Education
M.A. Painting, Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK — 2024
Haworth Trust Manchester’s Artist Community Studio Space Scholarship, Manchester School of Art, Manchester, UK
M.A. Painting, Sooreh Art University, Tehran, Iran — 2018
B.A. Handicraft, University of Art, Semnan, Iran — 2010
Exhibitions and Projects:
Upcoming:
Place
Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK
February 2027
Selected artists: Ron Hutchison, Mahrokh Mofidnakhaei, Ngo Chun Tse
Guest selector: Hannah Perry
Curated by Ryan French
2026
– Enhancing the Subject, Apollo Painting School Group Exhibition, UNITOM Projects, Manchester, UK 19 September–25 October 2026
– Global Roots Canvas, Group Exhibition, Mill 2 Gallery, 1853 Studios, Oldham, UK 18–29 September 2026; bridge 5 mill, Manchester, UK 3–16 October 2026
– Rhizome, Group Exhibition, Bankley Gallery, Manchester, UK 14–21 August 2026
– Manchester Open 2026, HOME, Manchester, 20 June – 6 September 2026
– Apollo Painting School Presentation, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool
presented alongside Louise Giovanelli’s From Here to Here to Here, 28
March – 28 June 2026
– Peripheries, 1853 Studios, Oldham
– Apollo Painting School Group Exhibition, Alice Amati Gallery, London
2025
Rogue Women 4 (Guest Artist), Rogue Artists’ Studios, Manchester
Interchange, Apollo Painting School, Heaven 11, Manchester
Comme Ca Art x AWOL Studios Open Call Exhibition, Manchester
Enigma, Saan1 Gallery, Manchester
Making & Mending Open Call Exhibition, Manchester
Group Show & Open Studios, 1853 Studios, Manchester
2024
Shifting Sands, Saan1 Gallery, Manchester
M.A./M.F.A Degree Show, Holden Gallery, Manchester
The Harley Open, Harley Foundation, Nottingham
The Fronteer Open 2024 (Shortlisted), Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
Beep Painting Biennial (Longlisted), Swansea
Beyond The Capital 3, Saan1 Gallery, Manchester
Visions, Fox Yard Studio 6, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Echos, Fox Yard Studio 6, Stowmarket, Suffolk
2021-2023
Independent studio practice, private commissions and studio visits, Tehran, Iran
2019
Tooti Nameh (Book Illustration), Soore Mehr Publication, Tehran, Iran
2017
Greenness of Life, Farda Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2016
Haft Dong: The Group Exhibition of Drawing, group exhibition, Negar Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2014
Group Drawing Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum (Tabestan Gallery), Tehran
Lahze-ye Ettefagh (لحظه اتفاق), Group Exhibition, Honar Art Gallery, Sari, Iran
2013
Group Drawing & Painting Exhibition, Aria Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2012
Merxout Projects (Open Source), Shirin Gallery, Tehran
Group Drawing Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum (Bahar Gallery), Tehran
2011
Group Drawing Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum (Momayez Gallery), Tehran, Iran
The Third Damoonfar Visual Art Festival, Pardis Mellat galery Tehran, Iran
2009
Group Drawing Exhibition, Rahgosha Gallery, Sari, Iran
2008
Group Handicraft Exhibition, Koomesh Cultural Centre, Semnan, Iran
Workshops & Community Engagement
2026 — Global Roots Canvas, DIPACT CIC, Greater Manchester, UK
Three collaborative workshops developed as part of the Global Roots Canvas programme:
- Expressive Mark-Making and Collage Workshop with Kim Hubball
1853 Studios, Manchester, 27 March 2026 - Collective Mark-Making, Islington Mill, Salford, 28 April 2026
- Keep, Cover, Frame, The Oldham Baptist Church, Oldham, in partnership with Ambitions, 6 July 2026
2009–2011 — Led figurative drawing workshops at Mozayan and Negar Ateliers, Sari, Iran
2010 — Led a figurative drawing workshop at Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
Selected Press & Critical Writing
Debbie Lerner, “Enhancing the Subject,” Exhibition Text, UNITOM Projects, Manchester, UK, 2026
Mahmoud Maktabi, “Questions in Silence (پرسشهایی در سکوت): A Look at the Paintings of Mahrokh Mofidnakhaei,” Tajrobeh Magazine, Issue 49, Iran. Also published by Vayu Residency
Vaishna Surjid, “Rhizome: Memar, Nakhaei, Taherian, Yousefian,” Corridor8, UK
Charlie Currid, “Weighted – Mahrokh Mofid Nakhaei,” The Fourdrinier, UK
Akram Ahmadi Tavana, “In Conversation with Monet,” Poshtebam Magazine, Iran
Antonia Charlesworth, “Artist Review and Q&A: Mahrokh Mofid Nakhaei,” Blackpool Social Club, UK Also published by Creative Blackpool
Maja Lorkowska-Callaghan, “Realism Interrupted: Mahrokh Mofid Nakhaei,” Maja Lorkowska, UK
Maja Lorkowska, “Peripheries at 1853 Studios,” Creative Tourist, UK
Caleb White, “Enigma. – Saan1 – Review,” Caleb White – Exhibition Reviews, UK
Studio Memberships
Studio Member, Suite Studio Group, Casket Works, Salford, UK — September 2025–Present
