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EDUCATION
2019, M.F.A in Graphic Design, Ohio University, School of Fine Arts and Design, Athens, Ohio, USA
2015, M.F.A in Visual Communication, University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran, Iran
2012, B.F.A in Visual Communication, University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran, Iran
2007, Pre-University Diploma in Graphic Design, Molavi Art School, Tehran, Iran
2006, High School Diploma in Graphic Design, Tehran Fine Art school, Tehran, Iran
CERTIFICATIONS
2021, Professional Diploma in UX Design, UX Design Institute, London, UK
2020, Motion Beast Course, Motion Design School, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2020, User Research Methods and Best Practices, Interaction Design Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark
2020, UI Design pattern for Successful Software, Interaction Design Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark
2020, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark
TEACHING CAREER
2019- Current, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, University of Minnesota Duluth, Department of Art &
Design, Duluth, Minnesota, USA, Courses:
• Graphic Design 3, Spring 2020
• Typography 2, Spring 2020
• Graphic Design 2, Fall 2019
• Emerging Media, Fall 2019
2019, Workshop Instructor, “TypeCon” Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Topic of workshop: A
drop of ink, a drop of Persian culture
2019, Workshop Instructor, Persian Typography, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
2016, Workshop Instructor, Persian Typography, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
2016- 2018, Teaching Assistant, Ohio University, School of Fine Arts and Design, Athens, Ohio,
USA, Courses:
• Typography 2, Spring 2018
• Book Making Workshop, Spring 2018
• Book design workshop, Spring 2018
• Graphic Design 1, Fall 2017
• Image, Spring 2017
• Graphic Design history, Spring 2017
• Graphic Design history, Fall 2016
• Descriptive of Drawing, Fall 2016
AWARDS
2020, Distinguished as The Top 10 Wining Work: Let nature Speak, The 5th PlakatFest, Chorzow, Poland
2019, Silver Award, Wining Work: Trojan Horse, A’ Design Award, Graphic Design Category, Como, Italy
2018, Merit Award, Winning Work: God of Seigfred Hall, HOW International Design Awards Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2019, Graduate Scholarship, Three Academic Years, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
2015, First Prize, Winning Work: Where is The Truth, International Poster Biennial, Who needs the truth? Illustration and Maryam Khaleghiyazdi, Ramin Pahlavan
2015, First Prize, Winning Work: Nature Needs Your Help, International Triennial of Ecological, Posters, Kharkov, Ukraine
2013, Second Prize, Winning Work: Knowledge is Power, International Poster Design Competition, Post-it Awards, Moscow, Russia
2013, Honorable Mention, Winning Work: Karafaring Insurance Advertising Poster, Taiwan International Design Competition and Design, Maryam Khaleghiyazdi, Arman Zargham, Taichung City, Taiwan
2012, Valedictory Award, University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran, Iran
2010, First Prize, International Poster Competition, Skopjeposter, Skopje, Macedonia
2008, Rank 14, Numbers of participants: 68,252, Iranian Art Universities Entrance, Exam (Konkour) for bachelor’s degree
GRANTS
2021, Chancellor’s Faculty Small Grant, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA, $1,000
2020, Chancellor’s Faculty Small Grant, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA, $1,000
2020, Art& Design Collegiate Fees Funds, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota, USA, $800
2019, EOCAI Travel Grant, Employees of Color & American Indian Community, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota, USA, $1,150
2019, Art & Design Collegiate Fees Fund University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota, USA, $800
2019, Chancellor’s Faculty Small Grant, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota, USA, $1,000
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
2020, CAA, College Art Association of America, New York City, New York
2020, AIGA, American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York City, New York, USA
2020, Interaction Design Foundation, Aarhus, Denmark
2019, EOCAI, Employees of Color & American Indian Community, University of Minnesota, Duluth
NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
2021, Current New Media 2020, International interactive and video arts festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, June 2021, Jump, the Kaunas International Illustration Biennial, Kaunas, Lithuania
