Nazanin Hedayat Munroe http://nazanin.us
Education
Ph.D. University of Bern, Switzerland Magna Cum Laude Department of Historic Textiles, Institute of Art History
M.A. San Jose State University Summa Cum Laude Art History Department, Islamic art and textiles
M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art Department of Fiber
B.F.A. Savannah College of Art and Design Magna Cum Laude Department of Fiber Art and Textile Design
Teaching Experience
2017-present NYC College of Technology, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY Director, Textile Technology & Assistant Professor, Business & Technology of Fashion 2014-17 Lecturer, Art History courses, Humanities Department
2011-16 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Educator in Textile Art and Design, Gallery and Studio Programs, Education Department Research, textile collections, Islamic Art Department; archive designer, ALTI CALSA galleries
2011-12 The Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY Program Chair, Famous Artists Program: lecture series and studio curriculum for K-12 students
2006-08 De Anza College, Cupertino, CA Lecturer, Art History courses, International Studies Department
2004-05 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Assistant Professor, Weaving and Textile Design courses, Department of Spatial Art
Design Industry Experience
2012-present Modern Ancient Design and Consulting, Inc., NYC Principal and Founder, Digital and handmade custom textile designs for woven and print fabrics
2007-2010 Full Spectrum Health/Aroma MD, San Diego, CA Director of Design and Marketing, Products/Web site design, marketing, social media
1996-2004 Textile design for apparel and automotive industries Computer-Aided Design for Woven and Knit textiles; digital pattern design
Arts Administration and Curatorial Experience
2011-15 Curatorial Consultant, Westchester Arts Council, White Plains, NY Curator for multiple public art projects and exhibitions; Grant reviews
2005-08 Curator and Programming Director, Works/San Jose Art Center, San Jose, CA Manager, multiple curatorial proposals, promotional materials, and exhibition design
2004-08 Guest Curator, Euphrat Museum, Cupertino, CA Curated multiple exhibitions: educational materials for students, public lectures Publications Historic Textiles Research and Museum publications
2018 Journal of Textile Design, Research and Practice Taylor & Francis “Wrapped up: Talismanic Garments in Early Modern Islamic Culture” (forthcoming)
2017 University of Bern Switzerland, PhD Dissertation “Interwoven Lovers: Safavid Narrative Silks Depicting Characters from the Khamsa”
2014 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Archnet.org The Zand Dynasty
2013 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History Fashion in Safavid Iran Silk Textiles from Safavid Iran: 1501-1722 Silks from Ottoman Turkey
2012 Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition, Exhibition Blog The Persian-Style Riding Coat Early Islamic Textiles: Inscribed Garments Fashion and Style in Byzantium Dress Styles in San Vitale Woven Silk Textiles from Byzantium Christian Imagery on Silk Textiles: The Annunciation Silk
2008 Textile Society of America (published under my former surname, Shenasa) “Donning the Cloak: Safavid Figural Silks and the Display of Identity” (Abbreviated findings)
2007 San Jose State University Master’s Thesis (published under my former surname, Shenasa) “Donning the Cloak: Safavid Figural Silks and the Display of Identity” (Full text)
Technology
Mac OSX and Windows 7 Adobe Creative Suite 5/6+ (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) Microsoft Office Suite 2016 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) TMS (The Museum System), DAMS: MediaBin, Drop Box Content/database management: WordPress, FileMaker Pro, Access, Black Board
Languages
Excellent written and oral skills in English (primary), French, and Persian
Grants and Awards
2015 National Endowment for the Arts, Artist Grant, “Crossing Borders” exhibition 2007 California State University, First Place, M.A. Thesis research, Graduate Humanities & Letters 2008 Artist-in-Residence, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA 2005 Silicon Valley Creates, Curatorial Grant, “Calling into the Void” exhibition
