Majid Ziaee
www.majidziaee.com
majidziaee@yahoo.com
Education
2013 – 2018 PhD. in Art Research, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
2006 – 2009 M.A. in Islamic art-Ceramic, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran
2002 – 2006 B.A. in Crafts, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran
1998 – 2000 Diploma in Graphic design, Ershad Fine Arts Conservatory, Mashhad, Iran
Festivals, Projects and Residency Programs
2019 Kiln-Sculpture project, Wood-Kiln + eco- ceramic studio, in Salakh, Qeshm Island, Iran
2016 taking part in YATOO international residency, Korean Nature Artist’s Association, Gongju-si, South Korea
2016 Wood-Kiln + eco- ceramic studio, the 51th Environmental Art Festival in Salakh, Qeshm Island, Iran
2015 Art + working with local clay, the 50th Environmental Art Festival in Sangsar, Iran
2015 Working with local clay + Firing, the 49th Environmental Art Festival in Hormoz Island, Iran
2014 Wood-Kiln Firing + Training pottery to local people, The 48th Environmental Art Festival in Hormoz Island, Iran
2013 Kiln-Sculpture project, the 47th Environmental Art Festival in Polour, Iran
2013 Kiln-Sculpture project, the 1st Tabriz International Festival for Islamic Arts, Crafts and Creativity, Iran
2013 manufacturing Wood-Kiln, the 40th Environmental Art Festival in Hormoz Island, Iran
2013 Sparrow House, Tehran's Environmental Art Festival, Laleh Park, February & March 2013, Tehran, Iran
2012 Manufacturing Wood-Kiln, the 37th Environmental Art Festival in Polour, Iran
Activities and memberships
2018 Curated an exhibition "Observer" in annual of Iranian Ceramic Artist Association, Iranian Artist forum, Tehran, Iran
2016 - Present member of Yatoo international project (Yatoo-i), Korean Nature Artists’ Association
2010 – Present Faculty Member of Tabriz Islamic Art University
2009 – Present Member of "CharKhesht" Ceramics Group
2011 – 2013 Head of Ceramic and Glass Department, Tabriz Islamic Art University
2011 Workshop about "Importance and Capacity of Ceramic's Body", in the 10th National Biennial of Iran Contemporary Ceramic, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran, Iran
2010 Lecture about "Environmental Ceramics", Ceramics in Urban Spaces Exhibition, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Awards
2014 Ranked First in Ceramics Section, the 6th Fadjr International of Visual Arts, Saba Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 Selected as the top seven artworks in Ceramic and Installation Section, the 10th National Biennial of Iran Contemporary Ceramic, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran, Iran
2011 Honorable Mention in Special Techniques section, the 10th National Biennial of Iran Contemporary Ceramic, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran, Iran
2011 Honorable Mention in Ceramics section, the 3th Fadjr International of Visual Arts, Niavaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 Special Jury Award, the 9th National Biennial of Iran Contemporary Ceramic, Koumesh Gallery, Semnan, Iran
2005 Ranked First in Ceramics Section, Research and technology achievements festival, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran
Previous Group Exhibitions
2019 Human Being Grows in the Soil, Like Plant, Kabood Atelier Art Gallery, Tabriz
2017 Final exhibition of Global Nomadic Art Project, M. K Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania
2017 Final exhibition of Global Nomadic Art Project, Les Perrières, Saumur, France
2016 Final exhibition of Global Nomadic Art Project, Contemporary Art Museum of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2016 Final exhibition of Global Nomadic Art Project, Yatoo Center, Gongju-si, South Korea
2016 Eco Avant-garde, Kunsthalle Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2016 Hope (CharKhesht Ceramic Group Exhibition), Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2015 the 2nd Tabriz International Festival for Islamic Arts, Crafts and Creativity, Tabriz, Iran
2015 Iran Art and Culture, National Museum of Oriental Art, Rome, Italy
2014 the 24th International Crafts Exhibition, Iranian Int'l Exhibitions Co., Tehran, Iran
2014 the 6th Fadjr International of Visual Arts, Saba Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012 Made in Iran (CharKhesht Ceramic Group Exhibition), Iranian Artist forum, Tehran, Iran
2011 Collection 1, Iranian Artist forum, Tehran, Iran
2011 the 10th National Biennial of Iranian Contemporary Ceramic, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran, Iran
2011 the 3th Fadjr International of Visual Arts, Niavaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Ceramics in Urban Spaces Exhibition, Barg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2010 Iranian Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Imam Ali Museum, Tehran, Iran
2010 the 2th Fadjr International of Visual Arts, Saba Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2009 the 9th National Biennial of Iranian Contemporary Ceramic, Koumesh Gallery, Semnan, Iran
2007 Craft exhibition, Tabriz Islamic Art University’s Gallery, Tabriz, Iran
Publications and Catalogues
2017 June3, "The Ecological Aspects of Local Pottery in Guilan, Iran", Journal of History Culture and Art Research, ISSN: 2147-0626, Karabuk University, Turkey, pp. 297-317
2017 Global Nomadic Art Project – Europe, Yatoo center, South Korea
2017 Global Nomadic Art Project – Lithuania, Lithuania
2017 Global Nomadic Art Project – France, France
2016 Global Nomadic Art Project Korea III, Yatoo center, South Korea
2016 Yatoo International Artist in Residence Program, Yatoo center, South Korea
2013 "The Kiln-Sculpture", Published in Tandis Magazine, Number 255, page 30
2012 "Ceramic, Old Materiel, Forerunner Art and Technology", Published abstract in 1st National Conference of New attitude to Industrial Design Book, pp. 122-123