Bio / CV
CV
Education
- 2021 - 2022
- Ph.D. student at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at
- 2019 - 2021
- Master of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver
- 2017 - 2019
- Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Fine Arts from F+F Schule Für Kunst und Design, Zurich
Grants, Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships
- 2023
- FCAT Graduate Fellowship, 3500 CAD, Simon Fraser University, Surrey
- 2023
- Research and Travel award, 1000 CAD, Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Surry
- 2022
- Helen Pitt Graduate Scholarship in Fine Arts, 2500 CAD, Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Surry
- 2022
- Research and Travel award, 1985 CAD, Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Surry
- 2021 - 2024
- Graduate Dean Entrance Scholarship (GDES), 84000 CAD, Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Surry
- 2020
- Teaching Fellowship, 2780 CAD, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver
- 2019
- Entrance Scholarship, 5000 CAD Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver
- 2014
- Juries Special Award at the International Sculpture Symposium of Padideh, 3000 USD, Shandiz, Iran
- 2008
- Honorary Award of the Referees at the 5th Tehran Biannual Sculpture Exhibition, Tehran
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Rashtian, Hamed. "Same Old Story: Agential Realism in the Study of Colonial Histories", International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA), 2023. ISEA Proceedings
Conference Proceedings
- Rashtian, Hamed. "Same Old Story: Agential Realism in the Study of Colonial Histories", International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA), 2023. Full Paper presentations section
Paper Presented in Graduate Conferences
- 2021
- Rashtian, Hamed. “A Topography of Anti-Colonialism”, The Second Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) Virtual Symposia - Webinar VI
Invited Talks and Presentations
- 2023
- Same Old Story, Talk given at Surrey Art Gallery as part of gallery’s Thursday Artist Talks program, Surrey
- 2022
- Research In Visual Arts: An Account of Same old Story Project, talk given at Tehran University of Arts, Tehran
- 2020
- Autoethnography in the work of Nazgol Ansarinia, Talk given at Seminar on Research II, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver
- 2019
- A Research on Vancouver’s Art Community, Talk given at Seminar on Research I, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver
- 2019
- Artist talk given at Lucerne School of Art and Design, Lucerne
- 2018
- Iranian Contemporary Art, Talk given at F+F School of Art and Design, Zurich
Public Presentations
- 2019
- Artist talk as a part of The Stories exhibition at Sattelkammer, Bern
- 2018
- In conversation with Peter Fischer at 150 Days at AB43 Contemporary Gallery, Thalwil, Switzerland
- 2016
- Artist Talk given at group exhibition Made in Iran at Kunstverein Konstanz in collaboration with Oryx Foundation, Konstanz
Non-Peer-Reviewed Contributions
- 2021 - 2022
- Rashtian, Hamed. “Iranian Paradoxes”, curated by Zahra Tavassoli Zea, Tide Magazine, Issue 1 (non-peer reviewed Short article)
- 2022
- -Rashtian, Hamed. Lion Monument 21 – The Lion Monument of Lucerne Through The Lens of Contemporary Art, Kunsthalle Lucerne, published by Verlag Scheidegger & Speiss, Zurich (Artwork contribution)
Solo Exhibitions
- 2019
- The Stories at Sattelkammer, Bern
- 2018
- 150 Days at AB43 Contemporary Gallery, Thalwil, Switzerland
- 2016
- Reverie at Khak Gallery, Tehran
- 2014
- Reverie at Khak Gallery, Tehran
- 2011
- Them at Etemad Gallery, Tehran
- 2009
- There Is a Hole at Etemad Gallery, Tehran
- 2007
- Dust in The Wind at Mahe Mehr Gallery, Tehran
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2021
