A.I.R. Aphrodite Désirée Navab CV website: http://aphroditenavab.net/ email: [email protected] ​ EDUCATION Ed.D. Teachers College, Columbia University Ed.M. Teachers College, Columbia University MA Teachers College, Columbia University AB Harvard University SOLO EXHIBITIONS/SOLO PERFORMANCES 2018 The Homeling, Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Roxana Fabius, director of A.I.R Gallery ​ The Homeling, public performance, curator-led discussion by Roxana Fabius ​ 2016 The Blind Owl Meets the Hunger Artist. Studio 26 Gallery, New York, NY ​ 2013 I Am Not a Miniature. SOHO20 Chelsea, New York, NY ​ Friend/Doost/Philos. Performance art sponsored by The Feminist Art Project in conjunction with SOHO20 Chelsea. ​ SOHO20 Chelsea, New York, NY 2011 Super East-West Woman: Forty Pillars. SOHO20 Chelsea, New York, NY ​ The Undoing, Performance art in the series curated by Anne Apparu: The Hostess Never Lies. Johannes Vogt Gallery, ​ New York, NY Super East-West Woman’s Sufi Dance: Egypt. Skylight Gallery, New York, NY ​ 2010 Super East-West Woman’s Sufi Dance. Performance art, Zora Space, New York, NY ​ She Speaks Greek Farsi. SOHO20 Chelsea, New York, NY ​ HermAphrodite. Performance art. Zora Space, New York, NY ​ 2009 Call Me Anar. Performance art. SOHO20 Chelsea, New York, NY ​ She Speaks Greek Farsi. ICC Athens, Greece ​ 2008 Selected Works sponsored by Washington Square Review. New York University, Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, New York, NY 2007 Super East-West Woman: Living on the Axis, Fighting Evil Everywhere. Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, NY ​ 2005 Tales Worth Retelling. Charles Culpeper Photography Gallery, New York, NY ​ Re-Collecting Iran. Brown Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC ​ 2004 Super East-West Woman. Laval University, Quebec, Canada ​ 2004-05 Re-Collecting Iran. Grinter Gallery of International Art, Gainesville, FL, Amy Vigilante curator. ​ ​ 2004 I Am Not A Persian Carpet. Gallery 1401, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Harris Fogel curator ​ 2003 Navab: Selected Works. Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL. Bernice Steinbaum, curator ​ 2002 Tales Worth Retelling Macy Gallery, New York, NY ​ 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 2000 Tales Left Untold. Macy Gallery, New York, NY ​ 1998 Portraits of Uzbekistan. The Harriman Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY ​ 1997 Village Women of Pakistan. Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA ​ INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES 2019-20 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Men of Steel, Women of Wonder: Modern American Heroes in ​ Contemporary Times curated by Alejo Benedetti, AR ​ 2017 Scope Miami, Studio 26 Gallery Art Expo New York, Studio 26 Gallery Scope New York, Studio 26 Gallery 2016 Art Beijing, Studio 26 Gallery Art New York/Context, New York. Studio 26 Gallery 2015 Art Basel, Miami. Studio 26 Gallery 2014 The Blind Owl Meets the Hunger Artist in the invitational group exhibition Are We Already Gone? curated by Negi ​ Sharifzadeh, Flicker Lab, Soho, NY 2011 The Undoing in the performance series curated by Anne Apparu: The Hostess Never Lies, Vogt Gallery, New York, NY ​ ​ ​ Acted as Flower Girl in Aaron Schimberg’s film: Go Down Death ​ Sabzi and Me, Zora Space, New York, NY ​ 2010 HermAphrodite (2010), DCTV Firehouse, Soho, NY 2009 Through the Lens: Photography from the Permanent Collection, Lowe Art Museum,University of Miami. Denise M. Gerson, ​ curator 2008 Highlights from the Photography Collection: University of Florida’s Photographic Legacy.Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida 2008-2013 The Veil: Visible and Invisible Spaces, Jennifer Heath curator, editor, The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and ​ ​ Politics (University of California Press, 2008). Traveling Multimedia Exhibition 2008 Change/Cambio at G.A.S.P. (Gallery, Artists, Studio, Projects) Gallery, Boston, MA ​ Zam Zam Arts; Figurine. Exploring the Muslim Woman’s Experience. Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C. ​ Picturing Mary. Orleans Street Gallery, St. Charles, IL ​ Making Home. Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD ​ 2007 Tenuous Transport, in Luis Camnitzer’s collaboration, Last Book ​ Trauma Queen. Mediterranean Hotel, Athens, Greece ​ Emergence. Hadieh Shafie, curator. Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD ​ Access: A Feminist Perspective. Rhonda Schaller Gallery. New York, NY ​ 2006 Self-Portraits: A Show For Peace. Traveling Exhibition. Offizyna Art Space & Świnoujście Art Museum Szczecin, Poland. ​ Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, Italy. MAC - Museo Arte Contemporaneo, Santa Fe, Argentina. MACRO - Museo Arte Contemporaneo Rosario, Rosario, Argentina. http://self.engad.org 2005 Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2002 University of California, Los Angeles, CA New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA 2001 New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA 2000 Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL Campus Center Gallery, Hilo, HI Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT 1999-00 Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center, New York, NY 1999 Adelphi-Soho Center, New York, NY GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2018 The Border Project Space, New York, NY. The Love Labyrinth in the group exhibition The Border 1 curated by Jamie ​ ​ ​ ​ Martinez 2017-18 Lowe Art Museum, FL. Exhibition from their permanent collection 2017-18 Harn Museum of Art, FL. Exhibition from their permanent collection 2011 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY 2010 Between the Lines, Soho20 Chelsea, New York, NY ​ Dialogue Beyond Reality, curated by Nahid Hagigat, Zoraspace, New York, NY ​ 2008 It’s Not Easy. Exit Underground. Exit Art, New York, NY ​ 2007 James Cohan Gallery, Postcards from the Edge, New York, NY 2006 Art Is Me; Art Is You, Public Art Project. Walking Exhibition. New York, NY ​ Cultural Lenses, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA 2005 College of Fine Arts 40th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition, Harn Museum of Art, FL 2004 Art Basel, College of Fine Arts 39th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition, Miami, FL 2003 College of Fine Arts, University of Florida, 38th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition, Gainesville, FL 2002 The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA 2001 The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY College of Fine Arts, University of Florida 36th annual art faculty exhibition, FL 2000 Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX 1998-00 Macy Gallery, New York, NY 1999-00 University Art Gallery, Jonesboro, AR 1998 City Island Arts Organization, Bronx, NY Harrisburg Art Association, Harrisburg, PA Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO Springfield Art Association, Springfield, MA Barrett House Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT 1998, 2000 Lafayette Art Association, LA 1998 Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA Art Forms Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, LA 1997-98 Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York, NY 1997 Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati, OH Fitton Center for the Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH York Art Association, York, PA EMPLOYMENT 2008-09 Faculty, School of Visual Arts. New York, NY 2004-06 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 2002-04 Visiting Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, University of Florida 2000-02 Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, University of Florida 1999-00 Artist-in-Residence, The Crossroads School, Public Middle School, NYC 1997-98 A Adjunct Instructor of Photography, Dept. of Visual Arts, Gettysburg College, PA COURSES TAUGHT Beginning through Advanced Photography: still black and white, color, small through large format, Visual Literacy. Interdisciplinary Studio: Art and World Feminisms, 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 PUBLICATIONS ABOUT MY ART OR WRITING Review of my solo exhibition by Jeffrey Grunthaner. “Aphrodite Désirée Navab: The Homeling at Johannes Vogt Gallery,” in Arte Fuse. https://artefuse.com/2018/02/14/aphrodite-desiree-navab-at-johannes-vogt-gallery-125370/ ​ Review of my solo exhibition in a feature article by Stephanie Nikolopoulos, The National Herald. “Greek-Iranian Navab’s First Solo Show at Johannes Vogt Gallery.” https://www.thenationalherald.com/191259/greek-iranian-navabs-first-solo-show-johannes-vogt-gallery/ Curator’s Essay by Roxana Fabius for my solo exhibition, The Homeling, at Johannes Vogt Gallery. ​ ​ http://www.johannesvogt.nyc/aphrodite-desiree-navab/ Review of my solo exhibition by Ali Soltani, The Homeling in Eutopia. https://eutopia.us/desiree-navab/ ​ ​ ​ Fulp-Eickstaedt, Rebecca (2017). “An Interview with Aphrodite Désirée Navab.” Featured artist on Aftab committee website. www.aftabcomm.org/journal/aphrodite-desire-navab ​ Socratous, Arias (July, 2016). “Aphrodite Navab: The Ambassadress of Art and Multiculturalism.” Feature article and cover photo in the July issue of Woman of the Month in Yunaika/Woman magazine, The National Herald. Joyce, Erin (2011). “Here She is to Save the Day: Artist Aphrodite