Education:
2010 - 2018  Phd candidate, Chelsea College of Art (UAL)

1986 - 1987  M.A. Fine Art, University Of Central England

1983 - 1986  B.A. (Hons) Fine Art, Surrey Institute of Art and Design

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2008 “The Pyschology of Fear”, 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, London

2006 “Portraits of A Belly Dancer”, asc Brixton Village , London

2005 “Souvenir” , Florence Trust, London

1998 “Chasing Dreams”, School of Oriental and African Studies, London



Presentations:

2015  Deconstructing Identities : symposium at Chelsea College of Arts

2014  Said Adrus Without An Empire  : symposium at Chelsea College of Arts

2013  "Sexuality, Gender and Race: addressing the politics of Women’s Art", Symposium, Chelsea College of Art 

2013 "Feminist Meetings", The National Museum of Contemporary Art – Museu do Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal

2013 "Strategies Of Resistance" Research network, Stuart Hall Library, London

2012 "Narratives – Pink and Red" , The Practice Exchange,  London College of Fashion

2012 "Hair About The Woman" - Contested Sites/Sights Research Conference , Chelsea College of Art

2009 “The Anatomy of Ignorance III ” Conversation Pieces,Tate Britain,London

2007 “The Anatomy Of Ignorance I” Current thinking, Talk/ presentation, Tate Modern, London


Selected Group Exhibitions:

2017  Decreation 51Zero / Festival of moving image and digital art, Rochester Cathedral 

2014  “BreadMatters” - Crossing Boundaries Intersecting the Grain”.ARtos Foundation Nicosia; Ploumisto Museum in Limassol, and Technopolis Art Center in Paphos, Cyprus

​2013 "HETERO Q.B." ,The National Museum of Contemporary Art – Museu do Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal

2013 “Fans of Femenism” , Cass Gallery, London

2012 “In Paradisum” Rich Mix , London

2011 "Multiple Authors & Previous Owners", The Triangle Space,London

2009 "PRAXIS: Art in Times of Uncertainty" Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Greece

2009 “New Territories” Lisbon,Portugal

2009 “looking at others”, Umjetnicki paviljon, Zagreb,Croatia

2008 “Kisss” Castelfield Gallery, Manchester

2008 “Souvenir” As part of Thirty years of solitude, Asia House

2007 “Don’t leave”, St.Ethelburgas Art Gallery, London

2007 Chisenhale Biennale, London

2007 Open Frequency,Web exhibition & Profile nominated by Cherry Smyth, Axis

2005 Art East Biennale, Central Asia pavilion, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

2005 “Kisss” on Surveillance, Conical Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, Touring

2005 Site Specific performance ,Summer Show, Florence Trust

2005 Video lounge, South London Gallery

2005 Protest academy, Elastic Residence

2004 Artivist, Performance, Peckham Square, London

2003“The Nomad Travelling Show”,Babol, Iran

2003 “Khamoosh”, Black History Month, Horniman Museum, London

2002 “Private Views”, London Print Studio Gallery, London,[ touring exhibition ]

2002 “open ev+a 2002 ” Limerick Biennale, Ireland

2002 “What about Hegel” Stuttgart, Germany

2002 “stories of 2002 nights” Brigitte March Galerie, Germany

2001 “No Place” Pump House Gallery, London

2001 “ Pellegrinaggio e memoria” Site specific installation, Italy

2000 “VERSUS VI” Velan Centero d‘arte contemporanea, Torino, Italy

2000 “Illusioned Quest”, Site specific installation, Camberwell Arts Week

1999 “ Silent Carpet”, Site specific installation, Camberwell Arts Week

1999  Stroud open 99, Stroud House Gallery

1999  "Art is for life",198 Gallery, Group Exhibition

1998 “unlike you”, Hortensia Gallery, London

1990 Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran

1987 Ikon Gallery, Birmingham

1986 “Fresh Art” The Barbican Centre Art Gallery, London



 


AWARDS

2014-2015   UAL Research Degree Student Support Fund for travel and research

2013-2014   UAL Research Degree Student Support Fund for travel and research

2006      Awarded a studio space at Art Shops ASC ,Brixton ,London

2004-05 Awarded a Studio space at the Florence Trust Studios, London
2004  Recipient of Decibel grant, Arts Council Of England

2004  Awarded a place as Artist Educator at Tate Modern, London

2003  Awarded a place for mid career artists, critical 4 , ArtQuest

2002  Recipient of ArtsAdmin bursary

2002  Short listed artist , City of Westminster Arts Council, Film/Video Bursaries

mariakheirkhah, Iranian-British artist curator