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Education
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5/2004
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Ed.D. in Art and Art Education, Teachers College, Columbia
University, Dissertation title:
“Unsaying Life Stories: A Comparative Analysis of
the Autobiographical Art of Four Iranians.” It is
the first study specifically focused on the photography
and video of artists of the Iranian Diaspora.
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10/2000
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Ed.M. in Art and Art Education, Teachers College, Columbia
University.
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5/2000
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M.A. in Art and Art Education, Teachers College, Columbia
University.
• Studied with Graeme Sullivan, Judith Burton, Maxine
Greene, Renee Darvin, Prabha Sahasrabudhe, Gerard Vezzuso.
• New York State Teacher Certification.
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6/1993
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A. B. Magna cum Laude in Visual and Environmental Studies,
Harvard University.
• Studied with photographers Chris Killip, David
Goldblatt, Rosamond Wolff Purcell, Bill Burke, Barbara
Norfleet.
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Employment
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2008-present
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Faculty, School of Visual Arts. NY, NY.
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2004-2006
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Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, University
of Florida.
• Photography
• Area Coordinator of Photography.
• Advisor and critic in MFA Graduate Photographic
and Electronic Intermedia Seminar.
• Graduate Faculty Supervisor of Graduate Students
in their teaching.
• Chair of 2 MFA thesis committees
• Member of 3 MFA thesis committees
• Advisor to 10 MFA Independent Studies
• Advisor to 7 BFA High/Highest Honors Senior Thesis
Projects
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2002-2004
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Visiting Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, University
of Florida.
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2000-2002
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, University
of Florida.
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1999-2000
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Artist-in-Residence, The Crossroads School, Public Middle
School, NYC.
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1997-1998
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Adjunct Instructor of Photography, Dept. of Visual Arts,
Gettysburg College, PA.
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Refereed Publications
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"Stones in a New Garden," in Love and Pomegranate:
New Voices Celebrating Iran, edited by Meghan Sayres
(forthcoming).
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“Tales Left Untold,” in POWWOW: Charting the
Fault Lines in the American Experience, Short Fiction
from Then to Now, edited by Ishmael Reed & Carla Blank.
Da Capo Press, Perseus Books. (Jan. 2009).
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“Photographic Truth,” in Sage Encyclopedia
of Identity, CA: Sage Publications.
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“Tenuous Transport,” in Luis Camnitzer’s
collaboration, Last Book (2007-ongoing).
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“Index Finger Series: Richard Jochum,” Essay
in Exhibition Book: What's Good Must Not Necessarily Be
Evil, Liechtenstein, 2007.
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“What is Home After Exile? An Iranian Greek American
Homecoming,” In Homelands; Women’s Journeys
Across Race, Place and Time. (Jan. 2007), edited by Jenesha
de Rivera, Patricia Justine Tumang, Seal Press. www.homelandsanthology.com
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“Unsaying Life Stories: The Autobiographical Art
of Shirin Neshat and Ghazel,” The Journal of Aesthetic
Education, Volume 41/2 (2007).
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“Tales Left Untold” (original poetry), in Let
Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the
Iranian Diaspora (2006), edited by Persis Karim, Parisa
Milani, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press.
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“Antoin Sevruguin,” in Ehsan Yarshater, Ed.,
Encyclopedia Iranica. (New York: Bibliotheca Persica,
1982- ).
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“Transforming Images: How Photography Complicates
the Picture (review essay)," The Journal of Aesthetic
Education, Volume 37/2 (2003): 114-121.
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“Photography and Collecting: From Private to Public,”
Exposure: The Journal of the Society for Photographic
Education 35/1 (2003): 61-70.
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“To Be or not To Be an Orientalist?: The Ambivalent
Art of Antoin Sevruguin,” Iranian Studies 35/1-2
(2002): 113-144.
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“To Tell a Tale,” a review of Ahmad K. Jabbari,
ed., Amoo Norooz and Other Persian Stories, in Iranian
Studies 35/1-2 (2002).
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“Re-picturing Photography: A Language in the Making,”
Journal of Aesthetic Education 35/1 (2001): 69-84.
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Solo Exhibitions
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2009
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“Super East-West Woman,” Athens, Greece.
