE
 
EDUCATION
 

1978-1979

1972-1973

1967-1972

Doctoral studies in Art Plastic, Paris, France

Continuing Art Education, London, England

University of Tehran, MA in Fine Arts, Tehran, Iran

EXHIBITIONS

2012

2011



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1989

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1985

1980-1984

1981

Propeller Gallery, Centre for the Visual Arts, “Salon 6”, Toronto

John B. Aird Gallery, “Mistletoe Magic 2011” Annual Silent Auction, Toronto
Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Museum, OSA member’s Exhibition of Selected works, Toronto
John B. Aird Gallery, “Memory”, Open Juried, OSA 138th Annual Exhibition, Toronto

Gallery Stratford, “Being in Time: Past to Present”, Stratford
Arta Gallery, “A journey through Contemporary Iran” Distillery, Toronto

Arta Gallery, “Vis-à-Vis” juried Exhibition, Distillery, Toronto
Lennox Gallery, “Fly with the cage”, Toronto
Pentimento Gallery, OSA Summer Exhibition, Toronto                
Dunn Street Gallery, OSA Summer Exhibition, Oakville
John B. Aird Gallery, “Open Mind”, Open Juried Exhibition, OSA 135th Annual, Toronto


Marilyn Brewer, Contemporary Art Gallery/ HFC, “Tirgan Festival”, Toronto
Win Henstock Gallery, OSA/GTA partnership, Oakville


Ontario Society of Artists Gallery, “Presence”, Toronto
John B. Aird Gallery, OSA New Memberships, “Induction”, Toronto
John B. Aird Gallery, Collective works from the studios, Toronto

Harbor front Contemporary Art Gallery, “Azure Dome”, Toronto
Opera Hall, Toronto

West Mount Gallery, Mississauga

Arta Gallery, “4 Artists, 2 Generations, 1 Family”, Consisting of four family members, Distillery, Toronto
Richmond Hill Academy of Arts, “Retrospective of Artwork”

Julia C. Butridge Gallery, Austin, Texas
Norwood Tower Gallery, Austin, Texas
Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas

US Gallery, Austin, Texas
Julia C. Butridge Gallery, AVAA 11th Annual Juried Exhibition, Austin, Texas

Houshang Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Norwood Tower gallery, Austin, Texas

Austin Visual Artists Association 10th Annual Juried Exhibition, Austin, Texas

AVAA Membership Exhibition, 9th Annual Juried Exhibition, Austin, Texas
Dell Jewish Centre, Joint Exhibition, Austin, Texas

Union Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

Jean Stephen Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

MJL Impression Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
MN State Arts Fair, Fine Arts Juried Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Persian Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kani Gallery, Berlin, Germany
IG Median, Artists Association, Cologne, Germany
Siegburg Artists Association, Siegburg, Germany

Euro Center Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
Augustiner Gallery, “Domizil”, Bonn, Germany
Sankt Augustin Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Germany

Hitatchi Gallery, Dortmund, Germany
Stadt Gallery, Troisdorf, Germany
Interart Gallery, Cologne, Germany
Art Direkt Gallery, Cologne, Germany

Reich Gallery, Cologne, Germany
Art Direkt Gallery, Cologne, Germany

Porz Stadt Gallery, Cologne, Germany
Alter Feuerwache Gallery, Cologne, Germany

Kunstmuehle, Cologne, Germany

Roemerberg Stadt Gallery, Berghausen, Germany
Blau Haus Gallery, Spyer, Germany

Salon Gallery, Minsk, Belarus

Various Exhibitions, Tehran and Rasht, Iran

Museum of Contemporary of Arts, Tehran, Iran

GRANTS

1999-2002

Grant recipient from the City Cultural Contracts, Austin, Texas

CO-FOUNDER
 

1999-2006

1991-1993

Rumi Art Society, Austin, Texas

Art Direkt Gallery, Cologne, Germany

OTHER

2011

2008

1999

Recipient of the Viewer’s Choice Award, Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Museum, Toronto

Axis of Art, Speech, “An Artist’s Life in Exile” Founders College, York University, Toronto

Pastel demonstration, Palette Club, Senior Activities Centre, Austin, Texas

ARTISTS ASSOCIATIONS

2007-Present

1996-2003

2001-2003

1989-1994

Member of the Ontario Society of Artists, OSA

Member of the Visual Artists Association, Austin, Texas

Member of Pastel Association, Austin, Texas

Member of Visual Artists Association, Troisdorf, Sankt Augustin,   Siegburg, Germany

TEACHING ART
 

2004

1997-2002

1990-1994

1990-Present

Instructor at the Night Classes TDSB, Watercolor, Toronto

Instructor at the Dougherty Arts Centre, Pastel and Oil, Austin, Texas

Instructor at the VHS Arts Centre, Watercolor, Cologne, Germany

Private Instructor

MEDIA PRESENTATION

Interviews
2010

2009

2007

2004

1996

1993


Interview with Mehregan Magazin, Toronto

Radio “Zamaneh”, Toronto

“Women Images”, TV Station “Images of Women”, Radio “24 Hours”, Toronto

Radio “Women Voice”, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Iranian Radio, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Public TV station created and presented on female immigrant artists in Europe which broadcast once on National and twice on the local TV Station, Cologne, Germany

PUBLICATIONS
 

1998

1993

Printed the artist statement in AVAANTI, Visual Artists Journal with 2 paintings on cover, Austin, Texas

Illustration printed for the book’s cover, “Women’s Thought”, Frankfurt, Germany

REVIEWS
 

2003

1994

1989

1987

1987

AVAANTI Journal dedicated an issue to the art work of Shahla & her husband Mo Jamal, Austin, Texas

Rhein-Sieg Zeitung Newspaper, Bonn, Germany

Koelnische Rundschau and Koelnische Stadt-Anzeiger Newspaper, Cologne, Germany

Spyer Tagespost Newspaperl, Spyer, Germany

Die Rheinpfalz Newspaper, Ludwigshaufen, Germany

COLLECTIONS
 

Works in numerous private collections: Canada, USA (Minneapolis, Austin, L.A, Chicago, Washington, Boston, Seattle and San Jose), Germany, France, England, Sweden, Russia and Iran

     
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