Elnaz Rostami

Academic Education

2011-2014: Master Degree in Visual Arts, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia.

Research Area: Art Education for Children

Research Title: “An Approach to Enrich Children Painting Visualisation toward Their Subject Matter (Focus on age 6-9)”

2004-2006: BA Degree in Painting, Art Faculty, Tehran University of Science and Culture, Iran.

Research Title: “Social Influence on Iranian Contemporary Painting.” (Post revolution)

2004: Training Certificate in Art and Handcrafts, Iran Technical and Vocational Education Centre, Tehran, Iran.

2000-2003: Associate Degree in Visual Arts, Azad University of Eslam Shahr, Tehran, Iran. Research Title: “Influences of Persian Miniature Art on Western Arts” (With Focus on Henry Matisse Artworks and Fauvism Movement)

1997-2000: Diploma in Painting, Naghsh-e Kosar Art High School, Tehran, Iran.

Employment

April 2016-Present :Ryan Company. Business Consulting. Tehran, Iran. Position: Chief Advisor in Art Division. Organising exhibitions for International artist in Iran.

Sep 2015 – Feb 2016: Studio AT KL. Duties Included: Writing Curriculum For Children’s Art Classes, Conducting Workshops, and Teaching Children And Adults.

April 2015 - Sep 2015: Lara’s Place, Creativity and Learning Centre, Kuala Lumpur

Duties Included: Teaching, Painting and Conducting Holiday Workshops

2012-2015: Self-employed. AmCorp Mall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Exhibit Paintings, Handcrafts and Accessories

2009-2010: KOLBEH OMID Kindergarten, Tehran, Iran.

Duties Included: Teaching, Painting And Pottery

2008-2010: HOOSH AFARIN Computer Educating Institute, Tehran

Duties included: teaching Fundamentals of Graphics, Rondo, Design and chromatics.

2008-2009: OSVEH ZAMAN Educating Institute in Tehran, Iran.

Duties Included Teaching Painting and Drawing to Children

2005-2006: MOHASEL Culture House, Institute in Tehran, Iran.

Duties Included: Teaching Painting and Drawing.

2004-2005: VALIASR Culture House, Institute in Tehran, Iran. Duties Included: Teaching Painting and Drawing

Workshops

2016/7/16: Exploring compositional elements in painting. (Adults ) Studio AT KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2016/6/15: Exploring colour harmony through Paul Cezanne’s style.(Adults) Studio AT KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2015/12/23 Self-Portrait (Age 10 – 15) Studio AT KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2015/11/10 Pet Sketching (Age 10 – 15) Studio AT KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2015/10/23 Self-Portrait (Adults) Studio AT KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

July – August 2015 A 20-day holiday program. Painting on Stones, Self-portraits, Print, Collage, Scratch Board, Still Life (Age 6 – 15), Lara’s Place, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2015/08/13 Title: Journey to Happiness (College students), Point College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

June – August 2009 A three-month Holiday Program. Story Illustration, Portrait, Painting with Subject Matters. HOUSH AFARIN Computer Institute, Tehran, Iran.

Exhibitions

2015 Solo exhibition, “METAMORPHOSED DREAMERS” at Refinery Gallery

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2015 ERTI 3.0 Artists Exhibition, UM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2014 ERTI 2.0 Artists Exhibition, UM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2014 Solo exhibition, “Lady in Red”, at Pampas Restaurant and Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2013 International Woman’s Day Exhibition at Viva Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2013 International Woman Artist Exhibition, at Island Gallery, Penang, Malaysia.

2013 Animal Kingdom Exhibition, at Viva Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2012 Malaysian and Iranian painting group exhibition, at Aswara Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2012 Iranian Painting Group Exhibition, at Artseni Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malysia.

2005 Painting Group Exhibition, at Behzad Gallery, Tehran, Iran.