2021, Amplified Voices, Collective Art Brewing, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2020, Living in Between-Future, The Pearl Conard Art Gallery at The, Ohio State University, Mansfield, Ohio
2020, Interactive (title TBA), The COS art gallery, Visalia, California, USA
2020, Home as Situation, Interactive art piece, The Bolivar Art Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA,
2020, COMX, the exhibition of graphic novels, LBIF art+ science foundation, Long Beach, California, USA
2020, $5 video, Video art exhibition, The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas, USA
2020, Broad Underground, Recent Iranian video art, Robin theater, Lansing, Michigan, USA
2019, God of Seigfred Hall, AI-AP foundation, American Illustration 38, New York City, New York, USA
2019, Living in Between, Interactive art solo exhibition, Trisolini gallery, Athens, Ohio, USA
2019, Dream About Love, Athens film+ video festival, Capsulated time category, Athens, Ohio, USA
INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
2021, Living in Between, CICA Contemporary User Experience Art Solo Show Series, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
2021, Utopia, Tapirulan Illustrators Contest, Cremona, Italy
2021, Stay Online, The World After, USA
2020, Morphing Shadow, Physically Distant, Socially Connected, WHY Graphic Festival, Florence, Italy
2020 , Nature Need Your Help, Life Tree International Ecological Poster, Tehran, Iran
2020, No First Class for Human, The 16th CSO International Poster Biennial, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
2020, Living in Between, “Golden Bee” The Global Biennial, of Graphic Design, Moscow, Russia
2020, Jump, Kaunas International Illustration, Kaunas, Lithuania
2020, #Social, The international User Experience Exhibition, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
2016, Can It Come back to The Nature? Fairplay International Posters, Exhibition, Fairplay Foundation, Alborz, Iran
2015, Can It Come Back to Nature? Italian Poster Biennial, Oratorio dei Diciplinanti, Finale Ligure, Italy
2015, Asia Next Laugh, And The World Laugh With You, Biennial of Poster Bolivia BICeBé, La Paz, Bolivia
2015, Truth Depends on Your Point of View, Trnava Poster Triennial, Trnava, Slovak Republic
2015, Life Is a Test, International Poster Triennial of Toyama, 11th edition, The Museum of Modern Art Toyama, Japan
2015, Invited Designer at 9th Asia Graphic Design Triennial, Seoul, South Korea
2014, To Death with a Smile, International Poster Exhibition, MUMEDI; The Mexican Museum of Design Mexico City, Mexico
2013, The New Meaning of Help, International Poster Competition Mut Zur Wut Heidelberg, Mannheim, Berlin, Munich, Giessen, Lucerne (Switzerland), Perugia (Italy), Oaxaca (Mexico), Kuethaya (Turkey), London (UK)
2013, Karafarin Insurance Company, Advertising poster design, Biennial of Poster Bolivia BICeBé, La Paz, Bolivia
2013, Kalaat Type Family, The Third Biennale of Iranian Graphic Design Society Exhibition; Silver Cypress Tehran, Iran
2012, To be Human, Aarhus International Poster Show, The Danish Poster Museum, Aarhus, Denmark
2012, Don’t Leave Your Kid in the Virtual World, International Poster Competition “Mut Zur Wut” Heidelberg, Mannheim, Berlin, Munich, Giessen, Lucerne (Switzerland), Perugia (Italy), Oaxaca (Mexico), Kuethaya (Turkey), London (UK)
2012, Hafez, International Exhibition of Graphic Design and Visual Communication, ZGRAF, Zagreb, Croatia
2012, Chernobyl’s Gift, 4th International Socio-Political Poster Biennale, International Youth Meeting Centre (MDSM), Oświęcim, Poland
PUBLICATION
September 2020, Teaching Methodologies of Type Design in Three International Accredited Universities, Na-Deedeh Bi-Lingual Magazine, Issue No.1, Tehran, Iran
PRESENTATION
2021, Presentation Title: Life Tree, The 109th CAA Annual Conference (the College Art Association), New York City, New York
2020, Presentation Title: Teaching Methodologies of Arabic Type Design, Typewknd Conference, Online- International
2020, Presentation Title: Creating a Career Path and Research for BFA students School of Fine Arts and Design, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2020, Presentation Title: Gray Fortune, The 108th CAA Annual Conference (the College Art Association) Chicago, IL, USA
2019, Presentation Title: Living in Between, The 14th UCDA Design Education Summit Conference, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
ARTIST RESIDENCY
2021, Morphing Shadow, WOC Online Residency, Sofia, Bulgaria
MEDIA EXPOSURE
2021, Tapirulan Illustration Winners, Roozrang Online Magazine, Tehran, Iran
2020, Lunatics and Prophets, FUKfulness Magazine, 4th Edition, Poland
2020, Maryam Khaleghiyazdi’ Portfolio, Interview and Artwork Showcase, Ohio University College of Fine Arts alumni magazine, Athens, Ohio, USA
