Hani Najm hani.haninajm@gmail.com Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Curator 1986 / Tehran / Iran .M.A. in Graphics, Maziar University, Iran, 2019. Founder of Doodling Art in Iran Active curatorial experience including six exclusive Doodling Art Exhibitions in Iran Active participation in many individual and group exhibitions Permanent member of the Iranian Painters Association Member of the Kids and Adolescent Books Illustrators Association Member of the Visual Arts Development Institute Professional Participations & Awards 2019 • Participation in the Art Quake Kyoto, Creativity Biennale, Japan. • Participation in the Armenia Art Fair, Armenia. • Group Exhibition, Galeria 89, Paris, France. • Group Exhibition, Union of Spring, Vancouver, Canada. 2018 • Group Exhibition, Frisco Fine Art Gallery, Dallas, USA. • Soft Silence of the Arts, Iran Contemporary Art Collection, Atelier Natalia Gromicho, Lisbon, Portugal. • Participation in the Oxford International Art Fair, London, UK. 2017 • Participation in the Biennial Painting Exhibition, Beijing. • Participation in the Venice Art Fair, Euro Expo Art, Italy. • Participation in the Art Fair Parma, Italy. • Group Exhibition, Linda Farrell Gallery, Paris, France. 2015 • Book Published, “Near but Far” Finalist in the Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize, London, UK. 2013 • Nominee in the short-list of Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize, London, UK. 2012 • Top five nominees in the professional part, Best of The Disposable Festival, Artists House, Tehran, Iran. • Second Drawing Prize Winner, Subject: City, Shams Festival, Tehran, Iran. • Nominated in The first New Art national festival, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ahwaz, Iran. • Book Published, “Iranian Celebrities” 2011 • Group Painting Exhibition, The Mine Gallery, Dubai, UAE. 2010 • Laureate of Iran’s third contemporary drawing festival, Imam Ali Museum • First Prize Winner in drawing at the first national festival of The Young Iranian, Saba Museum • Nominated in Damoonfar visual arts festival, Mellat Cinema Compound, drawing and painting, Tehran, Iran. 2009 • Laureate of Iran’s second contemporary drawing festival, Imam Ali Museum • Nominated in the ninth Contemporary Drawing Festival, Atashzad Gallery About Me Illustrating the everyday life of people is the main focus of my works. For this, I go to public places such as cafes, buses or the subway, to get a better sense of social reality. I’ve always escaped habits, because they’re the enemy of creativity and thought. Sometimes, I go beyond the boarders of the canvas and all this has led me to disposing objects and recycled art. The environment is also one of my main concerns and the future of plastic overconsumption worries me very much. My artistic goal is to have an influence on society because I feel people need to think beyond all actions and behaviors that have become daily habits.