Mana Mehrabian is an Iranian artist working in installation, photography, and video. Her conceptual and interactive works engage the contemporary world of images and it impacts on human perception. Mana’s work invites viewers to lend their thoughts and attention to the influence of images that surround them every day. By referencing the media of photography and video and their related concepts and theories, her works conduct a dynamic investigation of meaning and consciousness as they prompt viewers to think about their perceptions. Mana received her BA in Photography and MA in Art Research in Tehran, Iran. She later continued her education and received her MFA from Washington State University. Mana currently lives in eastern Washington, working as an art instructor at Washington State University and Spokane Falls Community College.
Exhibitions:
One and two-person exhibitions:
2019: Upcoming, “Double Vision”, Gem Art Center, with Joe Hedges, Boise, Idaho
2019: Upcoming, Saranac Art Project, with Roin Morigeau, Spokane, Washington
2018: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art- WSU, Pullman, Washington
https://museum.wsu.edu/events/exhibit/2018-gallery-07-collections-learning-mfa-exhibition/
2018: “Perception-Sensation”, Cascade Paragon Art Gallery, Portland- Oregon
https://www.pcc.edu/galleries/2018/01/22/perception-sensation/
2017: “Perception-Sensation”, Washington State University, Department of Fine arts, Pullman, Washington
Group exhibitions:
2019: Upcoming “de/composition” (Juried), Main Street Arts Gallery, Clifton Springs, New York
2019:Upcoming: “Wish you were here 19 postcard show” A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2019: Upcoming “CICA Experimental Film and Video 2019”(Juried), CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
2019: “Escape”, Stray Galleries, Pullman, Washington
2019: “Ospizio Giovani Artisti (OGA) Video Art Exhibition” (Juried), Rome, Italy
2019: “Side by Side”, SFCC Fine Arts Faculty exhibition, Spokane Falls Community College, Fine Arts Gallery, Spokane, Washington
2018: ”Lines of Thought”,(Juried), CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do- South Korea
http://cicamuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Lines-of-Thought-2018-Catalog-1.pdf
2018: ”Terrain 11”,(Juried), Spokane, Washington
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/oct/04/finishing-the-puzzle-terrains-increased-size-comes/
2018: “Off the Wall (2018)” (Juried), Art+ Literature laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin
2018: MFA Exchange show between Washington State University and University of Idaho, Ridenbaugh art Gallery, Moscow, Idaho
2017: “Momento Mori”, Washington State University, Department of Fine Arts, Pullman, Washington
2017: “Art through the Lens”,(Juried), Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky
2017: “LUV”, Stray Galleries, Pullman, Washington
2017: “Off the Wall(2017)”, (Juried), Art+literature laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin
https://artlitlab.org/sites/default/files/night_4_program_8.26.17.pdf
2017: “100 for 100”, CVA Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina
2016: “6 Hours”, The Lodge Gallery, PNCA, Portland, Oregon
2014: “Few Scenes from Paradise” (Juried), Atbin Art Gallery, Tehran-Iran
2013: Tehran Art Walk (Juried) organized by the Friendship Association of Iran-France and Iran- Netherland, Tehran-Iran
Grants/Awards/Fellowships:
2016-2018: Full Assistantship ( Teaching Assistant), Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
2017: Claude N.Nelson Graduate fellowship in Visual Arts, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
-2017: John Ludwig Graduate Fellowship. Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Artist Talk:
2019: Upcoming, Gem Art center, Boise, Idaho
2018: Cascade Paragon Art Gallery, Portland- Oregon
2017: Washington State University, Department of Fine Arts
Publications:
-Mana Mehrabian, “Art and Language” Theories in Contemporary Iranian Art during the 2000s, Scientific-Research Quarterly of Art and Architecture – Tehran-Iran, Book 15, Vol 5, Spring 2012
-Mana Mehrabian, “Art and Language” Theories, Scientific-Research Quarterly of Art and Architecture – Tehran-Iran, Book 14, Vol 4, Winter 2012
Educations:
-2016–2018: Master of Fine Arts, Washington State University (Department of Fine Arts), Pullman, Washington, United States.
-2008–2011: Master of Arts in Art Research, Islamic Azad University (Central Tehran Branch), Tehran, Iran.
-2003–2008: Bachelor of Arts in Photography, Islamic Azad University (Central Tehran Branch), Tehran, Iran.
Teaching Experiences:
-Spring 2019 (Present): Adjunct Instructor at Washington State University, Department of Fine arts, Pullman, Washington
-2018-Present: Adjunct instructor at Spokane Falls Community College, Pullman, Washington
-2017-2018: Instructor of Record at Washington State University, Department of Fine Arts, Pullman, Washington,
-2013-2016: Adjunct Instructor at Center of Art and Cultural Education, University of Applied Science and Technology, Unit 34 and 49 (Community College), Department of Interior Design and Graphic Design, Tehran, Iran.
-2012–2015: Adjunct Instructor at Islamic Azad University- Roudehen Branch (Department of Graphic Design and Interior Architecture), Roudehen, Iran.
Work Experiences:
-2018-2019: Curatorial Assistant and Gallery Attendant (Internship), Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art /WSU, Pullman, Washington
-2016-2018: Teaching Assistant in Photography, Art History and Art and Science Courses, Washington State University, Department of Fine Arts
-2016-2018: Member of Artist-Scholar Committee, Design Committee and Gallery Committee at Washington State University, Department of Fine Arts