Selected Biography
Solo & Collaborative
1997-Present
Mitra Ghaffari was born and raised in a Kurdish family in Tehran Iran, 1959. After finishing high school, she left for United States in 1976 to attend her university studies. Her careers includes Publishing, Design and Fine Arts. Mitra is a recognized Lama in the Namgyal lineage of the Tibetan Ka'gyu school; and practitioner of Cultural Astronomy and Medieval Astrology. She has traveled, studied and worked in collaboration with professional artists from various cultures, and exhibited her art internationally. Mitra is a mother, a grandmother; and since 2004 she has been living and working with her life partner, photographer/land sculpture-Mark Prior, from their home and studios in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada.
EXHIBITIONS & COLLECTIONS
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, USA.
Tokyo Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
University of Berkeley, Beyond Boundaries, California, USA.
Hangzhou National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China.
Gallery on the Rim, San Francisco, California, USA.
Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
West Hitachi Viewseum, Alternative Currents, Santa Clara, USA.
Canon of the Famous Works of Calligraphy, Zhejiang Province, China.
35th Exhibition of Asian Contemporary Fine Art, Tokyo, Japan.
Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont, California, USA.
29th International Exhibition of Modern Ink Painting, Shenzhen, China.
Meridian Gallery, Contemporary Collaborations, San Francisco, California, USA.
3 M Corporation, Santa Clara, California, USA
Quantum Corporation, Santa Clara, California, USA.
MIMA Fine Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada.
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, USA.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, USA.
Tokyo Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
University of Berkeley, Beyond Boundaries, California, USA.
Hangzhou National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China.
Gallery on the Rim, San Francisco, California, USA.
Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
West Hitachi Viewseum, Alternative Currents, Santa Clara, USA.
Canon of the Famous Works of Calligraphy, Zhejiang Province, China.
35th Exhibition of Asian Contemporary Fine Art, Tokyo, Japan.
Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont, California, USA.
29th International Exhibition of Modern Ink Painting, Shenzhen, China.
Meridian Gallery, Contemporary Collaborations, San Francisco, California, USA.
3 M Corporation, Santa Clara, California, USA
Quantum Corporation, Santa Clara, California, USA.
MIMA Fine Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada.
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, USA.
ARTICLES & AWARDS
International Huji Prize, 35th Exhibition of Asian Contemporary Fine Art, Tokyo, Japan.
First Prize, 29th International Exhibition of Modern Ink Painting, Shenzhen, China.
Excellence Prize, International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Hangzhou, China.
Tower of Babel, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
150th Ink magazine, Tokyo, Japan.
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California, USA.
Art Journal, Washington D.C., Washington, USA.
Nichii Bei Times, San Francisco, California, USA.
Shanghai Star magazine, Shanghai, China.
Hokubi Shimbum, San Francisco, California, USA.
International Huji Prize, 35th Exhibition of Asian Contemporary Fine Art, Tokyo, Japan.
First Prize, 29th International Exhibition of Modern Ink Painting, Shenzhen, China.
Excellence Prize, International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Hangzhou, China.
Tower of Babel, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
150th Ink magazine, Tokyo, Japan.
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California, USA.
Art Journal, Washington D.C., Washington, USA.
Nichii Bei Times, San Francisco, California, USA.
Shanghai Star magazine, Shanghai, China.
Hokubi Shimbum, San Francisco, California, USA.
EDUCATION
MFA, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California, USA. 1997
BA, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA. 1980
MFA, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California, USA. 1997
BA, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA. 1980
