Education
MFA     San Francisco Art Institute, Painting 1995
BFA     San Francisco Art Institute, Painting 1992
BA      University of Nevada - Reno, NV Art 1990

Awards
2007   Sierra Arts Endowment Grant
1993   Annual San Francisco Art Institute Student Exhibition
1989   Craig Sheppard Memorial Art Scholarship
1988   Annual University of Nevada - Reno Student Art Exhibition
1988   Craig Sheppard Memorial Art Scholarship
1988   Home Federal Bank Art Competition, Reno, Nevada
1988   Sierra Nevada Arts Foundation Grant, Reno, Nevada
1987   Annual University of Nevada - Reno Student Art Exhibition
1986   Annual University of Nevada - Reno Student Art Exhibition

Publications
2007   BRUSHFIRE, Literary publication of the University of Nevada, Reno
1998   Heilman-C Gallery, November Guest  Artist
1998   Featured Artist, January issue of THE IRANIAN Internet Magazine
1997   Featured Artist, October issue of THE IRANIAN Internet Magazine
1992   San Francisco Art Institute View Book
1991   Dialogues (Goftegu dar Shahr) Magazine, Berkeley, California
1990   Nevada Biennial Exhibition Catalog, Reno / Las Vegas, Nevada
1990   BRUSHFIRE, Literary publication of the University of Nevada, Reno
1989   University of Nevada Press catalog cover
1989   BRUSHFIRE, Literary publication of the University of Nevada, Reno
1988   BRUSHFIRE, Literary publication of the University of Nevada, Reno

Collections
Permanent Collection of  the University of Nevada - Reno Art  Department and  various private collections in the U.S. and abroad.

Other activities
1996/85   Member of various choirs including the University of Nevada - Reno Symphonic and
Concert Choirs, Berkeley Community Chorus and San Francisco Choral Society.
1984/85   Member of Bijan Mofid Theatre Company, Los Angeles, California

Teaching Experience
2005 -present   Instructor, Drawing, University of Nevada - Reno, Reno, Nevada
1993/92   Assistant Instructor, Painting & Drawing, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California