Azad University of Tehran, M.A. Fine Art, 2001
Azad University of Tehran, B.A. Fine Art, 1999
Fine Art High school of Tehran, High school Diploma, 1995
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, Since 2001 Pardis International University, Kish, Since 2008 Tehran Al-Zahra University, 2001-2003
Tehran Fine Art High school, 1997-2004
Morakab Siah Institute of Fine Art, Since 2005 Aria Institute of Fine Art, 2003-2004
PRINCIPAL SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2025, Solo Exhibition under the title of “Review of the artist’s art works”, Kabood Art Gallery, Tabriz, Iran
2024, painting Solo Exhibition under the title of “The Crib”, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2024, Mehrdad Khataei's solo exhibition under the title of "The Made in Chernobyl" in "NEONSTUDIO 3" gallery, Belgium.
2023, solo exhibition in Tehran gallery (online)
2017, Drawing and Video Art Solo Exhibition under the title of “Doom”, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016, Drawing and Mixed Media Solo Exhibition,Sophia Contemporary Gallery, London, UK 2014, Drawing and Video Art Solo Exhibition, Mah Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009, Printmaking and Drawing Solo Exhibition, Dey Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008, Printmaking Solo Exhibition, Assar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007, Printmaking Solo Exhibition, Aria Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2006, Painting Solo Exhibition, Aria Art Galley, Tehran, Iran
2005, Painting Solo Exhibition, Aria Art Galley, Tehran, Iran
2004, Painting Solo Exhibition, Pouya Art Galley, Rasht, Iran
2004, Printmaking Solo Exhibition, Aria Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
PRINCIPAL JURIED and GROUP EXHIBITIONS, BIENNIALS:
2025, Group exhibition, Tehran Artfair, first Episode: Open Paper, (Keiman Gallery Collection) 2025, Group exhibition, 8fair.Platt , 8Cube Art Gallery, (Keiman Gallery Collection)
2025, Group exhibition, KeyArt Art Gallery
2025, Group exhibition, Mah Art Gallery
2025, Group exhibition, Vali Art Gallery, Mr.Khosroshahi’s private collection 2025, Group exhibition, Radin Art Gallery
2025, Group printmaking exhibition, Mirana Art Gallery
2025, Group exhibition, Ev Art Gallery
2025, Group printmaking exhibition, Vard Art Gallery
2025, Group exhibition, Khane Honarmandan Art Gallery, in memory of Abbas Kiarostami 2025, Group exhibition, Khane Honarmandan Art Gallery
2025, Group exhibition, Shokouh Art Gallery
2025, Group exhibition, Rashidi Art Gallery
2025, Group exhibition,Sales Art Gallery
2024, Online Group exhibition, Kualalampur
2024, Online Group exhibition, Malaysia
2024, Group exhibition, Arthibition art Gallery, Tehran
2024, Group exhibition of printmaking in Negah Art Gallery,Tehran
2024, Artvoice gallery "The Poet" an online exhibition by Artvoice Gallery
2023, Group exhibition of printmaking in Doran Gallery, Tabriz

2023, "The first exhibition of some prominent contemporary Iranian artists of different genres in Istanbul"
2022, Group exhibition in Cama Gallery
2024, Artvoice gallery "The Poet" an online exhibition by Artvoice Gallery
2017, 19th International Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
2016, XXX International Premio Fibrenus 2016, Carnello cArte ad Arte, Italy
2016, VII Atlante International Awards of The “Fundación Museo de Artes del Grabado” Spain 2016, 1st International Biennial of Graphic Art, Lodz, Poland
2016, International Biennial Print Exhibit, ROC, Taiwan
2016, 8th International Printmaking Biennial, Douro, Portugal
2016, 5th International Printmaking Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey
2016, International Triennial of Contemporary Printmaking, 21x21, Barcelona, Spain
2015, Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan 2015, XXIX International Premio Fibrenus 2015, Carnello cArte ad Arte, Italy
2015, Third International Mezzotint Festival-2015, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2015, 1st International Contemporary Printmaking Biennale, Iasi, Romania
2015, 6th International Art Days of Egeart, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