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2008
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Washington Square Review. New York University. NY, NY.
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2007
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“Super East-West Woman: Living on the Axis, Fighting
Evil Everywhere,” Rhonda Schaller Studio,New York,
NY.
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2005
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“Tales Worth Retelling,”Charles Culpeper Photograph
Gallery, New York, NY.
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2005
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“Re-Collecting Iran,” Brown gallery, Duke University,
Durham, NC.
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2004
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“Super East-West Woman,” Laval University,
Quebec, Canada.
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2004-2005
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“Re-Collecting Iran,” Grinter Gallery of International
Art, Gainesville, FL, Amy Vigilante curator.
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2004
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“I Am Not A Persian Carpet.” Gallery 1401,
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Harris Fogel
curator.
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2003
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“Navab: Selected Works.” Bernice Steinbaum
Gallery, Miami, FL. Bernice Steinbaum, curator.
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2002
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“Tales Worth Retelling.” Macy Gallery, New
York, NY. Kendal Kennedy, curator.
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2002
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“What Is Home After Exile? An Iranian-American Homecoming.
Exhibition in conjunction with the 17th Annual International
History and Theory Conference, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL.
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2000
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“Tales Left Untold.” Macy Gallery, New York,
NY.
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2000
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“In Chase of Shadows.” Janati Gallery, Greenwich,
CT.
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1998
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“Portraits of Uzbekistan.” The Harriman Institute,
Columbia University, New York, NY.
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1997
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“Village Women of Pakistan.” Gettysburg College,
Gettysburg, PA.
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International Invitational Exhibitions
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2009
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Through the Lens: Photography from the Permanent Collection,
Lowe Art Museum, University of
Miami. Denise M. Gerson, curator.
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2008
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Highlights from the Photography Collection: University
of Florida’s Photographic Legacy. Harn Museum of
Art, University of Florida.
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2008-2010
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Visible and Invisible Spaces, Jennifer Heath curator,
editor, The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore,
and Politics (University of California Press, 2007). Traveling
Multimedia Exhibition.
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2008
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Change/Cambio at G.A.S.P. (Gallery, Artists, Studio,
Projects) gallery, Boston, MA.
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2008
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Zam Zam Arts; Figurine. Exploring the Muslim Woman’s
Experience. Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC.
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2008
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Picturing Mary. Orleans Street Gallery, St. Charles,
IL.
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2008
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Making Home. Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
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2007
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Trauma Queen. Mediterranean Hotel, Athens, Greece.
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2007
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Emergence. Hadieh Shafie, curator. Current Gallery, Baltimore,
MD.
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2007
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Access: A Feminist Perspective. Rhonda Schaller Gallery.
New York, NY.
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2006
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Self-Portraits: A Show For Peace. Traveling Exhibition.
Offizyna Art Space & Swinoujscie Art
Museum Szczecin, Poland. Casoria Contemporary Art Museum,
Naples, Italy. MAC - Museo Arte Contemporaneo, Santa Fe,
Argentina. MACRO - Museo Arte Contemporaneo Rosario, Rosario,
Argentina. self.engad.org
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2005
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Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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2002
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University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
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2002
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New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA.
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2001
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New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA.
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2000
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Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL.
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2000
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Campus Center Gallery, Hilo, HI.
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2000
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Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT.
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1999-2000
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Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center, New York, NY.
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1999
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Adelphi-Soho Center, New York, NY.
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1998
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Agora Gallery, New York, NY.
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International Group Exhibitions/Performances
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2008
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It’s Not Easy. Exit Underground. Exit Art, New York,
NY.
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2007
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James Cohan Gallery, Postcards from the Edge, New York,
NY.
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2006
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Art Is Me; Art Is You, Public Art Project. Walking Exhibition.
New York, NY.
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2006
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Cultural Lenses, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston,
VA.
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2005
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College of Fine Arts 40th annual art faculty exhibition,
Harn Museum of Art, FL.
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2004
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Art Basel, College of Fine Arts 39th annual art faculty
exhibition, Miami, FL.
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2003
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College of Fine Arts, University of Florida, 38th annual
art faculty exhibition, Gainesville, FL.
