Reza Yavari
Tehran, Iran · b. 1991
Education
2020 – 2023
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Photography
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK), School of Arts HOGENT, Ghent, Belgium
Award
KASK School of Arts Scholarship (2020)
Thesis
"The Graduation Expo"
Curated by Simon Delobel
2014 – 2019
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Photography
College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Rank
Ranked 2nd in Undergraduate Photography Cohort
2010 – 2013
Bachelor of Science, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Mashhad, Iran — left to transfer to Fine Arts
2009 – 2010
Pre-University Diploma, Mathematics and Physics
National Organization for the Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET), Mashhad, Iran
2006 – 2009
High School Diploma, Mathematics and Physics
National Organization for the Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET), Mashhad, Iran
Curatorial & Leadership Experience
2025
Guest Teacher
Faculty of Arts, University of Neyshabur — Taught History of Photography; Introduction to Contemporary Arts; Studio Lighting
2022
Curator & Workshop Instructor
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK), Ghent, Belgium — "UNINSTRUCTING PHOTOGRAPHY Week"
2020
Panel Moderator
Tehran University 4th Annual Photo Festival — moderated academic panels
2019
Artist Talk
Iranian Artists Forum — 10 Days with Iranian Photographers (8th edition)
2017
Founder & Coordinator
Tehran Gallery, University of Tehran — inaugural Annual Photo Festival
2017
Guest Lecturer
College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran — comparative review of Friedlander, Shore, Eggleston
2017
Instructor
ACECR Institute of Arts, Mashhad — review of Szarkowski's The Photographer's Eye
2016 – 2017
Co-Chair
Photography Students’ Scientific Association, University of Tehran
2016
Guest Lecturer
Department of Sociology, University of Tehran — "Pierre Bourdieu: Photography as a Middle-Brow Art"
2015
Instructor
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad — HDR Photography workshop
2015
Member
Photography Students’ Scientific Association, University of Tehran
2011 – 2012
Chair
Iranian Students’ Organization of ACECR, College of Engineering (FUM)
Exhibitions & Publications
2024
Tasveer Project
Group Exhibition — Curated by Sara Abbaspour, The University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
2023
The Graduation Expo
Group Exhibition — The Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK), Ghent, Belgium
2023
The Long Tail
Group Exhibition — Curated by Peter Lemmens, KASK, Ghent, Belgium
2022
MAP#134: George Chinnery & Reza Yavari
Duo Exhibition, Campus Bijloke (Glazen Gang), Ghent, Belgium
2022
(UN)BROKEN
Group Exhibition — Moss Collective & Sam Steverlynck, KASK, Ghent, Belgium
2022
Jeff Doesn't Always Come with the Wall
Solo presentation — Master’s research presentation on contemporary photography, Ghent, Belgium
2022
UNINSTRUCTING PHOTOGRAPHY Week
Exhibition and workshop results — The Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK), Ghent, Belgium
2020
4th Annual Photo Exhibition of University of Tehran
Group Exhibition — Jury selected work (photo series), Tehran Gallery, University of Tehran, Iran
2020
100 Years of City-Scape Photography of Tehran
Book publication — selected photographer (Edited by Mehdi Vosoughnia)
2019
Display Windows
Solo graduation exhibition — Tehran Gallery, University of Tehran
2019
10 Days with Iranian Photographers
8th Edition — Iranian Artists Forum
2018
Nadarayee
Group Exhibition — Iran Gallery, University of Tehran
2017
Tehran University Annual Photo Festival
Group Exhibition — Ferdowsi Gallery, Mashhad & Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2017
The First Industrial Design Exhibition
Collaborative exhibition with Industrial Design students — Tehran Gallery
Relevant International Professional Experience
2023
Artist Assistant
FOMU (Fotomuseum Antwerpen) — assisted on Susan Meiselas retrospective, Antwerp, Belgium
2020 – 2023
Artist Assistant Intern
Studio Lieven Lefere — studio operations, post-production, archiving; Ghent, Belgium
2022
Artist Assistant
Assisted Dirk Braeckman — Ghent festival opening documentation, Ghent, Belgium
2021
Artist Assistant
Assisted Isabel Devos at the Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia), Venice, Italy