- Spring Forward, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver
- 2021
- The Show at Libby Leshgold Gallery, Vancouver
- 2021
- Interruptions, virtual thesis exhibition by the Emily Carr University of Art + Design 2021 MFA cohort (https://www.interruptionsecuad.com)
- 2021
- Thesis Exhibition of the Emily Carr University of Art + Design 2021 MFA cohort at Michael O’Brian Exhibition Common, Vancouver
- 2020
- CHETORI. How is it going ? Contemporary art from Iran, Manoir de la ville de Martigny, Martigny, Switzerland
- 2019
- The Stories at F+F School of Art and Design, Zurich
- 2019
- Lockers V3 at Bozar Center for Fine Arts, Brussels
- 2019
- Another Face, duo exhibition with Behdad Lahooti at Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris
- 2018
- Disco Balls and Glitter Tits, Porny Days Film and Art Festival, Zurich
- 2018
- The Monuments at Galeire Nicolas Flamel, Paris
- 2018
- Loewen Safari at Kunsthalle Lucerne, Lucerne
- 2018
- A Portrait of a Young Building as an Artist by Artists at Löwenbräu, Zurich
- 2017
- Klontal Triennial at Kunsthaus Glarus, Glarus
- 2017
- Preoccupations at Aaran gallery, Tehran
- 2017
- In The Best of All Worlds at Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris
- 2016
- Made in Iran at Kunstverein Konstanz in collaboration with Oryx Foundation, Konstanz
- 2016
- Time Machine at Galerie Nicolas Flemel, Paris
- 2016
- Made in Iran II at AB Gallery, Lucerne
- 2015
- Iran Heart Beat at Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris
- 2015
- Persian Garden Party at Galerie Nicolas Flamel, Paris
- 2015
- MOP CAP (shortlist exhibition) at MOP exhibition place, Dubai
- 2015
- Neo-Traditionalism in Contemporary Iranian Art at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
- 2012
- America the Beautiful at Aaran Gallery, Tehran
- 2012
- Group sculpture exhibition at Ambassador of Belgium Residence, Tehran
- 2011
- Factory Garden at Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
- 2011
- Hunted(er) at Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
- 2011
- My Super Hero at Morano Kiang Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2010- 2011
- Annual Art Exhibition at PKCF foundation, London
- 2010
- Tehran Urban Sculpture Biennial, Barg Gallery, Tehran
- 2010
- Three Generations of Iranian Sculptors Farvahar Gallery, Tehran
- 2009
- The Seeds of Baobab at Aaran Gallery, Tehran
- 2007 - 2008
- The 5th Tehran Biannual Sculpture Exhibition at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
- 2006
- Makous at Assar Gallery, Tehran
Art Fairs
- 2019
- Art Abu Dhabi, Khak Gallery, Abu Dhabi
- 2017
- Art Expo Malaysia, Mandegar Art & Culture Institution, Kuala Lumpur
- 2017
- Art Dubai, Khak Gallery, Dubai
- 2016
- Art Abu Dhabi, AB Gallery, Abu Dhabi
- 2016
- Kunst Zurich, AB Gallery, Zurich
- 2016
- Art Dubai, Khak Gallery, Dubai
- 2011
- Art Dubai, Etemad Gallery, Dubai
Art Residencies
- 2013
- Action Week with Our Iranian Friends: Artist in Residence at Villa Kuriosum Institution, Berlin
- 2012
- Ribon Art Center international workshop: Artist in Residence at Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
Public Commissions
- 2014
- Library. Client: Fereshteh Book City Store, Tehran
- 2013
- Six Seating Figures. Client: The Beautification Organization of Tehran, Valiasr Ave., Tehran
- 2011 - 2013
- Untitled-No-1, Untitled-No-2, Untitled-No-3. Client: DD private art museum, Mazandaran
Memberships
- 2022 - Current
- Member of Pelan, a non-profit collective that curates documentary film screenings in Vancouver
- 2012- Current
- Member of Iran’s Institute for Promotion of Contemporary Visual Art
- 2006- Current
- Member of AIS (Association of Iranian Sculptors)
- 2006 - 2016
- Co-Founder and Member of Ma’kous Sculpture Group