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2015, TRIBUNA GRAPHIC 2015 - International Art Exhibition - Romania
2014, The 9th Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Japan
2014, Art Festival 2014, Munich, Germany
2014, the ART SLOY International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art, Volgograd, Russia 2014, The 4th Bangkok Triennale International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Thailand
2014, Second International Graphic Biennial, Cacak, Serbia
2014, 2nd International Printmaking Triennial, Belgrade, Serbia
2013, Ural International Print Triennial, Russia
2013, the 16th International Biennial of Printmaking, Sarcelles, France
2013, The 10th "Iosif Iser" International Contemporary Print Biennial, Romania
2013, 5th International Art Days of Egeart, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
2013, The 17th International Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
2013, IPCNY, New Prints/New Narratives: Summer 2013, New York, USA
2013, 8th The Biennale internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, Canada 2013, Second International Mezzotint Festival, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2013, The 12th Annual Art Inter/National, Here and Abroad Exhibition, Pittsburgh, USA
2013, The XI Edition of the International Biennial of Printmaking "Acqui Prize", Italia
2013, International Print Triennial - Krakow, Falun Exhibition 2013, Sweden
2012, International Print Triennial - Krakow, Main Exhibition of MTG Krakow 2012, Poland 2012, 6th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Portugal
2012, 2th Yunnan International Print Exhibition, China
2011, Giving Pause/Reflecting Still juried exhibition, USA
2011, The 15th International Biennial Exhibition of Engraving, Sarcelles, France
2011, Guanlan International Print Biennial, China
2011, 7th The Biennale internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, Canada 2011, Persona Art Festival, London, UK
2011, 1st The International Mezzotint Festival, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2011, Arkansas State University, The 2011 Delta Prints Exhibition, USA
2011, "I Read The News Today" Group Exhibition , The Benicia Public Library, California, USA 2010, Pop Up - Mock Up - Outside Inside, Group Exhibition, Edinburgh, UK
2010, 5th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Portugal
2010, International exhibition NORD ART 2010, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2010, International Painting, Print & Drawing Exhibition, tactileBOSCH Gallery, UK
2010, 2nd Penang International Print Exhibition (PIPE 2010), Malaysia
2009, Guanlan International Print Biennial, China
2009, Art Festival, Munich, Germany
2009, Drawing Group Exhibition, Art Center Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009, 'Acqui Prize' IX International Biennial of Printmaking, Italia
2008, 1st International Printmaking Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
2008, Drawing and Painting Group Exhibition, Niavaran Art Center, Tehran, Iran
2008, Painting Biennial, Saba Museum, Tehran, Iran
2007, 1st Printmaking Biennial, Tehran, Iran
2007, Printmaking Group Exhibition, Laleh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2005, Printmaking Group Exhibition, Artist’s House Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2003, Group Exhibition of Al-Zahra University Professors, Tehran, Iran
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2017, Equal Prize, 19th International Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
2016, Nomination - 1st International Biennale of Graphic Art, Lodz, Poland
2016, Selected Award, International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2016 ROC, Taiwan
2016, Honorable Mention in 5th International Printmaking Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey
2015, First Prize - PREMIO FIBRENUS 2015 - XXIX Edizione, Carnello cArte ad Arte, Italy 2015, Semi Grand-Prix - Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial 2015
2012, Honorable Mention in 2th Yunnan International Print Exhibition, China
2011, Honorable Mention in The 15th International Biennial of Engraving, Sarcelles, France 2011, Honorable Mention in Guanlan International Print Biennial, China
2011, Honorable Mention in Arkansas State University, Delta Prints Exhibition, USA
2010, Finalist in the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition 2010
2010, Honorable Mention in 5th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Portugal

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2009, Honorable Mention in Guanlan International Print Biennial, China
2009, Finalist in 'Acqui Prize' IX International Biennial of Engraving, Italia
2008, Finalist and Honorable Mention in 1st International Printmaking Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey 2007, Honorable Mention in International Drawing Annual, Manifest Drawing Center, Ohio, USA 2000, Honorable Mention in Drawing Biennale, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1999, Award of Honor Miniature Biennale, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1997, Award of Honor Miniature Biennale, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan Carnello cArte ad Arte, Italy
Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA International Biennale of Graphic Art Łódź, Poland National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
The Printmaking Center of New Jersey, USA
Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Ino-cho Paper Museum, Japan
The Benicia Public Library, California, USA
Douro Museum, Portugal
Arte Gráfica, “Fundación Museo de Artes del Grabado”, Spain
the "Ion Ionescu-Quintus" Prahova County Art Museum, Romania Association of the Museums of Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts (IMOGA), Istanbul, Turkey
Guanlan Original Printmaking Base, China
Museum of Engraving Collection - Paleologi Castle in Acqui Terme (Italy)
RESEARCHES and PUBLICATIONS:
1. Study on colors of flower and bird in Iranian Miniature and it's apply in contemporary figurative painting (Thesis of B.A)
2. Study on Eastern art, specifically painting and it's relation with the Art of Zen (Thesis of M.A) 3. Selection of Drawing and Printmaking Works
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2024, Jury of International Printmaking Biennale, Yerevan, Armenia-2024 2017, Jury Member at The LYNX 2017 International Art Prize, Italy
2017, Director of The 1st 26 Printmaking Biennial, Tehran, Iran
2016, Jury Member at The 10th Persian Painting Biennial, Tehran, Iran 2015, Jury Member at The 21th Young Art Festival, Ardabil, Iran
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
International California Society of Printmakers International Mezzotint Society
The Print Center
Iranian Painters Association