Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D. (2009-2014)
Art Research
Department of Advanced Studies in Art College of Fine Arts
University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Doctoral Thesis: “The Kalila va Dimna Manuscript in the Gulistān Palace Library in Tehran (MS. 2198) and its Place in 9th/15th Century Persian Painting”.
Honors: Dissertation passed with “Excellence”
- M. A (2004-2007)
Art Research
Department of Advanced Studies in Art
College of Fine Arts
University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Master’s Thesis: “A Study of the Zafar-Nama of 935/1528-29 in the Gulistān Palace Library in Tehran (MS. 708)”
Honors: Thesis passed with “Excellence”
- B. A (1988-1994)
Painting
Department of Painting
College of Fine Arts
Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Project: “Sacred Geometry in the Paintings of the early sixteenth Century in Iran”
Publications
- Norouzian, Giti: Kalila va Dimna: MSS 2198 in Gulestan Palace Library, Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Tehran, Iran, forthcoming. (Book)
- Norouzian, Giti: Zahir al-Din Azhar: The 15th Century Calligrapher, Peykareh, Tehran, Iran, 2019, forthcoming. (Book)
- Norouzian, Giti: “The Prophet with His Companions and Musa va ‘Uj: A Comparison of Two Paintings”, IRAN: the journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies, 2019.
- Norouzian, Giti: “The Calligraphy of the Gulistān Palace Library Kalila va Dimna (MS. 2198) and the Style of Mawlānā Zahīr al-Dīn Azhar al-Tabrīzī: Methods of Calligraphic Comparison”, in Journal of Fine Arts (honar-ha-ye-tajassomi), University of Tehran, vol 18, no.4, winter 2014, pp. 55-66.
- Norouzian, Giti: “A Copy of a Panegyric Biography of Timur, The Zafar-Nama of 935 H with Pictures Attributed to Bihzad”, in The Art of The Islamic World and the Artistic Relationship Between Poland and Islamic Countries, Polish Institute of World Art Studies & Manggha, Krakow, pp. 135-150, 2011.
- Norouzian, Giti: “Bihzad and The Zafar-Nama of 935 H/ 1528-29 AD”, in Journal of Fine Arts (honar-ha-ye-tajassomi), University of Tehran, vol 32, pp. 73-80, winter 2008.
- Norouzian, Giti: “Book Illustration of Zafar-Nama in Shiraz School: A Study of Three Manuscripts of Zafar-Nama in the 9th-10th Century AH.”, in Golestân-e Honar, quarterly on the history of Iranian Art and Architecture, The Iranian Academy of Art, Tehran, no. 10, pp 73-86, winter 2008
Presentation
- “The Kalila va Dimna Manuscript in the Gulistān Palace Library in Tehran (MS. 2198): A Comparison with the Celebrated Baysunghuri Manuscripts in the Topkapi Palace Library in Istanbul (MSS H. 362 and R. 1022)”. Presented at The Conference of Kalila va Dimna & Marzban Nama, The National Library of Iran, Tehran, 2016.
- “Bihzad and The Zafar-Nama of 935 H/ 1528-29 AD”. Polish Institute of World Art Studies & Manggha, Krakow, October 2009.
- “Geometrical aspects of the paintings of Zafar-nameh 935 H. according to Shiraz composition”. Presented at The Conference of Shiraz School, The Iranian Academy of Art, Tehran, 2008
Professional Memberships
- From 2015: Historians of Islamic Art Association (HIAA)
- From 2014: The Islamic Manuscript Association (TIMA)
- From 2002: Institute For Promotion of Contemporary Visual Art, Iran
Academic Grants
- Iran Heritage Foundation Academic Grant, London, UK, April 2013.
Academic Employment - Teaching
2018- Now: Lecturer, University of Soore
- How to do Research in Art
- History of Art
- The History of Contemporary Graphics
- Seminars in Art
- Persian Painting
- Painting (different level)
2006-2013: Lecturer, School of Media Studies, University of Applied Science and Technology
- How to do Research in Art
- History of Art
- Visual Basic Elements
Exhibitions
2018 7 Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey (Painting-group)
2017 Farda Gallery, Tehran, Iran (Painting-solo)
2017 New Media Art Projects, Tehran, Iran (Photo-group)
2009 FAM Gallery in cooperation with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Tehran, Iran (Painting-group)
2008 Niavaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran (Photo-solo)
2004 Iranian Cultural Week, Minsk, Belarus (Painting-group)
2003 Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, Iran (Painting-solo)
2001 The Gallery 01, London, UK (Painting-group)
2001 Galeri d’art le palais Orientel, Montreux, Switzerland (Painting-group two)
1999 Galeri d’art le palais Orientel, Montreux, Switzerland (Painting-group)
1998 Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, Iran (Painting-solo)
1995 National Steel Company, Tehran, Iran (Painting-solo)
1994 Amir Kabir Gallery, Tehran, Iran (Painting-solo)