Shaghayegh Cyrous
BORN
1987 Tehran, Iran
EDUCATION
MFA, California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco, CA, Social Practice 2015-2017
BA, University of science and culture (USC), Tehran, Iran, Visual art, 2010
SOLO EXHIBITION
2011
Motivation, Tehran East Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015
"Inside Out Iran", Curated and presented by Art Canteen and Roya Arab, Rich Mix, London, UK
Parking Lot Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
"Offline.1", SO Contemporary, London, UK
Iranian Urban Art, Graffik Gallery, in curating collaboration with Roya Arab, London, UK
2014
Ma (We) in collaboration with Taraneh Hemami, Project of Survival, Southern Exposure (SoEx), San Francisco,
CA
4th festival of 30 performances, 30 artists, 30 days, curated by Amir Rod, Tehran East Art Gallery,
Tehran, Iran
Culture Citizen: The Immigrant and the Stranger, Denver Seminary, The Bridge Gallery, Denver,
Colorado
Red Carpet and Black Dandelion, Solitary Collaborative Practice, Emeryville, CA
2013
Speak Your Peace, SOMArts Cultural Center, curated by Justin Hoover, San Francisco, CA
2012
Mirror, Golestan Palace, Curated by Drawing House, Tehran, Iran
2011
Balcony, photo exhibition, Curated by Haleh Anvari, Aaran art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Ajayebol Maxluqat, Iran art organization, Momayyez art Gallery, Curated by Drawing House, Tehran, Iran
Portrait, Seyhoun art gallery, Tehran, Iran
In appreciation of Shamsol ‘Emare”, Golestan palace, Tehran, Iran
2010
Water, mud, wind, fire,in appreciation of Pakistan’s flood, Solh gallery, Red Crescent, Tehran, Iran
First Iranian youth's art festival, Saba museum, Tehran, Iran
Spring, MOP, curated by Haleh Anvari, British Museum of London, UK
Coffe House, Dot gallery, USC, Tehran, Iran
2009
The traveler, Noqteh art gallery, USC, Tehran, Iran
2008
BIENAL INTERNACIONAL DEL CARTEL EN MÉXICO, 10BICM, Mexico
Damunfar 2nd visual art exhibition, Niavaran culture center, Tehran, Iran
Drawing parade, Curated by Drawing House, Lale art gallery, Tehran, Iran
The worlds, Curated by Akbar Nikanpour, Afrand art gallery, Tehran, Iran
PUBLIC ART
2015
"In Memory of", Simin Daneshvar, Simin Behbahani and Forough Farrokhzad, Clarion alley mural project in collaboration with Ck1, San Francisco, CA
2013
Persian dreams, Clarion alley mural project, in collaboration with CK1, San Francisco, CA
Chinese poem, supported by SFMTA and Chinese culture center, collaboration with Justin Hoover and Ck1,
Wentworth alley, China town, San Francisco, CA
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015 CCA MFA and Diversity Scholarship, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, 2015- 2016
2011 In appreciation of Shamsol ‘Emare, Golestan palace
2010 First Iranian youth's art festival, Saba museum of Tehran
2009 Photography first prize, USC
INTERVIEWS AND MEDIA
2015
"From Walls of Tehran to London" a critique by Mohammad Abdi, BBC Persian, September,29,2015 http://www.bbc.com/persian/arts/2015/09/150929_l51_graffiti_london?ocid=socialflow_facebook
San Francisco Chronicle, Quite a lot of art as guerrilla gallery fills parking spaces by Sam Whiting http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Art-Put-up-a-parking-lot-and-fill-it-with-art-in-6238717.php? t=462620b23c&cmpid=fb-premium
Iranian Urban art, an interview by Mashal Mir, http://muftah.org/iranian-urban-art-exhibition-debuts-in- london/#.VSY8OinqaQK
2013
Voice Of America, Persian News Network interview by Arash
Rod, www.youtube.com/watch? v=GoddJuBU6io
Introduction of young artists, Donya-e-eqtesad magazine number 3021, 21 of September, by Javad
Soroush, DEN-752873, http://www.donya-e- qtesad.com/news/752873/
2011
Live color, written by Javad Soroush, published by Drawing House and East Art Gallery news letter
ISNA, Iranian Students' News Agency, Motivation exhibition in East art gallery, 06141-9006
Contemporary artists by Farhang Radio of Tehran
Today and the art by Persian TV channel 2
Motivation an interview by Persian TV channel 4
PUBLICATION
2013
Color censorship lecture, Struggles against Censorship in Iran, Siamak Pourzand Foundation, by National
Endowment for Democracy
Swimming In The Ice, book cover, written by Amirhossein Daneshvar, Hoonar publication, Iran, ISN: 978-
600- 93052-0-9
The Weird Dream, children book`s illustration, written by Mohammadreza Yousefi, Danesh Negar publication, Iran, ISN 978_600_308_003_4
2012
Mar Negro, a book written by Ana Arzoumanian, taken from Motivation Performance and it announced in the presentation of the book in Santiago de Chile, ISN: 978-956-9071-11-9