1978 Born in Tehran/Iran 2002 Graduated in Photography from Azad University of Art, Iran 2004 Photo-Dialogue Contest, Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran 2004 9th Biennial of Iranian Contemporary Photography, Tehran, Iran Award 2000 Special Award of the 2nd Iranian Contemporary Drawing Festival, Tehran, Iran Solo Exhibitions 2005 Rebell minds Gallery, Berlin, Germany, "Thinking Cypresses" 2004 Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran, "The Benefits of Vegetarianism" Group Exhibitions (selection) 2006 Bag Factory Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, "self/destruct" 2006 Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Australia, "ey! Iran" 2005 Tammen Gallery, Berlin, Germany, "Berlin meets Tehran" 2005 N Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgian 2005 Khoj Gallery, New Delhi, India, "Only Delhi" 2005 Khak Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2004 Art Space Gallery, Dubai, "Vis-à-vis" 2003 Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2002 Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran Art Fairs 2005 DFOTO, San Sebastian, Spain 2004 Paris Photo, Paris, France Photography Residency 2006 "Bag Factory" Artists' Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa 2005 KHOJ international artist’s association, New Delhi