Lauren Maryam Moradi
Los Angeles, CA | laurenmoradi@gmail.com | @laurenmaryamm
Education
2021 MFA, Visual Arts, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2012 BFA, Visual Arts, Psychology Minor, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Exhibitions
2023 Open Mind Space 6th Annual Anniversary, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2022 don't get taken for a ride, (solo show) Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Open Mind Space 6th Annual Anniversary, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2021 War on Christmas: Object Ornamented Ontology, Parallelogram Tampa, FL
2022 In, On, and Around, CSU Northridge MA/MFA Thesis Exhibition, California State University Northridge Main Gallery, Northridge, CA
2021 Within Without, CSU Northridge MA/MFA Thesis Exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2021 SoCal MFA Annual Juried Exhibition, Claremont Graduate University, Pomona, CA
2021 Annual Student Juried Show, CSU Northridge Main Gallery, Northridge, CA (2nd Place Award)
2020 soft soap, CSU Northridge West Gallery, Northridge, CA
2020 new works (in progress), (solo show) CSU Northridge Shed Gallery, Northridge, CA
2020 SoCal MFA Annual Juried Exhibition, Claremont Graduate University, Pomona, CA (juried by Devin Troy Strother)
2019 House of Fear, collaborative performance with The Family Room Collective, CSU Northridge Main Gallery, Northridge, CA
2019 A Dog and A Daughter, CSU Northridge West Gallery, Northridge, CA (juried by Alice Könitz)
2019 soft possibility, (solo show) CSU Northridge Shed Gallery, Northridge, CA
2019 Sidebar, CaSU Northridge West Gallery, Northridge, CA
2019 Dirt in the Wrong Hands, QUAID Gallery, Tampa, FL
2019 Annual Student Juried Show, CSU Northridge Main Gallery, Northridge, CA (Juror’s Choice Award)
2019 RULERS, Parallelogram Gallery, Tampa, FL
2019 SPIN, WEHO Wash, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Drawing Now, CSU Northridge West Gallery, Northridge, CA
2019 SoCal MFA Annual Juried Exhibition, Claremont Graduate University, Pomona, CA (juried by Helen Molesworth)
2019 Spring/Break Art Fair, exhibited with E.C. Lina Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Wholly Coast!, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2018 sure hope my numbers come up soon, (solo show) CSU Northridge Shed Gallery, Northridge, CA
2018 Incoming..., CSU Northridge Shed Gallery, Northridge, CA
2018 Tropical Dreams, (solo show)QUAID Gallery, Tampa, FL
2017 Little Triggers, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL
2015 QUAIDIDGAF, group show at QUAID Gallery, Tampa, FL
2015 The Moleskine Mailer Project, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL
2015 Eating Someone Else’s Leftovers, (solo show) QUAID Gallery, Tampa, FL
2014 Contemporary Issues in Understanding Summer Art Sales, QUAID Gallery, Tampa, FL
2014 The QUAID Project, Tempus Projects & QUAID Gallery, Tampa, FL
2012 University of South Florida BFA Thesis, The Vault, Tampa, FL
2011 Crash and Burn, University of South Florida Oliver Galley, Tampa, FL
2011 Bacchanalia III, University of South Florida Oliver Galley, Tampa, FL
2011 Environmental Assault, University of South Florida Oliver Galley, Tampa, FL
2010 Intermittent Dreams, West Tampa Center for the Arts, Tampa, FL
2022 Lecturer, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Intro to Beginning 3D Design, Fall Semester
2021 Lecturer, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Intro to Beginning 3D Design, Spring 2021, Fall 2021 (two sections)
2019 - 2021 Teaching Associate, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Intro to Beginning 3D Design, Spring 2020 (second half online due to COVID-19), Fall 2020 (online due to COVID-19), Spring 2021 (online due to COVID-19) [Instructor of Record]
2019 Teaching Assistant, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Intro to Beginning 3D Design and Beginning Drawing, Spring 2019, Fall 2019
Professional Experience
2022 - Current Instructor of Technology
Planet Bravo, grades Pre-K – 8th, summer courses with grades 4th – 8th
2023 - Current Elementary Substitute Teacher
Incarnation Parish School, multiple grade levels
2018 - 2021 Graduate Technician, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Maintained wood and metal shop tools and supplies, assisted students with projects, assisted technicians with inventory and purchasing of supplies
2019 - 2021 Graduate Studios Manager, California state University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Supply budgeting and purchasing, inventory, handling professional forms
2019 - 2021 Graduate Gallery Manager, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Supply budgeting and purchasing, assisting with installations, administrative communications, social media management
2019 - 2020 Gallery Assistant, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Exhibition and reception preparations, art handling, installation, visitor services
2019 Soft Sculpture Workshop, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
Lead workshop on soft sculpture practices with students ranging in age from 8 to 14.
Related Tool and Technology Skills
Experience teaching a variety of tool and sculpting skills including band saw, jig saw, chop saw, miter saw, table saw, pneumatic gun, drill press, spindle sander, belt sander, angle grinder, MIG welding, various casting, mold-making, hand-sewing, cardboard sculpture, wire sculpture, inflatable sculpture, ceramics hand building, and mixed media sculpture.
Experience teaching a variety of technology skills including 3D modeling and animation with Blender, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Google Apps including Slides, Docs, Sites, Sheets, coding with languages Python, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.