elham bayati
Curriculum Vitae:
• Permanent Member of Society of Iranian Painters (SIP)
• Associate member of Phoenix. rising. printmaking. Columbus-Ohio
• Member, Long Island City Studio Collective, New York, NY (2023–Present)
www.licstudiocollective.com
Education Background:
2016-2018: MFA in Visual Art; Columbus College of Art & Design – Columbus, OH
2003-2006: M.A.in Painting; University of Art- Tehran-Iran.
1998-2003: B.A. in Painting; University of Art- Tehran-Iran.
1995-1999: B.A. Diploma in Art; Plastic Art School- Tehran-Iran.
Academic Papers (research):
• Study in TRANS-AVANT GARDE movement (Neo Expressionism in ITALY):
Mimmo Paladino-Francesco Clemente-Enzo Cucci-Sendro Chia.
Honors & Awards:
• Nominee, Teaching Excellence Award, Columbus College of Art & Design, 2025
• Selected Artist, Windgate Artist-in-Residence, Arkansas Tech University, August 2025
• Faculty Development & Outreach Committee Grant, GCAC, 2025
• Nominee, Teaching Excellence Award, Columbus College of Art & Design, 2024
• Individual Artist Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), 2022 & 2023
• First Place, Fall Juried Exhibition, Ohio Art League, 2018
Solo Exhibition:
2024 Sumac Space, Berlin, Germany
2014 Golestan Gallery Tehran-Iran
2010 Golestan Gallery Tehran-Iran
2008 Golestan Gallery Tehran-Iran
2007 Atbin Gallery Tehran-Iran
Group Exhibition:
2026: LIC Studio Exhibition, New York, USA
2026: Manifest Gallery, 13th International Drawing Competition, Cincinnati, Ohio
2025: Chaos Contemporary Craft Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2025: Blockfort Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2025: LIC Studio, New York, USA
2025: Contemporary Art Matters Gallery, Columbus, USA
2024: Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2024: Harris Art Gallery, La Verne, California, USA
2024 Hopkins Hall Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2024 Medici Museum of Art – Warren-Ohio-USA
2023 Riffe Gallery – Ohio Biennial Juried – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2023 CulturLab LIC – New York-USA
2023 Marcia Evans Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2022 Blockfort Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2021 Akron museum of art – Akron-Ohio-USA
2021 Wild goose Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2020 Wild goose Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2019 Pop revolution Gallery – Mason-Ohio-USA
2019 Wild goose Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2019 Chromedge Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2018 Beeler Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2018 Roy G Biv Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2017 Carnegie Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2017 Sean Christopher Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2016 Acock Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2016 Roy G Biv Gallery – Columbus-Ohio-USA
2015 Aria Gallery – Tehran-Iran
2015 66 Gallery – Tehran-Iran
2014 Artists Home – Tehran-Iran
2013 Artists Home ( Iranian Women Artists) – Tehran-Iran
2013 Contemporary Museum of Art – Tehran-Iran
2012 Golestan Gallery – Tehran-Iran
2012 Fine Art Center – Tehran-Iran
2011 Golestan Gallery – Tehran-Iran
2011 Artists Home (first Season SIP exhibition) – Tehran-Iran
2010 Golestan Gallery – Tehran-Iran
2009 Golestan Gallery – Tehran-Iran
2009 Elaheh Gallery – Tehran-Iran
2008 Artists Home – Tehran-Iran
2007 Atbin Gallery – Tehran–Iran
2007 Artists Home ( Autoportrait ) – Tehran–Iran
2006 China Expo – Beijing–China
2006 Atbin Gallery – Tehran–Iran
2006 Contemporary Arts Museum ( youth Art3 ) – Tehran–Iran
2006 Niavaran Gallery ( visual arts festival ) – Tehran–Iran
2006 Behzad Gallery – Tehran–Iran
2006 Contemporary Arts Museum of Isfahan – Isfahan–Iran
2005 Istanbul Art (Fair Exhibition of Iranian women) – Istanbul–Turkey
2005 Sooreh Gallery – Sanandaj–Iran
2005 Arte Gallery – Tehran–Iran
2005 Elaheh Gallery – Tehran–Iran
2004 Aria Gallery – Tehran–Iran
2003 Contemporary Arts Museum ( youth Art2 ) – Tehran–Iran
2002 Barg Gallery – Tehran–Iran
2002 Haft samar Gallery – Tehran–Iran
2001 Atashzad Gallery – Tehran–Iran
1999 Contemporary Arts Museum ( design festival ) – Tehran–Iran
1999 Daneshjoo Gallery ( Shafagh ) – Tehran–Iran
1996 khaneh Aftab Gallery – Tehran–Iran
1995 Jamshidieh Gallery – Tehran–Iran
Workshops & Educational Programming:
• Transfer Techniques and Multimedia Methods: An introduction to image transfer, layering strategies,
and experimental material approaches.
• Gelli Plate & Monoprint on Layered Surfaces: Exploring printmaking textures and compositional
depth through layered mixed-media processes.
• Painting as Personal Voice & Collaborative Mural Practice: A workshop examining how individual
expression can evolve into collective visual storytelling.
Residencies:
• Windgate Artist-in-Residence, Arkansas Tech University – August-December 2025
• Istanbul- Turkey art residency, June-June 2024
Art Auctions & Benefit Engagements:
• Columbus Art4Life Auction, Artwork selected for auction — Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2025
• Wildgoose Gallery Auction, Artwork selected for auction — Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2019
Publications, Artist Talks, and Presentations:
• Artist Talk, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2026
• Artist Talk, Arkansas Tech University, AR, 2025
• Artist Talk, Sumac Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2024
• Presenter: “The Influence of Persian Art on Contemporary Painting,” Arkansas Tech University,
2025
• Workshop Leader: “Experimental Printing Techniques,” Arkansas Tech University, 2025
• Conference Paper: “Study in TRANS-AVANT GARDE Movement (Neo Expressionism in Italy),” International Symposium on Contemporary Art — 2006
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