Sara Shabanazad
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About
Iranian multi-disciplinary artist, educator and researcher currently based in Tehran.
Working in areas related to consciousness, awareness and attention. Also interested in research related to conditioning, cultural diversity, education, transpersonal psychology, identity the feminine psyche and linguistic anthropology. Currently working with collage and mixed media exploring narratives related to the feminine psyche based on fairy tales and stories that result in healing both the practitioner and the viewer.
A fan of folk and outsider art, philosophies of the body and drawing,
Completed her MA in Sequential Design & Illustration from the University of Brighton which she received working with artists such as Prof George Hardie, Margaret Huber, Graham Rawle and Karen Morgan. -
Education
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MA Fine ArtsUniversity of Brighton2009 - 2010Thesis: Investigating objective art and the consciousness of the artist during the creation process and the impact on the audience.
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Experience
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ResearcherAg Image ArchivesMay 2016 - Present (10 years 2 months)Image research
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Researcher & Multi disciplinary ArtistFreelanceTehran, Iran1998 - Present (28 years)(1998- Current)
I have been working as a freelance Painter and my art has been a reflection
of my path of self-discovery also worked as artist in residence at the ORYX Foundation/ AB Gallery in Luzern, Switzerland from Feb-April 2014 and KUNSTLERHAUS FRISE Artist in Residence program in Hamburg April-May 2014.
From January 2014 started working as co-producer & singer/songwriter in the underground music band Overcoming Paranoid. www.overparanoid.com
Also did an artist in residence program at Bon-Gah (Keresht Space) in Tehran, Iran from May –August 2015 working on an experimental project series of paintings on glass. -
Artist AssistantCollaboration of Brighton Photo Biennial and Aim Higherworking for the university of Brighton with students from age 12-16 and their teachers to help create and organize photographic artwork for the Brighton Photo Biennial.
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Arts & Language EducatorSep 2015 - Aug 2016 (11 months)
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Assistant Set DesignerFreelanceJan 2015 - Feb 2015 (1 month)
Worked on the Iranian cinematic production “When it was raining” as assistant Art director to Malak Djahan Khazaie
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Assistant DirectorTehran, IranOct 2012 - Oct 2013 (1 year)Basically responsible for everything from sales to administration, newsletters,
catalogues, invites, making calls and receiving them to and from collectors, liaising
with artists and the gallery director, shipping, translating etc.
The gallery specializes in Iranian contemporary Art and is focused on promoting
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InternJanet Rady Fine ArtNov 2010 - Jan 2011 (2 months)I worked as an assistant to the owner the Gallery specializes in Middle Eastern contemporary art. I liaised with customers and artists and helped with the PR and administrative responsibilities.
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Film/Documentary Translator & TypistParsian Inc.Dec 2006 - Feb 2007 (2 months)I translated films from English to Farsi and typed the subtitles. Face to face Interpreter- Farsi/ English Language Empire
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AnimatorRasneh-e-Fard Animation CompanyApr 2003 - Oct 2003 (6 months)between animator
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@SaraShabanazad, member since 2010
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