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2002
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The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA.
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2001
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The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY.
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2001
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College of Fine Arts, University of Florida 36th annual
art faculty exhibition, FL.
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2000
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Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX.
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1998-2000
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Macy Gallery, New York, NY.
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1999-2000
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University Art Gallery, Jonesboro, AR.
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1998
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City Island Arts Organization, Bronx, NY.
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1998
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Harrisburg Art Association, Harrisburg, PA.
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1998
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Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT.
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1998
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Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO.
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1998
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Springfield Art Association, Springfield, MA.
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1998
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Barret House Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY.
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1998
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Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD.
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1998
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Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT.
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1998, 2000
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Lafayette Art Association, LA.
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1998
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Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA.
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1998
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Art Forms Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
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1998
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Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, LA.
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1997-98
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Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York, NY.
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1997
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Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati, OH.
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1997
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Fitton Center for the Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH
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1997
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York Art Association, York, PA.
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Invited Lectures
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2005
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“The Autobiographical Art of Shirin Neshat, Ghazel
and Navab.” New York University, Steinhardt School
of Education.
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2005
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“Super East-West Woman” Harn Museum of Art,
FL.
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2004
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“Between the Lines of Self and Other.” Virginia
Commonwealth School of the Arts, Richmond, VA.
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2004
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“Iranian Diasporic Art.” The School of the
Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
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2004
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“Photographic Autobiographies: Three Artists from
Iran.” Ohio University College of Fine Arts. Athens,
OH.
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2004
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“Unsaying Life Stories.” Palmer Museum of Art,
State College, PA.
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2003
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Navab Retrospective. Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach,
FL.
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2003
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“Re-Picturing Photography: A Critique of the Violent
Terminology Framing the Culture of Still Photography.”
In conjunction with the Culture of Violence exhibition,
The Harn Museum of Fine Arts, Gainesville, FL.
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2003
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“I Am Not A Persian Miniature: The Art of Hybrid
Iranian Women,” in the international symposium held
at the University of Florida--Beyond/After the Screen:
The Impact of Documenta X and XI on Contemporary Film
and Video Practice, Gainesville, FL.
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2002
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“Re-picturing Self and History: Photographic Inquiry.”
Re-Searching the Art of Inquiry. Teachers College, Columbia
University, NY, NY.
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2002
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“Tales Worth Retelling.” Bicultural Ways of
Knowing: Iranian American Narratives. Teachers College,
Columbia University, NY, NY
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2002
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“Photography and Autobiography.” The School
of The Art Institute of Chicago.
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2002
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“Iran, Islam and Women.” American Association
of University Women. University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL.
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1999
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“Tales Left Untold.” The Rose and the Nightingale:
Persian Civilization, Art and Philosophy. Teachers College,
Columbia University, NY, NY
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1998
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Portraits of Uzbekistan.” The Indo-Mongolian Society.
New York University, NY,
NY.
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Media Interviews
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2005
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Interview regarding Super East-West Woman series aired
on CKUT public radio (Nov. 2, 6-7 pm) Montréal,
Canada.
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Readings
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2008
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Iranian American Writers: The Next Generation. Khakpour,
Navab, Nasrabadi, & Sedarat. Co-Sponsored by Arte
East, Association of Iranian American Writers, & Association
of Asian American Writers Workshop (AAWW). Readings at
AAWW, NYC.
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2008
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“Tales Left Untold,” Persian Arts Festival,
Bowery Poetry Club, NYC.
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2007
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“Tales Left Untold,” in Let Me Tell You Where
I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora
(2006), edited by Persis Karim, Parisa Milani, Arkansas:
University of Arkansas Press. New York University.
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2006
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“What is Home After Exile? An Iranian Greek American
Homecoming,” In Homelands; Women’s Journeys
Across Race, Place and Time. (Jan. 2007), edited by Jenesha
de Rivera, Patricia Justine Tumang, Seal Press. At the
interdisciplinary conference called "Envisioning
Home," sponsored by the Ph.D. Program in Comparative
Literature at the Graduate Center of the City University
of New York, NYC.
