My work explores the shifting border between "us" and "other" and the helplessness and the submissiveness on either side. Employing images derived from the web, mywork reflects a sense of connection and presence as well as detachment and inaccessibility. They examine the layers of mediation through which we experience international events and the way digital space alters physical distance. In my recent works, I use paintings to act as a permanent pause and replay, as the viewer experiences individual frames simultaneously.

Education
MFA in Studio Art, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA	2010
MA in Art History, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angels, CA	2008
BS in Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran	2001
Awards
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Fellowship	2011
Armory Center for the Art Fellowship for Artists, Pasadena, CA	2009-2010
CE & Bertha Harsh Fellowship	2009-2010
CGU Art Fellowship	2009-2010
CSULA Art Department Memorial Fund Scholarship	2008
Iranian American Scholarship Fund	2007, 2009
Exhibitions
Art Omi Open Studios, Art Omi International Artists Residency, Omi, NY	2011
GLAMFA (Greater Los Angles Master of Fine Arts Exhibition), Cal State University, Long Beach, CA	2010
Fresh, One Colorado, Armory Center for The Art, Pasadena, CA	2010
The Observer Effect, MFA Thesis Exhibition, East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA	2010
Harmony Revrbrates Optimism, McNish Gallery, Oxnard College, Oxnard, CA (March 2010) and Jaus	2010
Gallery, Los Angeles CA (September 2010)
Making Out, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA	2009
Twenty Eight, Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA	2009
Fly with the Cage, Toronto, ON, Canada	2009
Laundry List, East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA	2008
Gray Area, Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA	2008
JuxtARTposition, Nanna Gallery, Los Angeles, CA	2008
Open Show 2007, Open Show at LAAA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA (Juror: Howard Fox, curator of	2007
Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Fine Art Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, CA	2005-2006
Residency
Art Omi International Artists Residency	2011
Collections
The Francis J. Greenburger Collection, New York
Bibliography
Articulate, A Limited Edition Artists' Book, Created by Alex Moore and Emily Smith	2011
GLAMFA Catalogue, Cal State University, Long Beach, CA	2010
Objective Affection, Claremont Graduate University Art Journal, text by Alex Moore	2010
Exposures, Claremont Graduate University Art Journal, text by Catherine Wagley	2009
Contact: azadta@gmail.com