ALI PAYDAR
Alexandra Paydar, born 1996, LA based
Email - alexandra.paydar@gmail.com
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EDUCATION
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Pitzer College - BA in Studio Art, Selected for Honors
San Francisco Art Institute l Precollege Program
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EXPERIENCE
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Freelance Photographer and Artist Assistant
2018-Present
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LUCCA Studio Creative
Los Angeles CA
November 2020- Present
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Visiting Lecturer at Pomona College
Los Angeles CA
January 2019
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Herbal Apprentice at Snakeroot Apothecary
Los Angeles CA
May 2018-Present
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Visiting Lecturer at Occidental College
Los Angeles CA
November 2018
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Artist Assistant to Candice Lin
Los Angeles, CA
SUMMER 2018
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Design and Publishing Internship at MACK Books
London, United Kingdom
SPRING 2017
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Artist Assistant at Backbonebooks
Berlin, Germany
FALL 2017
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Teaching Assistant
University of California, Irvine
SPRING 2016
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Studio Assistant to Julie Schafer
Los Angeles, CA
SPRING 2016
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Teaching Assistant of Photography
California State Polytechnic University
Los Angeles, CA
SPRING 2016
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Research Assistant to Tarrah Krajnak
Los Angeles, CA
SUMMER 2016
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Internship at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Los Angeles, CA
SUMMER 2015
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EXHIBITIONS
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Mutual Sensitivties, Group Exhibition, Nichols Gallery, Claremont CA, 2018
Cross Currents, Group Exhibition, Caryll Mudd and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Gallery, Claremont CA, 2018
Group Exhibition, ZK/U, Berlin Germany, 2017
Ohrwurm, Group Exhibition, Meinblau, Berlin Germany, 2017
Dérive, Group Exhibition, tête, Berlin Germany, 2017
Reciprocity Failure, Group Exhibition, Grey Space Gallery, Pomona CA, 2017
Dirty Backdrop, Group Exhibition, Pitzer College, Claremont CA, 2016
Diego Rivera Gallery, Group Exhibition, San Francisco CA, 2014
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RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
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Artist in Residence at Picture Berlin, Berlin Germany
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Laura Skandera Trombley Humanities and Arts Endowed Research and Internship Grant Recipient
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Society for Photographic Education National Conference attendee, New Orleans LA
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Mellon Art + Environment Travel Grant Recipient, Mellon Foundation/Pitzer College, Claremont CA