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2006
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“Tales Left Untold,” in Let Me Tell You Where
I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora
(2006), edited by Persis Karim, Parisa Milani, Arkansas:
University of Arkansas Press.Sponsored by Arte East. Labyrinth
Books, NYC.
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Refereed Conference Paper Presentations
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2005
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“The Transnational Art of Neshat, Ghazel and Navab,”
Muslims' Experiences of Globalization conference Atlanta,
GA. Sponsored by the Middle East Center for Peace, Culture
and Development at Georgia State University and the Georgia
Middle East Studies Consortium.
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2005
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“Discursive Autobiographies: The Telling-Self,”
College Art Association annual conference, Atlanta, GA,
16-19 February.
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2004
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“Reclamer la Voix Autobiographique: L’Art de
Trois Photographes Iraniennes,” L’Islam et L’Occident:
Le Mythe de L’Autre, Université Laval, Québec,
Canada, 16-18 November.
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2004
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“Unsaying Life Stories: The Autobiographical Art
of Four Iranians,” National Art Education Association
annual conference, Denver, CO.
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2003
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“I Am Not A Persian: Iranian Women Artists,”
Society for Photographic Education annual conference,
Austin, TX.
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2003
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“I Am Not A Persian Miniature: The Art of Iranian
Women in Exile,” College Art Association annual conference,
New York, NY.
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2002
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“To Be Or Not To Be An Orientalist?: The Ambivalent
Art of Antoin Sevruguin,” National Art Education
Association annual conference, Miami Beach, FL.
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2002
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“Longing to Belong: The photography of Antoin Sevruguin,”
4th Biennial Conference on Iranian Studies, Bethesda,
MD.
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2001
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“Photography: A Language in the Making,” National
Art Education Association annual conference, New York,
NY.
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Awards
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2005
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Empire Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional
Women Educators.
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2004
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Who’s Who: America’s Best Teachers.
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2003-2004
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Academic year Merit Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia
University.
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2002-2003
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Academic year Merit Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia
University.
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1999-2000
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Academic year Merit Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia
University.
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1999
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Purchase Award, College of Fine Arts, Arkansas State
University, Jonesboro, AR.
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1999
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Summer term Merit Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia
University.
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1998
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Juror’s Merit Award, Self-Portrait juried exhibition,
Macy Gallery, New York.
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1998
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Juror’s Merit Award, City Island Arts Organization
national juried exhibition.
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1998
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Award of Excellence, Manhattan Arts International 7th
annual competition.
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1997
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First Prize, photography category, York (PA) Art Association
27th annual national juried competition.
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1993
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David McCord Prize for Outstanding Visual Artist, Harvard
University.
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Courses Taught
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Beginning through Advanced Photography:
still, digital, color, small through large format, Visual
Literacy, Interdisciplinary Studio: Art and World Feminism,
Art Education for Elementary School Teachers, Fundamentals
of Art, Graduate Seminar: Photography and Electronic Intermedia.
Graduate course for methods and materials in elementary
art education.
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Service
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2005-present
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Editorial review board, Journal of Visual Culture and
Gender.
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2009-ongoing
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Interviewer for Harvard College undergraduate admissions.
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2008
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Alumni Gift Committee for The Dalton School 20th year
Reunion.
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2007-present
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Vice Chair of the Harvard College 15th year Alumni Reunion.
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2008-present
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Co-chair Diversity Committee, Middle School, The Dalton
School.
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2007-present
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Diversity Task Force, The Dalton School.
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2007-present
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Minority Mentor, High School, The Dalton School.
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2007, 2008
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Panelist, Graduate Research in Art Education Conference,
Penn State & Teachers College, NYC.
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2004
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School of Art and Art History Digital Media Task Force.
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2004
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College of Fine Arts Committee for the Revision of UF’s
2002 Strategic Plan.
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2004-2005
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University Galleries Advisory Committee.
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2003-2004
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Area Coordinator: Photography, College of Fine Arts,
University of Florida.
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2000-present
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Graduate Faculty Supervisor of graduate students in their
teaching.
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2003
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“Critically Analyzing Photographs.” Talk for
docents. March 3. Harn Museum of Art.
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2002-present
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Faculty advisor, University of Florida Undergraduate
Photographic Society.
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2001-2002
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Minority mentor, University of Florida.
