Tooraj Khamenehzadeh (b. 1977, Qazvin, Iran) lives between New York and Tehran. His works have been presented in various international festivals, exhibitions, and biennials such as Iran Photo Biennial (Iran), Monnaie de Paris (France), Polyforme Festival (France), Chongqing Photo and Video Biennale (China), International Art Festival (Nepal). His works has also been published in different books and magazines like African Textile Today (UK), PIX Magazine (India), Connaissance des Arts Magazine (France) and Canvas Magazine (UAE). He has also participated in several of international artists’ workshops and artist residencies, including Theertha (Sri Lanka), Khoj (India), SaNsA (Ghana), Vasl (Pakistan), Organhus (China). He received his BS in Computer Engineering from Qazvin Azad University in Iran and his MFA in Photo, Video, and Related Media from School of Visual Arts in New York. In addition to his activities as an artist, Khamenehzadeh has been on the curatorial and management teams of many art and cultural projects including arts exchange programs, artist residencies, exhibitions, and international workshops. He is co-founder and a board member of Rybon Art Center, a board member of Res Artis in Amsterdam as well as program advisor of Kooshk Residency in Tehran.