EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, 2023
Major: Integrated Practices
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tehran University of Art and Architecture, Tehran, Iran, 2016
Major: Painting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2026 – Artist assistantship/Fabrication/Installation for Jean Shin’s solo show at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
2025 – Artist assistantship/Fabrication/Installation for Rowan Rene, at Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
2024 – Present, Teaching artist in Pardis for children school, New York
2024, Collaborative Composer for Dance and performance, New York
2023 – 2024, teaching Artist in residence at Children museum of the arts, New York
2020 – 2023, Fine arts office administrative assistance, Pratt Institute, New York
2020 – 2023, Wood shop assistance, Pratt Institute, New York
2020, Freelance videography assistant at SOO contemporary art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2018, Coordinator and translator at SET/CTM Festival, Tehran, Iran
2015 – 2018, Creative teaching to children, Tehran, Iran
2017, Voice Actress, Ashoob Video Game Application, Tehran, Iran
2014, Coordinator and translator at “Haqiqat” Documentary film Festival, Tehran, Iran
2010 – 2011, Designer, Restorer and Fabricator at a kindergarten, Tehran, Iran
2009 – 2010, Theatre creative training, Noir Group, Tehran, Iran
2008 – 2009, Costume designer assistant, Nimad Company, Tehran, Iran
EXHIBITIONS/PROJECTS
2024, Imal Gnawa music Performance sound design, Brooklyn, New York
2024, Live Audio performance collaboration, Studio in Factory, Long island City, New York
2024, Group Exhibition Sound Design/ Performance for A Corner of a Circle, Telos Haus, Brooklyn, New York
2024, Video art Screening at Labocine magazine part of Science New Wave Film Festival, New York
2024, Group Exhibition, the Active space, Brooklyn, New York
2024, Emergency Exhibition, Bloomberg Connects, Children’s Museum of the Arts
2024, Group exhibition, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, New York
2023, Group exhibition, Long Island city Artists, The Factory Gallery, Queens, New York
2023, Group exhibition, BDRYGOOD Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2022, Group exhibition, Dekalb Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2013, Group exhibition, Mehrin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2019 – Present, Art Director and Concept Developer for a gamified drawing training application based on dissertation of Arash Abedin’s Thesis project
https://rucforsk.ruc.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/64978920/ArashAbedinMastersThesis.pdf
2018 – Present, Female Narrator, Sound Designer and Editor for Bamwave Podcast https://soundcloud.com/bamwave
2016, Photo design for Ali Eslami VR design project 2016 I BFA in Painting Final Project https://alllesss.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/dreaming-that-i-live/
2012 – 2014, FLIDAYS Art Collective, A group of artists from various artistic disciplines, creating collaborative interdisciplinary works
2011 – 2014, Female Vocal. Photo mat Music band https://youtu.be/pCKmlKrOR6k https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UhPgaKslpmOGuuC7qnk5e?si=_VaCONOLTbiTPtWcJaaZbA
2011-2012, Documentary Photography, Koodak-e-Man Kindergarten
2010-2011, Photography for Theatre Performance “Horses Behind the Window”, NOIR Group, Theatre e-Shahr City Hall
2008 – 2011, Bass Player and Back Vocal, Pitikoo Music band https://soundcloud.com/nkargadan/bebin
CURATIONS
2024, Emergency Exhibition, New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers, Bloomberg Connects,
Children’s Museum of the Arts https://www.cmany.org/emergency-exhibition , https://www.bloombergconnects.org/guides/
PUBLICATIONS
2024, https://eunyonglee.com/a-corner-of-a-circle-1
Site 004. Winter Solstice
https://vimeo.com/1063864727?from=outro-embed