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Published Photographs
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Cover Photograph. Love and Pomegranate: New Voices Celebrating
Iran, edited by Meghan Sayres (forthcoming).
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Cover Photograph. Featured portfolio. Washington Square
Review. Winter 2007-8.
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Schaller, Rhonda (2007), Super East-West Woman: Living
on the Axis, Fighting Evil Everywhere. Blue Pearl Press.
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Fagan, Robert Jason and Hadieh Shafie (2007). Emergence.
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Cover photograph (2005), Environmentalism in the Muslim
World. Richard C. Foltz (Ed.). New York: Nova Science
Publishers.
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Cover photograph (forthcoming), L’Islam
et L’Occident: Le Mythe de L’Autre. Quebec:
Laval University Press.
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Aulani Mulford (forthcoming), Islamic Gardens, London:
Phaidon.
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Graeme Sullivan (2005), Art Practice as Research, London:
Sage Publications, pp. 56-57.
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Yvonne Gaudelius and Peg Speirs, eds., Contemporary Issues
in Art Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,
2002, pp. 30, 33, 34.
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Aphrodite Désirée Navab, “Re-picturing
Photography: A Language in the Making,” Journal of
Aesthetic Education 35/1 (2001), p. 70.
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Middle East Studies Association annual conference catalog,
November 2000.
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Richard C. Foltz, Religions of the Silk Road, New York:
St. Martin’s Press, 1999.
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Connections, The Dalton School, Spring 1999.
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“Portraits of Uzbekistan: A Photo Essay,” Communiqué
4/5, November 4, 1998.
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Photo Metro magazine, winter 1997-98 issue.
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Permanent Collections
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Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, Italy
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Simone de Beauvoir Institute of Women’s Studies,
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
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Harn Museum of Fine Arts, Gainesville, FL.
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Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
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Museum of Fine Arts, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro,
AR.
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Harriman Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY.
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Private Collections
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Karlheinz Pichler, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Rhonda Schaller, NY, NY.
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Robert Coles, Cambridge, MA.
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Bernice Steinbaum, Miami, FL.
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Ghazel, Paris, France.
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Sergio Vega, Gainesville, FL.
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John Kenneth Galbraith, Cambridge, MA.
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Maxine Greene, New York, NY.
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Olga Davidson, Boston, MA.
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Graeme Sullivan, New York, NY.
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Judith Burton, New York, NY.
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Kendal Kennedy, New York, NY.
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Sussan Babaie, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Barbara Jo Revelle, Gainesville, FL.
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Publications About My Art
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Schaller, Rhonda (2007), Super East-West Woman: Living
on the Axis, Fighting Evil Everywhere. Blue Pearl Press.
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Fagan, Robert Jason and Hadieh Shafie (2007). Emergence.
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Sullivan, Graeme (2005), Art Practice as Research, London:
Sage Publications, pp. 56-57.
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(2002). “Ideas and Teaching: Making Meaning from
Contemporary Art,” in Yvonne Gaudelius and Peg Speirs,
eds., Contemporary Issues in Art Education. NJ: Prentice
Hall, 23-37.
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Pooja Shah, “Art Pushes Stereotypes Aside,”
Temple News (Philadelphia), March 4, 2004.
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“How is it Shadows I Knew You Not,” Columbia
Record (New York), September 11, 1998.
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Paper Presentations On My Art
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Sussan Babaie (Department of Art History, University
of Michigan. “The Conjunction of Identities: The
Photographs of Aphrodite Désirée Navab.”
Invited Paper for the Conference: Bicultural Ways of Knowing:
Iranian-American Narratives, Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York, November 2, 2002.
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Kendal Kennedy (MFA, Pratt Institute). “The Right
Shade of Gray: Constructing a New Identity—Aphrodite
Désirée Navab’s Photographs.”
Special Session presentation at The Middle East Studies
Association annual conference, San Francisco, Nov. 2001.
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Professional Organizations
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Association of Iranian American Writers, College Art
Association, National Art Education
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Association, NAEA Women’s Caucus, Society for Photographic
Education, Society for Iranian
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Studies, Kappa Delta Pi: International Honor Society
in Education.
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