ABOUT

Artist Statement

Comming Soon

 

Biography

 

Zoha is an artist and academic living and working in London. She is currently perusing her practice-based PhD in Creative and Critical Practice at University of Sussex, UK. 

Her practice is research driven therefore not limited to any specific medium. She has previously developed and produced short documentaries, fiction films, video installations, filmic photography as well as an interactive online drama. She is currently working with audio and is producing a fictionalised podcast series. 

 

EDUCATION

 

2015-Current

AHRC CHASE PhD Researcher in Critical and Creative Practice, School of Media, Film and Music

University of Sussex, Falmer

 

2005-2007

Masters of Fine Art Practice

Goldsmiths College, University of London

 

2004-2005

Postgraduate Diploma in Art and Design

Cavendish College London

 

2000-2004

BSc in Textile Engineering

Amirkabir University, Tehran, Iran

 

FILMOGRAPHY & COMMISSIONS

 

2016

Podcast Series (under development)

Writer and Director

Development and Production fund by AHRC CHASE

 

2013

Price of Secrecy (an Interactive Digital Fiction)

Writer, Director and Interactive Designer

Co-producer – Made for BBC World

 

2012

Journey of Hope (A 15min documentary)

 

2011 and older

Mother (Fiction-Short)

Producer

Gilad and All that Jazz (Award Winning Documentary-feature)

Production Assistant- Made for Al Jazeera English

The Nest (Fiction-Short)

Art Director

CLEAR (A 10min documentary)

Producer and Director- Commissioned by City life Education and Action for Refugees in Southampton (CLEAR)

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

 

Curated Exhibitions and Events

 

2014

Series of Film screenings and Q&A’s by acclaimed British filmmakers in partnership with Inovi and SOAS, University of London

Mag-Net-Working- Series of networking events for digital artists based in South East London in partnership with Inovi and 57Arts

 

2013

Agency of Truth, Documentary and Contemporary art- Off-site exhibition for John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton

 

2011

“No, Well, I don’t know…”, Andy Warhol as created by Andy Warhol. A panel discussion organized in conjunction with Andy Warhol: ARTIST ROOMS On Tour with the Art Fund

 

Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions

 

2013

Limited Access Four, Parking Gallery, Tehran, Iran

Parallax, The Mile End Art Pavilion, London, UK

 

2011- 2012

PART OF ME Curated by Amirali Ghasemi at Cite International De Arts Paris, Iranian Arts Now Festival, France.

THE CONCEALED EXCHANGE Watermans Space, Brentford TW8 0DS, UK

 

2008- 2011

ERASED WALLS- An International Project by ConcentArt e.V. Kreuzbergstr.28, 10965 , Berlin

Ottica TV (Contemporary Art Channel) High Five

Urban Jealousy- The 1st  International Roaming Biennial of Tehran, Berlin

Luxury Good A 5 Day Festival of Art & guilt -The Foundry, 86 Great Eastern Street, London, UK

Urban Jealousy, The 1st  International Roaming Biennial of Tehran -Istanbul, Turkey