Experience the transformative power of art therapy guided by Aida Mirabzadeh Ardakani. As a dedicated art therapist, Aida believes in harnessing the expressive nature of art to foster healing and self-discovery.
// Culminative GPA: 3.8 / 4 – Average: A (17.68/20)
Feb 2005 - Sep 2010
Work Experience
Work at “Shayestegan Citizen Residence” Tehran, Iran
/ Working under the supervision of psychiatrists and the occupational therapist team.
/ Teaching emotional expressions to the elderly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease in form of artistic activities such as drawing, painting and interactive games.
/ Designing programs to improve the individual’s physical and mental health
/ Establishing relationships with people from different paths of life
Jun 2018 - Present
Art Therapy Webinar
/ Held by Abana Media & Cognitive Accelerated Group
/ Lectured by Judith. A. Rubin (Ph.D., ATR-BC) &
Zachary D. Vandenburg (M.A, LPC-A, ATR-P)
Feb 2022
Owner of “Café Vizor”, Tehran, Iran
Sep 2016 - Oct 2019
Member of “Specialty Coffee Assn. of Europe” (SCAE)
Apr 2016 - Apr 2017
Co-design the interior space of "Arashit Akam" Architectural Firm, Tehran, Iran
Feb 2010 – May 2010
Personal Art Studio
/ Working under the supervision of psychiatrists and the occupational therapist team.
Feb 2022
certificates & Courses
“Reflection and Art activity” Courses
/ Taught by Mrs. Golnaz Davoudian,
registered Art Psychotherapist (HCPC)
May 2021 - Sep 2022
“Introduction to Psychology” Course
/ Online course authorized by University
of Toronto and offered through Coursera
Oct 2021 - Jul 2022
“Art therapy & Trauma” Course
/ Held by Abana Media & Cognitive Accelerated Group
/ Taught by Art therapist & psychologist
“Carla Maria Carlevaris”
May 2022
“Introduction to Psychology” Course
/ Online course authorized by Yale University
and offered through Coursera
Jun 2021 - Oct 2021
Notable Projects
Art Therapy As A Way To Heal
“Work Experience With Elderly” collection reflects the emotions, dreams, thoughts, and circumstances of women who mostly face challenges with illnesses such as MS, Parkinson’s, cancer, mental illnesses, or dementia. Since 2018, I, known as “Lady Painter” (that’s how the ladies call me), have been working as an organizer and facilitator of art and play sessions at the Dignified Disabled Elderly Homes.
“Journey About Resurrection” collection is the result of passing through and experiencing the greatest fear of my life. The paintings in this collection explain the being, becoming, and transformation on my journey throughout this year.
I deeply observed, felt, and lived their lives. A year after my father’s death, I wasn’t the same person who had been swept away by the greatest fear of my life, losing my father. In Murakami’s words: “After coming out of the heart of the storm, you are no longer the one who stepped into the heart of the storm.” And I, I was born again.
Group Exhibitions, “Handmade Glasses” Private show, Tehran, Iran
Feb 2012
Group Exhibitions, “Handmade Glasses”, Private show, Tehran, Iran
Mar 2010
Tehran University of Art group exhibition, At Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran
May 2007
Performed as the flutist in the theater group of “Hefdah Shahrivar” Vocational Art School
/ Second place at “The 22th Art and Cultural
student’s competition” Tehran, Iran
Feb 2004
Active member of choir group, “Pars Music” Academy, Tehran, Iran
Apr 2000 - Jul 2006
“Hefdah Shahrivar” Vocational Art School
group exhibition At the Andisheh Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
Jan 2004
District 6 vocational high school's group exhibition At Banoo Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
Apr 2003
/ Teaching emotional expressions to the elderly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease in form of artistic activities such as drawing, painting and interactive games.
