Education
2014 PhD candidate, Newcastle University, NSW
2012 Master of Fine Art (with Distinction), RMIT, Melbourne
2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts, RMIT, Melbourne
2008 Certificate III in Arts Administration, Box Hill TAFE, Melbourne
2008 Diploma of Art, Box Hill TAFE, Melbourne
1999 Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design, UAST, Tehran
Awards
2014 Commended sculpture for Newcastle emerging artist prize, NAS, Newcastle
2013 From Darkness into Light art prize exhibition, Melbourne (First Prize)
2009 “MDA Award” for Outstanding Practitioner in Ceramics, Box Hill TAFE, Melbourne
Publications
2015 “Art: An Invitation to Wonder” book, Chapel on Station Gallery, Melbourne
2014 “Light Gatherers exhibition”, Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle
Catalogue entry by Dr Rod. Pattenden, Adamstown Uniting Church
2012 “Spiritual transformation exhibition” in First Site Gallery, Melbourne, By Nasrin Nasiri, Iranian GOLBANG Magazine, Vol 143
“Spiritual transformation exhibition” in First Site Gallery, Melbourne 8/Oct/2012
Mark Holsworth in Black Mark website http://melbourneartcritic.wordpress.com/tag/mojgan-habibi/
2009 Interview with mojgan habibi in ALMAS Magazine, Iran, Issue 36
Residency
2013 Artist in residence program at the Newington Armory at Sydney Olympic Park
Public lectures
“Refugees and the Art of Past Experiences”, Wallsend District Library, Newcastle
“Arts and Refugees Forum”, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney
“National Multicultural Women’s Conference”, Parkroyal Parramatta, Sydney
“The Iranica Conference- Mirrors of Iran”, Art Gallery of NSW- Domain Theatre, Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
2016 “The Echo of Words”, Acrux Gallery, Newcastle
2014 “Light Gatherers”, Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle
2014 “Behind the Curtain”, Chapel on Station Gallery, Melbourne
2012 “Spiritual transformation”, First Site Gallery, Melbourne
Group Exhibitions
2016 “Form, Surface, Structure Sculpture”, Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Sydney
“University Gallery Student Acquisitive Prize”, Newcastle (finalist)
“Theatrics”, Curve Gallery, Newcastle
“The Ripple Effect”, Back to Back Gallery, Newcastle
“Norouz”, Stirrup Gallery, Sydney
“Four Persian Garden”, Isfahan Contemporary museum, Isfahan
2015 “Art: An Invitation to Wonder”, Chapel on Station Gallery, Melbourne
“One Door Close”, Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle
“We Get by 2015”, Cooks Hill Art Gallery, Newcastle
2014 “Sculpture in the Vineyards”, NSW (finalist)
“Craft NSW Emerging Artist – Craft Award”, Sydney (finalist)
“Newcastle emerging artist prize”, NAS, Newcastle (finalist)
“Bloom”, Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle
“University Gallery Student Acquisitive Prize”, Newcastle (finalist)
“Small: Believe in Magic”, Back to Back Gallery, Newcastle
2013 “Toyota Community Spirit Gallery”, Melbourne
“Clunes Ceramic Award”, Melbourne (finalist)
“From Darkness into Light art prize exhibition”, Melbourne (finalist)
“Sculpture in the Vineyards exhibition”, Wollombi (finalist)
“Online Directors Cut Exhibition”, The Blake Society’s, website, (finalist)
2012 “RMIT Master of Fine arts graduate exhibition”, Gossard Gallery, Melbourne
“Interpretations of Intimacy”, Open Space Gallery, Melbourne
“New Ceramics”, Subject matter Gallery”, Melbourne
“Linden Postcard Show”, Melbourne
2010 “Ceramic Exhibition”, Carbon Black Gallery, Melbourne
2009 “Fire & Water”, Pardis Gallery, Tehran University, Kish Island, Iran
2008 “Edge”, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Melbourne
“Box Hill TAFE Graduate Exhibition”, Meat Market Gallery, Melbourne
2007 “Pat Emery Award Exhibition”, Paynter Gallery, Bendigo