the collection of conceptual art, writings and bio of the artist
Haleh Niazmand's Studio:
Academic Work Experience
2005-Present, Professor of Art, Modesto Junior College, CA
Courses taught:
Drawing,
Computer Graphics,
Art Appreciation,
Gallery Operation and Management,
Photography,
Oil Painting & Acrylic Painting
Mixed Media
Color & Design
2005-2011, Director of the Art Gallery, Modesto Junior College, CA
Responsibilities:
Curation and management of the art gallery exhibits
Serving on Celebration of the Humanities Committee
Serving on the Program Review Committee
Chair of Gallery Advisory Committee
Coordinator for the Art Department Independent Study Courses
2001–2002 Adjunct Faculty, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA
2000–2001 Adjunct Faculty, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
1998–2000 Visiting Artist, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
Courses taught:
Life Drawing
Figurative Painting
Beginning Painting
Beginning Drawing
Teens Mixed Media
Children’s Mixed Media
Other Responsibilities:
Design and coordination of workshops with various community groups
1998–2000 Adjunct Faculty, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA
Courses taught:
Life Drawing
Beginning Painting
Beginning Drawing
Basic Design
Fall 1996 Visiting Lecturer, University of Arizona, Tucson
Courses taught:
Beginning Figure Drawing
Advanced and Graduate Figure Drawing
Advanced and Graduate Combining Media
1994-1995 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Arizona, Tucson
Courses taught:
Color and Design
Beginning Drawing
Beginning painting
1994 Internship in Painting with Professor Robert Colescott
1995 Internship in Painting with Professor Harmony Hammond
Collaborative Community Art Projects
2006
Beyond the Mask; Workshop in Collaboration with Deborah Barr, Stanislaus County Juvenile Hall, Modesto, CA
2000
Songs of Freedom: a Collaborative Mural Project with Inner-city Youth, Willkie House, Des Moines, IA
Edmundʼs Academy of Fine Artsʼ Family Art Workshop, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
1999
My Story; a Narrative Book Art Workshop, Clarinda State Mental Health Institute, Clarinda, IA
Tucking You In; a Collaborative Quilt Art Project, Edmundʼs Academy of Fine Arts, Des Moines, IA
Identity Project and Workshop, Orchard Place-Des Moines Childrenʼs Home, Des Moines, IA
1998
Recycled: A Book Art Workshop, Meredith Middle School, Des Moines, IA
Other Creative Work Experience
2003– 2005 Director, Gallery Subversive, Cedar Rapids, IA
2000– 2005 Creative Consultant, True Identity Design Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
1996 Co-producer, director, screenwriter, coeditor, Random Acts Of Man (thirty-minute narrative video), Tucson, AZ
1996 Co-producer, director, screenwriter, coeditor, To Be Disposed of (seven-minute narrative video), Tucson, AZ
1992 Costume designer, Lakota Vision, a merging of Lakota tribal stories with modern dance, Public Television, Vermillion, SD
1989 Costume designer, The Princes Who Would Not Marry, Group Theatre, Rapid City, SD
1989 Costume designer, Axe Axe Axe, Group Theatre, Rapid City. SD
1988 Costume Designer, Modern Dance Performance, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
1988 Costume designer, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, Anatolian Players, Ankara, Turkey