Professional Affiliations
College Art Association; Textile Society of America Selected Lectures
2017 College Art Association, New York, NY “Teaching Historical Design at the Metropolitan Museum”
2015-16 University of Bern, Switzerland Dissertation project lectures, Annual Applied Arts Conferences
2012-13 The New School/Parsons School of Design, New York, NY Art Historical lecture series with M.F.A. graduate students at The Met
2009 College Art Association, Los Angeles, CA Panel member and lecturer, Historians of Islamic Art Association
2008 Textile Society of America, Honolulu, HI “Donning the Cloak: Safavid Figural Silks and the Display of Identity”
2007 Mills College, Oakland, CA Art Historical lecture for graduate seminar, Islamic Design
Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA Retrospective lecture on studio work in textile installation
2006-07 San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA Art Historical lecture series on Persian poetry and textiles
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Retrospective lecture on studio work for “Women in Art” seminar
Studio Art Selected Publications and Exhibition Reviews
2017 Journal of the Arts in Religion and Theology (Vol. 29, No.1)) “Garments of Silk and Gold,” by John Shorb; retrospective article on studio work
Reverberating Echoes: Contemporary Art Inspired by Traditional Islamic Art Exhibition Catalog by Carol Bier
2015 The New York Times (April 10) “Escaping the Past, or Embracing it Before it Fades,” by Susan Hodara Exhibition review, “Crossing Borders”
Crossing Borders: Memory and Heritage in a New America Exhibition Catalog by Kathleen Reckling
2013 Islamic Arts Magazine (March 6) “Perpetuation of Myth at the Art Museum of Los Gatos” Exhibition review, “Perpetuation of Myth”
Perpetuation of Myth: Contemporary Art from the Iranian Diaspora Exhibition Catalog by Nazanin Hedayat Munroe
2005 ArteEast Magazine (November) “Calling Into the Void” by Sara Raza Exhibition Review
1999 FiberArts Magazine (March/April, Vol. 25, No. 5) “Merging Boundaries” Exhibition Review Selected Exhibitions
2018 Howland Cultural Center “Contemporary Work by Six Asian-American Artists” Invitational small group exhibition, with panel discussion Beacon, NY
2017 New Bedford Art Museum “Excellence in Fibers 2016” New Bedford, MA International juried exhibition with catalogue
Doug Adams Gallery “Reverberating Echoes” Berkeley, CA Curated by Carol Bier; catalogue, installation and panel discussion
2015 Westchester Arts Council “Crossing Borders” White Plains, NY NEA grant funded; catalogue; interview published in The New York Times
2013 Art Museum of Los Gatos “Perpetuation of Myth” Los Gatos, CA Curator and Exhibiting Artist; published in Islamic Arts Magazine
2012 Metropolitan Museum of Art “2012” New York, NY Exhibiting Artist, Juried Exhibition
2008 SomArts Cultural Center “East of the West” San Francisco, CA Installation with viewer Participation
2008 M.H. de Young Museum “Animedallion” San Francisco, CA Retrospective solo exhibition and artist residency
2007 San Jose Museum of Art “One Night Stand” San Jose, CA Installation and performance with public interactive component
Euphrat Museum Multiple Exhibitions Cupertino, CA “Material Culture,” “Closing the Distance” and “Shared Passions”
2006 San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, “Permanent Madness” San Jose, CA Solo exhibition, with lectures, performance, and installation
2005 Works/San Jose “Calling Into the Void” San Jose, CA Curator and Exhibiting Artist
2000 Cranbrook Art Museum “Critical Terrain” Bloomfield Hills, MI Two-person Exhibition with CAA alumna Vernal Bogren Swift
1999 Kensington Art Centre “Journey of The Eldest Princess” Campbell, CA Solo Exhibition; review published in “The Saratoga News”
1998 Ann Arbor Art Center “Merging Boundaries” Ann Arbor, MI Exhibition with Cranbrook Academy fiber alumni
1996 Detroit Institute of Arts “A Discontinuous Thread” Detroit, MI Commission for special exhibition; work resides in permanent collection