https://litang.community/2024/12/18/art-show-site-presents-group-exhibition-site-004-winter-solstice/
https://artguide.artforum.com/artguide/site-24223/site-004-winter-solstice-240801
https://www.artrabbit.com/events/site-004-winter-solstice
2024, Video Art Screening at Labocine Magazine Part of Science New Wave Film Festival, New York https://www.labocine.com/films/how-you-can-shape-what-you-see-and-the-shape-of-what-you-see
2024, Little Things to Know about Little Beings, Zine, Children’s Museum of the Arts and Sid Miller Academy (Crown Heights) https://www.cmany.org/field-notes-1/little-things-to-know-aboutlittlebeings-by-niousha-kiarashi
2024, Interview with Children’s Museum of the Arts, Sid Miller Academy (Crown Heights) https://www.cmany.org/field-notes-1/in-the-classroom-with-niousha-kiarashi
2023, Interview With Children’s Museum of the Arts, https://www.cmany.org/field-notes-1/in-the-studio-with-niousha-kiarashi
2023-2024, Resident at Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York https://www.cmany.org/people/niousha-kiarashi
2023, Thesis dissertation, Pratt Institute, A PERSONAL STUDY OF THE PARALLELS BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL INVASION AND SOCIAL OPPRESSION,
https://search.proquest.com/openview/713f5e7eb2f653075a94abfa236ae828/1?pqorigsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
2023, S Zielinski’s Thesis dissertation, https://search.proquest.com/openview/e8d0dceff8e18b7886d3dc8811a96907/1?pq origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
PUBLISHED WORKS
2024, Art work Design for Imal gnawa Album, New York
2024, How you can shape what you see and the shape of what you see, Short film, Labocine Magazine https://www.labocine.com/films/how-you-can-shape-what-you-see-and-the-shape-of-what-you-see
2024, Published Zine, Little Things about Little Beings, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York https://www.cmany.org/field-notes-1/little-things-to-know-about-little-beings-by-niousha-kiarashi
2023 – 2024, The Children’s Museum of the Arts Experimental teaching residency, https://www.cmany.org/the-look-make-show
2023, Thesis dissertation, Pratt Institute, A PERSONAL STUDY OF THE PARALLELS BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL INVASION AND SOCIAL OPPRESSION, https://search.proquest.com/openview/e8d0dceff8e18b7886d3dc8811a96907/1?pq
origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
2023, Pratt Institute MFA exhibition, https://hyperallergic.com/809653/pratt-2023-fine-artsmfathesis-exhibition-on-view-brooklyn/ https://hyperallergic.com/818910/pratt-mfa-2023graduatescontemplate-the-mess-were-in/
2023, Pratt MFA, https://issuu.com/prattfineart/docs/mfapublication-2023-compressed
2016, Photo design for Ali Eslami VR design project 2016 I BFA in Painting Final Project https://alllesss.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/dreaming-that-i-live/
2013, Album Artwork Photographed and Designed for Photomat Electronic Music Band
QUALIFICATIONS/TRAININGS
. 2023, Silkscreen Printing, Pratt Institute, New York
. 2022 – 2023, Foundry, Pratt Institute, New York
. 2022, Woodworking studio assistantship, Pratt Institute, New York
. 2021, Ceramic Studio assistantship, Pratt Institute, New York
. 2015 – 2018, Creative teaching training for Children, Tehran, Iran
. 2016, Professional Yoga and Aerial Yoga Training, Thailand
· 2010 – 2011, Dance Trainings, Tehran, Iran
· 2009 – 2010, Creative Theatre Trainings, Noir Group, Tehran, Iran
· 2006 – 2008, Singing (Opera) Training, Ahmad Parsi, Tehran, Iran
SKILLS
Computer Soft wares: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Adobe Audition, After Effect, Light room, Audition,
Abelton live, Ms Office, Recently started learning Max msp, Java Script. HTML/CSS,
Technical assistantship at Metal shop,
Technical assistantship at Wood shop,
Technical assistantship at Ceramic shop
Languages: Farsi (Native). English (Fluent). Italian (Basic)