SABA FARHOUDNIA
Live in New York | Born. 1987 IRAN |
EDUCATION
2019 MFA, The LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2012 MA, Art Research, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran
2010 BFA, Painting, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran
2004 Graphic Design, Hefdah Shahrivar Technical High School, Tehran, Iran
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2022 Queens Arts Fund, “New Work Grant,” Queens Council on the Arts, Queens, NY
2021 Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), Providence, RI - nomination
2020 Artist in the Marketplace (AIM), Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, NYFA, Brooklyn, NY - accepted
2019 Scott Kelly Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
International Student Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2017-19 Hoffberger Foundation Fellowship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Leroy E. Hoffberger Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Reflection, Curated by: Adele Eisenstein, William P. Miller Jr. Gallery, JCAL, NY
2022 Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, OK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Group Show, Make Room, Los Angeles, CA
Leftovers, Island Gallery, New York
2023 Take a Break, Curated by: Lynn Hai, Fou Gallery, New York
Personal Mythologies, Elza Kayal Gallery, New York
Migration and Identity, Hewitt Gallery of Art, Marymount Manhattan College, April
The Sky is Higher Here, Transmitter Gallery, NY
2021 National Juried Exhibition, juried by: Thomas Erben, First Street Gallery, NY
If You Can Make It, Somad Gallery, NY
2019 Collective Punishment, curator: Roya Amigh, Musa Collective Gallery, Boston, MA
2018 Exelon Building, Baltimore, MD
Open Studio, JVS Project Space Gallery, NY
LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting Fall Show, Fox 3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Expression, GradEx MICA Show, Cardinal Space Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2018 MFA First Year Juried Show, juried, curator: Amanda Jiron-Murphy, Riggs Leidy Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2017 LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting Fall Show, Riggs Leidy Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Open Studio, JVS Project Space Gallery, NY
2015 Diversos, Dominico-American Cultural Institute, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Libres, Cultural Center Mella, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2014 6x6 Ceramic Tile, JVS Project Space Gallery, NY
2013 International Artist in Residence, Altos de Chavon Gallery, La Romana, Dominican Republic
2012 Artistic Dialogues Spring, Middle East Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 International Art Expo, Faam Gallery, Beijing, China
2009 International Day of UN-Habitat Competition, Westminster University Gallery, London, UK
4th Contest of Iran New Generation, Homa Gallery, Tehran, Iran
First Art Festival “Color of Kindness,” Foreign Ministry Convention Center, Tehran, Iran
2008 Group Painting Exhibition (Fall), Behzad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2002 Designed Group Exhibitions, Reza Abbasi Museum (Summer), Tehran, Iran
RESIDENCIES
2023 Artist in Residence, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY (summer)
2022 Artist in Residence, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, OK
2013 Davidoff Art Residence (CHAVÓN School of Design), La Romana, Dominican Republic
ARTIST TALK, PANELS, AND CRITICISM
2023 Migration and Identity, The Judy, Moderated by: Hallie Cohen, Marymount Manhattan College, NY
2022. Reflection Hybrid Panel Discussion, William P. Miller Jr. Gallery, JCAL, NY
Critic in Residence, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, OK
Artist Talk, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, OK
Artist Talk: The Sky is Higher Here, Transmitter Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Online Artist Talk, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
MICA Grad catalogue
2015 Designer: NATURE (Art Therapy Coloring Book), published by Daler-Rowney
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Baltimore, MD
New York, NY
Nashville, TN
La Romana, Dominican Republic
London, UK
Mexico City, Mexico
Tehran, Iran