Kamran Behrouz
Education:
Current: 2017-2021
Ph.D. candidate in Fine Arts / Cultural Theory, Zurich university of Arts/ University of art and design Linz
Supervisors:  Nina Sellars (Australia)
2018: Utrecht University, Summerschool led by Rosi Braidotti
2017: Utrecht University, Summerschool led by RosiBraidotti
2011-2014 (MFA) Master of Fine Art, Zürich University of Arts, Zurich, Switzerland.
MFA Supervisor: Nana Adusei-poku
10/2003-8/2008 (BA) Textile and Fashion design, Azad University of Arts, Yazd, Iran.
Solo shows
2018: Corpoanarchy, Raum*station, Zurich, Switzerland.
2018: Ecology of expectorate and the politics of affirmation, Material, Zurich, Switzerland.
2017:  Stared back, installation, Villa-Wädenswil, Zurich, Switzerland.
2005: Golestan Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
2003: Elaheh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
Group shows
2019: ‘Corpoanarchy: Politics of radical refusal’, part of the group exhibition “AUF DER SUCHE”, Helmhaus, Zürich, Switzerland
2019: Non-linear history of open wounds, installation and lecture performance as part of the collective event: love Trans*formation curated by Jonah l.Garde and Simon Harder (Institute of cultural studies), Les complices, Zurich
2019: ‘Decolonizing Friday’, A series of painting in association with a lecture by Dr. Martin Mühlheim, Kunst(Zeug)Haus, Rapperswil-Jona, Zürich
2018: ‘Mugwumps’, part of a group show “Zurich from the point of view of cartoonists”, Zurich’s Central library, Switzerland.
2014: MFA Degree show, Shedhalle (multimedia installation), shedhalle, Zurich, Switzerland.
2014: Installation ‘snail riding home’ ABContemporary Gallery (multimedia installation), Zurich, Switzerland.
2013-2018: moving atelier no.3, (A Nomadic Installation), Switzerland.
2012: Theatre Gessnerallee, Installation ‘Amygdala and my extracted body’ ,  Zurich, Switzerland.
2010: ‘boring bourgeoise’ , part of a Group exhibition, Atelier Z, Paris, France.
2008: Miniature in contemporary Art, Elahe Art Gallery (Painting),Tehran, Iran.
2007: 1st Biennial of Textile and Fashion design, Museum of Contemporary Arts,(painting) Tehran, Iran.
Performance 
2016: 365 Etudes for celebrating pleasure, one year participatory performative research, Wädenswil, Zurich
2015: Tequila republic(Public Performance), Zurich, Switzerland.
2015: Double Click, (Public performance), Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland.
2014: Public poetry, (Public Performance), Zurich, Switzerland.
2013: “Hunger strike” , (Public Performance), Zurich, Switzerland(on going project).
Publications
Planned publications:
2019: Living a feminist life, translated by Kamran Behrouz
2019: collective publication, Taking sides, Theories, Practices, Cultures of Participation in Dissent
2019: The book chapter: Working the rhizome: using collaborative arts- based pedagogical practice to re-imagine education, In Emancipating Education: Considerations of Deferred Dreams and Visions for Change, eds. J Lupinacci, J Flynn, A Kemp
2018: Present a paper “Cosmopolitics of the body” at Utrecht University at a panel discussion with Rosi Braidotti (2018)
2017-2018: Publishing 10 months as illustrator at ‘critical thinking magazine ETH
2018: Presented the essay “Rejected Bodies” at Konztanz university, media and participation
Work Experiences
2019:Facilitating the workshop “staying with the “translation trouble of sex and gender” within New Alphabet School program at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin
2019: ad hoc teaching position for “Artistic Research – In Practice and in Theory” at MFA department of Zurich University of Arts, ZHDK
2018: ad hoc teaching position for Artistic Research at MFA department of Zurich University of Arts, ZHDK
2011-current: Working as a freelance Artist and textile designer in Zurich
2012-2014: Delivered private drawing and painting and textile design courses
2012: Delivered Art Strategies workshops for assistant professor, Domonique Lämmli, Zurich University of Arts (ZHDK)
2009-2011: Batik  and textile design Workshops, Tehran, Iran

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