Niloofar Ziaei
Painter
USA

Born in Iran

Education:
2002, Master of Fine Arts, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
1989, Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts, Al-Zahraa University, Teheran, Iran

Employment:
A. Teaching positions
2002-2006, Adjunct Instructor, Painting at USU Extension at Brigham City, Utah.
2003, 2004, Adjunct Instructor, 2-D Design at Art Department, Utah State University, Logan
2001-2002, Graduate Teaching Assistant (2-D Design),
2000-2001, Graduate Teaching Assistant (2-D Design), Art Department, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, and USU Extension at Brigham City, Utah
1993-1996, Art Instructor, Academy of Arts and Literature for Children, Teheran, Iran
1990-1992, Assistant Instructor, Aghdashloo Painting Studio, Teheran, Iran
B. Other Art Positions
2002- 2006, Gallery Coordinator, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah
1999-2002, Graduate Assistant, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah
1995-1998, Publicity Manager, Cima Media International, Teheran, Iran

Academic Awards & Honors:
2006, Special recognition Award Upstream Gallery Omaha
2001-2002, Dan C. and Manon Caine Russell Scholarship in the USU Art Department
2000-2001, USU Women’s Center’s Graduate Reentry Scholarship
2000, The Sealy-Hinckley Scholarship
1999, Jon Morgan Fellowship in Art

Exhibitions:
- Sept 2011, Solo Painting Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
- Apr. 2006, Annual Juried Exhibition, President Exhibition, Museum of Art and History SLC, Utah
- Sep. 2005, National Jourid Exhibition, Women's studies, University of Idaho
- Oct. 2003, Annual Juried Exhibition, Women’s studies, University of Idaho
- Sept. 2003, Annual Juried Invitational Art Exhibition, Thatcher Young Mansion, The AVA Gallery, Logan, Utah
- Aug. 2003, International Abstraction VI, Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
- Aug. 2003, 2003 SoHo International Art Exhibition/Competition, Agora Gallery, New York, New York
- Dec. 2002, George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge, The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Mississippi
- Feb. 2002, Great Plains National Juried Exhibition, Moss Thorns Gallery of Art, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
- Dec. 2001, Utah Intercollegiate Exhibition, Department of Art, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
- Aug. 2001, International Abstraction IV Juried Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
- Dec. 2000, Utah Intercollegiate Exhibition, Department of Art, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
- Jan. 1999, MFA Student Exhibition, Chase Fine Arts Building, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
- Oct. 1996, Solo Exhibition, Barg Gallery, Teheran, Iran
- June 1994, “Manifestation of Feeling: A Collection of Paintings by Iranian Female Artists,” Niavaran Cultural Center, Teheran, Iran
- Aug. 1991, Individual Exhibition, Hosseini Gallery, Teheran, Iran



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