Interdisciplinary Visual Artist
BIOGRAPHY
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Mozhdeh Zandieh-Grayson is an interdisciplinary visual artist whose work explores human perception, dichotomies, and the spaces between edges. Rooted in a deep engagement with materials, her practice investigates how form and texture can carry emotional and conceptual weight. Spanning installations, sculptures, mixed-media drawings, and photographic art, her works often overlap and merge—probing the tension between the familiar and the unfamiliar.
She studied Art and Architecture in high school, holds a BA in Graphic Design, and earned an MFA with distinction from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in the UK.
Mozhdeh’s work has been featured in exhibitions, publications, and public art events in Dubai, Paris, and the UK. In 2019 and 2020, her
large-scale digital installations were presented at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Art Nights. In 2023–2024, she began creating one-day public installations in unexpected places—exploring the theme of Hope and her desire to make art immediate and accessible.
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Education
2017 - 2020 MFA, Fine Arts, with distinction, UCA- University for Creative Arts, UK
1997 - 2001 BA, Graphic Design, with distinction, Soore University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
1993 -1997 Diploma, Art & Architecture with distinction, Zeynabiye School Of Arts, Tehran, Iran
Solo And Public Art Exhibitions (Selected)
2024 Sand, Wind, Sun - Hope / Landscapes Series, UAE Deserts, Random Public Places
2024 As The Tide Circling Your Feet - Hope - Site-specific Installation - JBR Beach —Dubai, UAE
2023 As The Tide Circling Your Feet - Hope - Site-specific Installation - Open Beach —Dubai, UAE
2023 Every You. Every Me.- Site-specific Installation - Courtyard —Dubai, UAE
2023 The Darker, The Brighter - Space Installation - Total Arts Gallery —Dubai, UAE
2021 Hands, Hearts, Skins, Eyes -Total Arts Gallery —Dubai, UAE
2015 Anew, World Art Dubai — Dubai, UAE
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2024 DIFC Art Nights, The 18th edition - DIFC Podium — Dubai, UAE
2024 Made in Tashkeel, The 14th edition - Alserkal Avenue — Dubai, UAE
2021 Made in Tashkeel, The 11th edition - Tashkeel Gallery — Dubai, UAE
2021 Emerging Scene, World Art Dubai — Dubai, UAE
2020 We, Digital Installation - DIFC Art Nights — Dubai, UAE
2020 No-Show, UCA Virtual, UK
2019 Quoz Arts Fest, The Courtyard— Dubai, UAE
2019 Fractures, Art Nights— Dubai, UAE
2018 International Emerging Artists Award, DIFC Gate Avenue— Dubai, UAE
2015 Windows II, Art Plus Gallery —Dubai, UAE
2014 Next Step Biennale —Paris, France
2014 Windows I, Art Plus Gallery —Dubai, UAE
Selected Recognitions
2024 A Sustainable Future by C.A.C. - The Matter of ‘If’ — HOPE,” Photo Archive — Loupe®, US
2024 Climate Art Collection - The Matter of ‘If’ — HOPE,” Land Art Installation — Berlin, Germany
2022 The Artist Of The Month Finalist - Circle Foundation For The Arts — Lyon, France
2022 Certificate of Artistic Achievement - Luxembourg Art Prize — Luxembourg
2020 Recognised Artist - Luxembourg Art Prize — Luxembourg
2020 Finalist Artist - Rove Art Prize — Dubai, UAE
2020 Featured Artist - Publication in the Low Update Magazine — Dubai, UAE
2020 Artist Award - digital installation - DIFC Art Nights — Dubai, UAE
2019 Certificate of Excellence - ART EXPO New York Contest
2018 Designated Artist - DIFC Public Digital Art Installation — Dubai, UAE
2018 Finalist Artist of the Year Award - CFA — Lyon, France
2018 The Artist Of The Week - Emerging Scene —Dubai, UAE
2016 Shortlisted Artist - 4th International Artist Awards —Dubai, UAE
2015 Member Of The Artists' Committee - Art "ARTPROTAGONIST" — Italy
2014 Featured Artist - Next Step Biennale —Paris, France
2001 Winer - The Creative Design Contest —Tehran, Iran
Publications
2022 Awarded Artist Interview, by Circle Foundation For The Arts, France
2021 Made in Tashkeel, The 11th edition - Tashkeel Gallery — Dubai, UAE
2021 Member of Tashkeel Artists — Dubai, UAE
2020 Featured Artist - Publication in the Low Update Magazine — Dubai, UAE
2020 No-Show, UCA Virtual, UK
2016 Featured Artist - 4th International Artist Awards —Dubai, UAE
2015 Member Of The Artists' Committee - Art "ARTPROTAGONIST" — Italy
2014 Featured Artist - Next Step Biennale —Paris, France
Collections
Roy Gandy, UK
Jane Stewart, UK
Massimiliano Colella, Italy
Jackie Stewkesbury, UK
Sanjay Das, UAE
Olivier Pytel, Conceptory Paris
Professional Memberships
Current member of the Courtyard Art Community, Dubai, UAE
Former member of the Tashkeel Art Community, Dubai, UAE
Former artist member of Arts Council England, UK
Texts & Researches
2021 — Images and Imaginations
2020 — Words and the Significance of the Unheard
2019 — Visual Alchemy: Secrets of Existence — A Journey Through the Poetics of Interplay
2019 — Unheard: The Act of Voice in the Poetry of Words — A Contemplation on Language Beyond the Literal World
2018 — Change of Change — A Research Study on the Phenomenology of Change, Based on Time and Memory