BIOGRAPHY
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Mozhdeh Zandieh-Grayson is a multidisciplinary visual artist born in Iran, based in Dubai and obtained her Master of Fine Arts with distinction from the UK. Her artistic practice stretches from architecture school along with a BA in design and years of art directory in graphic art. Her hands-on working experiences in multiple disciplines provide her possibilities to utilise new media along and often in overlapping edges of conventional artistic mediums in various forms such as mixed-media photography, motion art, sculpture, installation, diagrams, drawing and painting. The concept matter of her works emerges from her life trail. Mozhdeh was born in the post-revolution era of Iran and grew up during the Iran-Iraq war. Her childhood shaped in the shadow of the war, and her life formed from the aftermath and chaos of the environment. Years after the war, life led her away from her native land where she founded the being in the chasms between "words" and "worlds" and her life experiences intertwined with multi-perception of living. Those cognitive novels of life, the phenomenon of the world of lingual-ism, the significant of communications along with her pre/absorption in the philosophical study of the human subject (existentialism) profoundly influenced her work of art. In her art-making, she explores and addresses human relations and perception in vital and emotional states of communication. Her primary point of reference is the human mind and the human body and the philosophy of the "border" in one's exterior and interior of being. Throughout her Master of Fine Arts, Mozhdeh explored conceptualism with a focus on humans subjects aiming to formulate a bridge between the invention of forms and the formation of her concepts and inquiries.
"For me being an artist is simply being myself. When I make art, I do not think about art, I think about the US the human, how we see and how we think, perception is everything. I am preoccupied with existentialism and have always trying to find ways of discovering new things about humans and so in the process, I discovering more about myself and my surroundings in a richness of relations and divisions. From that, making art is my way for exploration, research and contemplation on today humans related matters with a hope to create visual reflections, for feeling, touching, hearing in the freedom of mind —for change." Art is my shortcut for the closeness of thinking by making."
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CV
Born in Tehran, Iran
Live in Dubai
Studied in UK
EDUCATION
Completed three years postgraduate master degree in Fine Arts with distinction from University for Creative Arts, (OCA) UK, 2020 - MFA
Graduated as a Graphic Designer from Soureh Art University of Tehran, Iran in 2001- BA
Complete four years of Visual Arts and Architecture at the School of Arts, Tehran, Iran, 1997
ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Finalist Artist, Rove Art Prize — Dubai, UAE 2020
Featured Artist in Al Tamimi Group international digital publication —Dubai 2020
Artist nominee for Visual Art Prize —Dubai, UAE 2020
Finalist artist in ART EXPO NewYork Contest —France 2019
Selected artist for digital installation at DIFC by Emerging Artist Award— Dubai, UAE 2018
Finalist artist, CFA Artist of the Year Award —France 2018
Artist of the Week by Emerging Scene —Dubai, UAE 2018
Member of artists' Committee at International Award of Contemporary Art "ARTPROTAGONIST" —Italy 2015
Selected artist for Next Step Biennale —Paris, France 2014
Winer designer of Intramural Creative Design Contest —Tehran, Iran 2001
EXHIBITIONS
Digital Installation at DIFC Art Nights — Dubai, UAE 2020
Group Exhibition, Visual Art Prize Shortlisted Artists— Dubai, UAE 2020
No-Show Exhibition, UK, 2020
Total Art Gallery, Quoz Arts Fest — Dubai, UAE 2019
Installation at DIFC Art Nights — Dubai, UAE 2019
Digital installation at DIFC — Dubai, UAE 2018
Solo Artist at Dubai Art Fair, World Art Dubai— Dubai, UAE 2015
Art Plus Gallery —Dubai, UAE 2015
Next Step Biennale —Paris, France 2014
Art Plus Gallery, Window I — Dubai, UAE 2014
PUBLICATIOS
Making A Seeing, Photo E-Book - Upcoming -- 2020
Law Update, collaborative project in celebration of the community and creative spirit of the country under the presser of the world current situation - link - P79 & P91 -- 2020
The Best of 2016, international Emerging Artist Awards - link P.27 -- 2016
PROFESSIONS beside Visual Artist
Art Educator, Dubai, 2017 - Current
Art Director at AUDIO UAE, Dubai, 2020
Creative Manager at Cooper Searle, London, UK, 2017 - 2020
Fine Arts Educator at Soul Art Center, Dubai, UAE, 2016 - 2017
Creative designer for Yahlive advertising Campaign, Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2013 -2014
Art Director and Studio Manager at Provision Media, Dubai, UAE in 2011- 2013
Graphic Designer and Brand Coordinator at AVA, Dubai, UAE 2007 - 2009
Co-Founder and Designer at Line and Design House, Tehran, Iran 2002 - 2006
Designer and illustrator for Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, annual book festival —Tehran, Iran 2002
Art Teacher - Elementary school, Tehran, Iran, 2001- 2002