Mitra Jashni
Artist · Curator · Art Scholar
Biography
Mitra Jashni is an artist, curator, and art scholar holding advanced degrees in painting and art history, alongside academic training in Modern Middle Eastern Studies.
Over more than two decades of international practice, her work has been exhibited in galleries and institutions across Iran, Ecuador, Peru, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy. She works across painting, sculpture, video art, and installation, with a particular focus on intercultural collaboration and site-responsive projects. Her practice has brought her into dialogue with artists from the Netherlands, Ecuador, and Syria, addressing themes of migration, identity, memory, and the female experience.
Alongside her artistic work, Jashni has an extensive background in cultural project coordination — including international painting symposia, large-scale group exhibitions across Europe, and art projects with refugee communities. Her cultural and social engagement has consistently been grounded in a commitment to freedom, justice, and human dignity.
Current roles
Executive Director of Farashgard Foundation
Founder of Turquoise Women of Iran
Cultural & Artistic Advisor at Iranian Americans for Liberty
Program Coordinator (former) at Vrolijkheid Foundation, NL
Education
MS in Painting
MA in Art History & Painting Art Sooreh University
Modern Middle East Studies - Academic training at Leiden University
Projects
- Coordination & planning of the International Painting Symposium, Pulchri Gallery, The Hague, 2018
- Music and Expo coordinator for Vrolijkheid and VWN (Vluchtelingen Werk Nederland) Art Exhibition, North Brabant, the Netherlands, 2016
- Project Nomads: installation, music performance and art exhibition with Claudette van De Rakt (Dutch artist), Tilburg and Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 2016
- Director of art workshop for “het project Ongekend Bijzonder’’ van CULTURELE ZONDAGEN UITAGENDA UTRECHT organization, Utrecht, the Netherland, 2016
- Director of carpet exhibition, het Scheip Museum, Amsterdam, 2016
- Coordination & planning of the International Art Exhibition (art for peace project), Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands, 2015
- Coordination & planning of Nowruz (Persian new year) art project in music, painting & sculpture, Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands, 2015
- Project Mother: Woman for Justice & Peace, video production, painting & sculpture with Sara Palacios (Ecuadorian artist), project was run in 3 galleries in Quito-Ecuador and one gallery in Lima Peru, 2013
The list of exhibition
2025- Individual art exhibition at Galleria Datrino, Italy, Torre Canavese
2024- Individual art exhibition at Sara Palacios’s Gallery, Ecuador, Quito
2019- Individual art exhibition at the Galeria SaraPa Ecuador, Quito
2018- Installation (Nature-Fruit carpet) in Festival Leeuwarden
2018- Installation in Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven
2017- Individual art exhibition at the Municipality of Baarle-Nassau
2017- Collective exhibition at the museum Het Scheip Amsterdam
2017- Collective exhibition in the Brussels town hall
2017- Nowruz exhibition at the Mythra Gallery
2016- Art and installation exhibition at BKKC ( Nomad project) at BKKC Tilburg
2016- Exhibition Dream of Syria, RASA, Utrecht.
2016- Group painting & sculpture exhibition, Mesdag Hall, Pulchri Studio Den Haag
2016- Individual exhibition, Arian art gallery, Brussels
2016- Group painting & sculpture exhibition, Galerie Arte Soffitta Veghel, Nederland
2015- Group painting & sculpture exhibition, Galerie Kunst vol Leven, Belgium
2015- Group painting & sculpture exhibition, called Summer Mythra Gallery, Nederland
2015- Individual painting & sculpture exhibition, Municipal gallery, Nederland
2015- Individual painting & sculpture exhibition, called Nowruz Mythra gallery, Nederland
2014-Group Exhibition, Mirada artistas, Plaza Chiquita, Quito, Ecuador
2014- Painting exhibition, the national council of Ecuador (Asamblea Nacional Republica del Ecuador) Realizará Jornada Libertad for International Woman Day- Quito, Ecuador
2013- Group exhibition, Caroun art gallery, Vancouver, Canada,
2013- Group exhibition CAPP (professional artist ́s college of Pichincha), Quito, Ecuador
2013- International painting festival UIO, Casa de la cultura, Quito, Ecuador
2013- Mother project with Ecuadorian sculpture- Sara Palacios- include: video art/ paintings/ sculptures & installation – SARAPA gallery Quito- Ecuador
2013- Project with Ecuadorian sculpture- Sara Palacios- include: video art/ paintings/ sculptures & installation in Centro Cultural Patio de Arupo
2012- Individual workshop- painting in Cienfuegos gallery – Quito Ecuador
2012- Individual painting exhibition in Cienfuegos gallery – Quito Ecuador
2012- Group painting exhibition in Alienca Francesa- Quito Ecuador
2010- Founder of art & cultural institute Mehr Yasht Azal
2010- Group painting exhibition of feminist artist in Pardis gallery in Tehran
2009-Group painting exhibition in Iranian artist ́s house
2009- Participation in painting workshop of contemporary art museum in Tehran in Niavaran cultural house
2008- Permanent member of Iranian painters socity
2008- Member of contemporary Iranian artists
2008- Founder of visual art school, Mehr Yasht
2008- Group painting exhibition in Ayeh art gallery in Tehran
2008- Solo painting exhibition in Ayeh art gallery in Tehran
2008- Group exhibition of festival of art & sport.
2008- The eighth selected artist in international panting biennale of Iran.
2007- Group painting workshop in Saba museum in Tehran.
2007- Group drawing exhibition in Zonduzi museum in Tehran
2006- Group painting exhibition in contemporary art museum in Isfahan.
2006- Group painting exhibition in civilizations dialogue center in Tehran.