Curriculum Vitae
Helen Arjmandi
Iranian-American artist · Studio in Connecticut · ha@arjmandi.net
Education & training
2001Advanced degree in Nasta'liq and Shekasteh-Nasta'liq calligraphy — Iranian Calligraphers Association, Quchan
1995–2001Calligraphy apprenticeship under masters Ali Akbar Rezvani and Safar Mirzazadeh
2002B.Sc., Hospitality & Tourism Management — University of Industrial Management East, Mashhad
OngoingIndependent study in painting, digital graphics and design, photography, woodburning, and engraving
Selected exhibitions
2022–23The Arts at Yale Health, New Haven, Connecticut — The Paradise of Harmony, Healing Mother Earth, Growing Through Barbed Wires
2012Solo exhibition, Illumination and Beyond — Ferdowsi Negarkhaneh, Mashhad
2009Fajr Visual Arts Festival — Mashhad
2005Negargari — Favin Art Gallery, Mashhad
2002Solo exhibition, The Art of Naghashi-Khat — Mashhad
2000Shekasteh-Nasta'liq Calligraphy Competition & Exhibition — Quchan
Professional experience
2018–nowIndependent artist
2011–13Art & Graphics Counsellor — Mashhad Municipality
2007–11Head of Graphic Design Consulting — Pegahsoft
2002–07Graphic design in tourism & hospitality
Practice & materials
Collections & links
WorkGeometric, Biomorphic & Miniature · Wounds, Rupture & Survival · Photography
Onlinearjmandi.net · Instagram @helen.arjmandi · Virtual Exhibition