Malihe Norouzi
Malihe Norouzi is a photographer and video art maker who challenges the boundaries of sexual taboos and censorship in her work. She explores the complex issues of feminism, identity, gender, sexuality, power, race and nudity. Malihe draws inspiration from her own personal experiences as a woman living in Iran, where she faces many restrictions and oppressions due to her gender and sexuality. She uses symbolic, fetishistic elements and animals in metaphoric atmospheres to make a contrast between reality and fantasy. She layers the juxtaposition of these elements to create a sense of ambiguity, contradiction, a dualistic structure, and disjointed narratives in her artwork. She also uses different media, such as photography, video, collage and installation, to create a multidimensional and immersive experience for her viewers.
Malihe’s works have been widely exhibited at several galleries and festivals around the world. She has been nominated and given awards and grants from prestigious organizations, such as Redbull Music Academy, Aesthetic Short Film Festival, and Hysteria Magazine. Her work presented at the Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair in Turkey and also one of her photographs was successfully bid on by an Art Auction in The Lethaby Gallery in London with several well-known English artists. She has also collaborated with some esteemed artists and activists to raise awareness and support for various causes, such as women’s rights, LGBTQ+rights, and environmental issues.
Malihe graduated in 2015 with a Master of Fine Art from Central Saint Martin, University of Arts London. She is currently pursuing her PhD level at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. She is working on the thesis to explore the context of feminism and censorship by analyzing and critiquing feminism in art and its origins, investigating the impact of feminism on Iranian art from the 19th century to the present, and examining how Iranian women have addressed these issues in the art society during this period. Malihe is also working on a new art project to capture the stories and experiences of a transgender couple who have faced discrimination, rejection, or isolation due to their gender identity or expression.
CV
Doctor of Philosophy of Art, University of Fine Arts Vienna (2020 – Present)
MA in Fine Art, London University of Art – Central St Martins (2015)
BA in Painting, Tehran Art University (2009)
BA in Graphic Design, Tehran Azad University – HONAR & MEMARI faculty (2008)
Persian (native speaker).
English (second language).
German (beginner)
15 July 2022 – present, Innovators of the expansion of the Silk Road Educational Company, Tehran, Iran
Executive Director
- Professional management seminars and scientific events in Iran
1 September 2021 – 2023, IELTS Tehran Centre, Tehran, Iran
English Instructor
3 May 2020 – 22 May 2020, Iranian Touristic Farakavan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Graphic Designer
- Artist for business cards and stationery
20 June 2018 –10 September 2018, Barfin Beauty and Lazer Clinic, Tehran, Iran
Interior Designer
- Decorates Clinic
12 April 2017 – 15 May 2017, Shima Film Company, Tehran, Iran
Interior Designer
- Decorates Company
5 January 2016 – 10 March 2016, photography Studio, Tehran, Iran
Studio Decorator
- Decorates studios
1 December 2015 – 18 August 2019, Sarina Language Institute, Tehran, Iran
English Instructor
28 October 2015 — 16 January 2016, Children Painting Festival, Tehran, Iran
Graphic Designer
- Designer for Logo, Poster and packaging
15 April 2014 – 6 June 2015, Rambert Ballet Studio, London, England
Photographer
- Photographing rehearsal
1 November 2014 – 30 January 2015, T.K. MAX Company, London, England
Sales Associate
- Customer service and responsible for product inventory
8 January 2010 – present, Hezar Tarane Artistic and Educational Company, Tehran, Iran
Executive Director and Art Counsellor (freelance)
- Business management
6 June 2009 – 2 July 2009, Arta company, Tehran, Iran
Graphic Designer
- Artist for business cards and stationery
18 March 2009 – 29 April 2009, Dorchester dress maker, Tehran, Iran
Graphic Designer
- Artist for business cards and stationery
12 March 2008 – 10 January 2010 Cinema Seven Company, Tehran, Iran
Art and Cinema Counsellor (freelance)
- Artistic promotion, for example movie posters
4 April 2006 – 10 September 2006, ISLAMSHAHR Municipality, Islam Shahr, Iran
Billboard Designer
2 September 2006 – 1 September 2014, Farhad Studio, Tehran, Iran
Graphic Designer, Art Counsellor, Studio Decorator and Photo Critic (freelance)
- Designer for business cards, stationery and albums
- Decorates studios and also work as a photo critic
6 February 2005 — 2 May 2012, Shima Film Company, Tehran, Iran
Art Counsellor (freelance)
- Designer for magazines and packaging
6 February 2005 – 28 February 2005, Ghaboos Tea Company, Gonbad Ghaboos, Iran
Graphic designer
- Artist for business cards and stationery
4 November 2004 – 2 May 2005, ASHAYER Organisation, Tehran, Iran
designer
- Artist for business cards and stationery
25 September 2003 – 2 May 2007, Shams ol Shomoos Charity, (Volunteer Work), Tehran, IranV
Member of a charity art group
- Designer for magazines, brochures and catalogue
Diploma in Curatorial online Course, London, England, 2021
Diploma in English Proficiency at King’s School of English, London, England, 2011
Participated in a special Graphic Design workshop, Instructors: MICHFELLA & WASHILEFSKI, Tehran, Iran, 2006
Winner of Portrait photography from Redbull Music Academy in 2015, London, England
Selected for Aesthetica Short Film Festival in 2015, York, England
Winner of a swimming competition in 1996, Tehran, Iran
Winner of the FAJR painting competition in 1997, Tehran, Iran
Member of elected theatre group for the FAJR festival in 1997, Tehran, Iran
Winner of the FAJR painting competition in 1999, Tehran, Iran
Selected to compete in the national illustration festival in 2006, Tehran, Iran
Selected to participate in a national graphic design workshop in 2006, Tehran, Iran
2021 Painting in Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Photography and Video Art Solo Exhibition in the Igreg Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2015 Graduate MA Thesis Degree Solo Exhibition of Painting in the Lethaby Gallery, London, England
2015 Film Screening Group Exhibition in the Doomed Gallery, London, England
2014 Art Auction in the Lethaby Gallery, London, England
2014 Photography Group Exhibition in the OXO Tower Wharf-Bargehouse Gallery, London, England
2009 Graduate BA Thesis Degree Solo Exhibition of Painting in the Art University Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2008 Graduate BA Thesis Degree Solo Exhibition of Illustration in the Art University Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 Photography Group Exhibition in the KHARK Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2007 Illustration Group Exhibition in the NIAVARAN Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2002 Painting Group Exhibition in the Banu Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2001 Painting Group Exhibition in the Shafagh Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2000 Painting Group Exhibition in the Shafagh Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1999 Painting Group Exhibition in the Shahid Rajaee Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1998 Painting Group Exhibition in the Shahid Rajaee Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Music: Playing piano
- Duet at a piano concert in 2007 for the MAHAK charity organisation, Tehran, Iran
- Duet at a piano concert in 2007 at the NIAVARAN Theatre, Tehran, Iran
- Solo at a piano concert in 2005 for the MAHAK charity organisation, Tehran, Iran
OS: Mac OS and Windows
Microsoft: Office and typing.
Internet: Advance web search, e‐mail, blogs, FTP, online apps, social networking and SEO
Digital Treatment: Photoshop, Freehand, Illustrator, Fin