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Date of birth: 1981, Tehran
Email: alalehshiravi@yahoo.com

Education:
2002-2005: MA in Painting with the best grade of education – Tarbiat Modarres University- Tehran.
1998-2002: BA in Painting – Arts and Architecture Faculty – Azad University – Tehran.
1994-1998: Diploma in Graphics – Azadegan Art school – Tehran.

Job Experiences:
2008-Now: Instructor of Science and Practice University in Graphics – Tehran.
2007-2008: The head of instructors in Painting and Graphics department – Science and Practice University – Arts and Cultures unit – Yazd.
2006-2008: Instructor of Azad University in Artistic Designs- Yazd.
2006-2007: Instructor of Azad University in Painting – Ashkezar.
2007-2008: Instructor of Science and Practice University in Painting – Yazd.
2001-2003: Teaching painting to handicapped and mental retardant patients – Charity of Imam Ali – Getting award for Charity teachings – Tehran.

Research Experiences:
2007: Accepted as the best researcher with the best thesis among the stusents of Tarbiat Modarres University- achieving an award- Tehran.
2006: Performing a project of researching For the Foundation of Ancient Cultures of Iran with the title of: "Visual elements in literature and miniature of Iran: Shahnameh".
2006: Publishing a paper " The study of common signs and symbols in literature and miniature: A symbolic overview of two Romantic Miniatures"- Fine Arts' scholarly Magazine- Fall of 2006- No. 27.
2007: Publishing a Paper in "The Iranian Spring" periodical with the title "The study of Color in Art and Literature of Iran".
2006: Performing the thesis for MA, with the title: "The Study of The common literary and visual symbols and Allegories in Ancient Miniature of Persia"- Getting the highest grade for this thesis and celebrated as the best thesis of the year in Arts.
2005: Publishing a paper in with the title "The allegorical Study of the miniatures of Safavi and Tabriz schools" – Iranology Conference.
2004: Have a speech in the seminar of Tarbiat Modarres University with the title "The element of the dream in literature and painting of Iran".
2003: The thesis for BA with the title of "The study of Color and Picture in the seven steps of Rustam and Esfandiar in Shahnameh"- Getting the highest grade.

Exhibitions and Biennials:

2016: Painting Exhibition- B art Gallery- Tehran.
2015: Painting Exhibition- Sayeh Gallery- Tehran.
2015: Performance – Sobhan Gallery- Tehran.
2015: Painting Exhibition- Nat Gallery- Tehran.
2014: Painting Exhibition- Six art Gallery- Tehran.
2013 : Painting Exhibition- Vista Gallery- Tehran.
2013: Painting Exhibition- shadows ( 1 .2 . 3 ) – Sayeh Gallery- Tehran.
Painting Exhibition- Mahe Mehr Gallery- Tehran.
2012: Painting Exhibition- Contemporary museum of Ahvaz. Ahvaz.
2011: The eighth international Biennial of painting in Iran. Artistic foundation of Saba- Tehran.
2011: Art Festival . Artists's House . Tehran.
2011: Individual Painting Exhibition- Elahe Gallery- Tehran.
2009: Painting Exhibition- Mahe Mehr Gallery- Tehran.
2008: Biennial of Visual Arts- Contemporary Museum of Tehran.
2006: The Great Exhibition of Visual Arts (Seven Eyes) - Niavaran Foundation – Tehran.
2006: The international Biennial of Islamic countries- Artistic foundation of Saba- Tehran.
2006: Painting Exhibition- Day Gallery- Tehran.
2005: Painting Exhibition- Akanat Gallery- Yerevan, Armenia.
2005: Painting Exhibition- Mozhdeh Gallery- Tehran.
2004: Painting exhibition- Maat Gallery- Tehran – And selling one of the works to the contemporary museum of Tehran for the treasures unit of the museum.
2004: Tehran Expo- Vahdat Hall- Tehran.
2003: Painting Exhibition- Barg Gallery- Tehran.
2003: The sixth Biennial of Painting in Iran- Contemporary museum of Iran- Tehran.
2001: Painting Exhibition- contemporary museum of Arts- Isfahan.

Other Professional Experiences:
2005: The referee of the Seventh Festival of Kharazmi in Arts- Tehran- Achieving the award of the Festival.
2003-2006: Being the chief member of the Artistic circle and Painting Group called ROD- establishing so many Art exhibitions.
2000-2003: Being a member in musical Group called DALAHO, the player of DAF.
2001: The player of DAF in concerts by DALAHO group, Vahdat Hall, Tehran.
2001: The player of DAF in concerts by DALAHO group, Harekat Hall, Tehran.
2001: The player of Daf in the cassette called "The epic of Iran"

Awards and prizes:
2011 : Achieving an award for Art Festival. Artists's House . Tehran.
2007: Achieving an award and prize for being the best researcher with the best thesis for MA – Tarbiat Modarres Tehran.
2006: Achieving an award for having the best Grade in average in Painting – Art Faculty- Tarbiat Modarres University.
1998: Achieving an award for being the first in the festival of High school students- Tehran.
1997: Achieving as award for the first Graphic festival of the Art schools of Tehran.

Description


My name is Elham Shiravi, I am 36 , I am from Iran and I have got a masters degree in painting and have been teaching art at universities for about 12 years. Painting has always been the only important thing which I have done in my whole life. I have always been obsessed with the very idea of HUMAN in my paintings, though , sometimes you cannot see the formal presentations of human in some of my works. Humane figures in connection with situations which are being made or destroyed by them are the main theme of my work. You can vividly trace the culture in which I am living, in most of my paintings. Most of my figures are WOMEN because I see their roles more challenging in my culture in order to live. Sometimes the very idea of human is decreased to a few portraits absent gender and their details have been lost in the very process of creation. The portraits which are struggling not to perish, though their annihilation is inevitable...