Milad Houshmandzadeh CV
Visual Artist, Educator, Writer
Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, in 1985
Currently lives and works in Tehran, Iran
- Education:
- MA in Philosophy
Tehran University of Art, from September 2015 to July 2018 - BFA in Photography
Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, from 2006 to 2010 - Associate’s Degree in Photojournalism
News College of Tehran, from 2003 to 2005
- MA in Philosophy
- Work Experience:
- Visual artist
- Solo Exhibitions:
- Bad: An Exhibition about the Exhibition
O’ GALLERY, Tehran, August 2 – August 14, 2018 - Tep
Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, August 2014
- Bad: An Exhibition about the Exhibition
- Group Exhibitions:
- Museum of Patriotism, Mehrva Gallery, Tehran, 2017
- Flanerie, from Urban Hegemony Project, exhibited in ZK/U Center for Art and Urbanistics, Berlin and Kaaf Art Institute, Tehran, September 9 – October 9, 2016
- Cinder Carpet, Mehrva Gallery, Tehran, 2015
- In Brackets, Abi Gallery, Tehran, 2015
- Enghelab Street, Z/KU Institute, Berlin, Germany, November 13-20, 2015
- Present Perfect?, Quad arts and cultural venue, Derby, England, 16-18 May 2014
- Iran & Co., Culturcentrum Brugge in collaboration with Parkingallery Projects, 2010
- Solo Exhibitions:
- Visual artist
- Writer
- Vandalism or Appropriation Essay, Published in 52nd Issue Aftab Net magazine, 2021
- Woke up From an Anxious Dream and Discovered, Raf publication, Berlin, February 2019, (they will publish the second version in mass circulation shortly.)
- Tehran Avenue Online Platform, comic writer, from 2003 to 2006
- Shahriaran Javan Magazine, guest writer, from 2002 to 2003
- Educator
- Lecturer in Aesthetics and Introduction to the Visual Arts
- News College – Tehran, From April 2017 to September 2017
- Art Theory Instructor
- Pard Studio, Tehran, 2015
- Rhino Studio, Tehran, 2013
- Guest Lecturer
- On Photography Criticism in Iran, Kargah Honar Gallery- Tehran, September 2012
- Lecturer in Aesthetics and Introduction to the Visual Arts
- Commercial Photographer
- Chargoosh Studio (home studio), advertising photography projects in fashion, jewelry, architecture, etc., From October 2011 to present
- Kojaro Inc. Travel Guidance Platform – based in Tehran, from June 2016 to September 2016
- Art Director, Public Relations Administrator, and Planner:
Pard Studio – Tehran, From August 2016 to August 2019.
- Documentary Photography Juror
- Titika Photo Contest, Tehran, 2018
- Member of:
- Photocopy, an independent Collective based in Tehran, from 2015 to 2016
- Kaf, a collective self-organized space based in Tehran, from 2011 to 2014
- CutArtists Collective, Tehran branch, from 2012 to 2013
- Relevant Coursework:
- At Kaf collective self-organized space :
- Contemporary arts workshops led by Steyerl Hito, Maria Lind Maria, and Shirana Shahbazi,
Art Book Workshop led by Boris Boden
Art Criticism course led by Tirdad Zolghadr
- Contemporary arts workshops led by Steyerl Hito, Maria Lind Maria, and Shirana Shahbazi,
- At Porsesh Institute:
- History and Photography, led by Mehran Mohajer
- Revolution and Art, led by Saleh Najafi
- Philosophy for Everyday Life, led by Omid Mehregan
- What is History for? Led by Omid Mehregan
- At Kargah Honar Gallery:
- Critical Theory, led by Amir Ahmadi Arian, 2012
- At Mahe-Mehr Cultural & Art Institute
- Contemporary Photography History, led by Hamid Severi, 2010
- From idea to a presentation, led by Hamid Severi
- Photography Lighting Workshop, led by Mohammad Ghafouri
- Creative Writing Workshops:
- Creative writing Workshop led by Koroush Asadi
- Creative writing workshop led by Sepehr Atabak at Youth Social Center, 2005
- Creative writing workshop led by Mohammad Mohammadali at Karnameh Institute of Arts and Culture, 2004
- At Kaf collective self-organized space :
Languages
Persian – Native
English – Fluent
Spanish – Beginner
Arabic – Beginner