2020, China Is Named as The Most Creative Country In the 2019 World Design Rankings, Creative Boom Online Magazine, UK https://www.creativeboom.com/resources/china-is-named-as-the-most-creative-country-in-the-2019-world-design-rankings/
2019, Living In Between, Interview and Artwork Showcase Digital America: An Online Journal Supported by the Department of Art and History at the University of Richmond, Issue No.14, Virginia, USA https://www.digitalamerica.org/maryam-khaleghi-yazdi-qa/
2019, God of Seigfred Hall, World Illustration Exhibition, Association of Illustrators (AOI), London, UK https://theaoi.com/wia/maryam-khaleghi-yazdi-god-of-seigfred-hall/
2019, A Drop of Ink, A Drop of Persian Carolyn Porter, Minnesota http://carolyn-porter.com/drop-of-ink/
2019, A collection of Prize-Winning Projects from A’design award, Scene 360 Magazine https://scene360.com/art/119082/adesignaward-prize/
2019, A’ Design Award & Competition Typographic infused winners to inspire, Typeroom Online Magazine, Greece https://www.typeroom.eu/article/design-award-competition-2019-23-typographic-infused-winners-inspire
2019, design awards, 2018-2019 winners, We-Heart Online Magazine https://www.we-heart.com/2019/05/13/a-design-awards-competition-2018-winners/
2018, A’Design Award, Interview, Italy https://competition.adesignaward.com/designer-interview.php?profile=226671
2015, Chernobyl’s Gift, Women of Graphic Design https://womenofgraphicdesign.org/post/101793938239/maryam-khaleghi-yazdi-iran-chernobyls-gift
2015, Winners of the 9. International Triennial of Ecological Posters 4th Block Kharkov, Rene Wanner’s Poster Page, Switzerland http://www.posterpage.ch/winners/khar_15/khar_15.htm
2012, Iranian Graphic Designer Wins at German Competition, Peyvand News, Iran http://www.payvand.com/news/12/jul/1026.html
2012, 3 Iranian Graphic Designers Selected for German Competition, Tavoos Art Magazine, Iran http://www.tavoosonline.com/News/NewsDetailEn.aspx?src=20805
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2019, Book Graphic Designer and Web Illustrator, Not Far from Me: Stories of Opioids and Ohio, by Daniel Skinner, Berkeley Franz, Columbus OH: Ohio State University Press,
2017- 2019, Art Director, Iranian Student Society, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
2016- 2018, Art Director, Athens Film+Video Festival, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
2018- 2019, Graphic & User-Centered Designer, College of fine arts, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
2018, Art Director of User Experience and Way Finding Design, School of Fine Arts and Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
2018, Art Director, The American Association for the History of Medicine Conference Columbus, Ohio, USA
2017, Book Graphic Designer & illustrator, Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence by Jacqueline Wolf, Baltimore MD: John Hopkins University Press, March 2020.
2016, Senior Graphic & User- Center Designer, “Café Bazaar”: An Iranian Digital Marketplace, Tehran, Iran
2015 – 2016, Senior Graphic & User-Centered Designer, “Barkhord-e-Nazdik”, Photography and Advertising Agency, Tehran, Iran
2012- 2015, Senior Graphic & User-Centered Designer, “Arxe” Design Studio Tehran, Iran
FREELANCE DESIGN ACTIVITIES
2015, Designed the logo, catalogues and teasers to introduce the proposals of “Health Village in Kish Island”
2015, Designed the magazine advertisement for “Prestige Shoe Company”
2014, Designed stationery and advertisement banner for “Kavoshgaran” News
2014, Designed advertising campaign for “Pegah” Diary Production Company
2014, Designed resume for “Rahvand Shahr” Consultant Eng. Company, Tehran, Iran
2012-2014, Designed advertising campaign for Telecommunication Company of Iran
2012-2013, Designed advertising campaign for “Karafarin” Insurance Company
2012, Designed advertising campaign for “Diox” Chain Stores,
2012, Designed poster for Samsung Company, Tehran, Iran
2012, Designed stationery and advertising items for “Isatis Company”, Teb-e-Novin
2012, Designed poster for The Center of the Prevention and Monitoring of Health and Occupational Medicine, “Helal Clinic”, Tehran, Iran
2011-2012, Designed book cover for “Roshd-e-Amoozesh” publication, Tehran, Iran
2011, Designed logo, poster and brochure for the 1st Photo Student Festival, University of Tehran
2010, Designed packaging for “Narmeh Cellulosic Products Company
2010, Designed stationary for “Nafis” Production and Distribution of Crystal Dishes Company
2009, Designed logo for “Sarv” Traditional Music Group
2009, Designed poster, brochure and catalogue for The Informatics Center, University of Tehran
2008- 2009, Designed “Didar” Student Weekly magazine
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