Education
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2023 – Master of Fine Arts, RMIT University
2005 – Bachelor of Photography, Azad University of Art & Architecture, Tehran

2025 to 2026 – Master of Teaching, Federation University
2024 – TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, CBD College, Melbourne
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Employment & Community
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2015–Present – Fine-Art Photographer & Art Instructor, Melbourne
2023–Present – Mentor, RMIT Mentoring Program, Melbourne
2023 – Board Associate (Design), Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
2021 – Art Collection & Archival Photographer, RMIT Art Collection, Melbourne
2016 – Fashion Photographer & Stylist, PRI Models, Melbourne
2007–2010 – Freelance Photographer, Karaj, Iran
2003–2005 – Photojournalist, Ekbatan Magazine, Tehran
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Solo Exhibitions
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2024 – Moustachioed Women and Rhinoplastic Girls, Manningham Art Gallery, Melbourne
2023 – Moustachioed Women and Rhinoplastic Girls, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne
2022 – Moustachioed Women and Rhinoplastic Girls, Head On Photo Festival, Sydney
2017 – Iranian Wedding, Windowspace Gallery, Beeac, VIC
2016 – In Pain, Off the Kerb Gallery, Melbourne
2015 – Iranian Wedding, Sydney Town Hall & Head On Photo Festival, Sydney
 
Selected Group Exhibitions

2025 – Identity: Quiet Acts, Strong Voices, Satellite Projects, Melbourne
2025 – Olive Cotton Award, Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre, NSW
2025 – Auckland Festival of Photography, Auckland
2025 – de-centre re-centre, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (LWAG), WA
2024 – Medieval to Metal, Art Gallery of Ballarat, VIC
2024 – William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Museum of Australian Photography
2024 – Head On Exposure Awards, Sydney
2024 – Make it Real, TEMU House & Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards, Malaysia
2024 – DER GREIF – Guest Room: Renée Mussai & Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński, Munich, Germany
2023 – Your 501® Story: The Exhibition, PhotoVogue
2023 – Anonymous from Iran, Culture Lab LIC, New York, USA
2023 – DEBUT XIX, Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
2023 – DER GREIF – Guest Room: David Campany & Taous Dahmani, Munich, Germany
2023 – RED, Sol Gallery, Melbourne
2022 – RMIT University Graduation Show, Melbourne
2022 – Break Away, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
2022 – William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne
2022 – Woman, Life, Freedom, BlackCat Gallery, Melbourne
2019 – ALCHEMY, Sherbrooke Art Gallery, Melbourne
2019 – Women, Kapi Art Space, Melbourne
2019 – Emerald Arts Society, Melbourne
2015 – IPF Photo Prize, The Good Copy, Melbourne
2004 – Bam Earthquake, Dresden, Germany
2003 – Fajr International Theatre Festival (Students), Tehran
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Publications (selected)
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2025 – Exhibition review, ArtsHub Australia (Jo Pickup)
2024 – Art Collector Magazine
2023 – De Morgen, Brussels, Belgium
2023 – Australian Arts Review: On the Couch with Ramak Bamzar
2023 – Art Guide Australia: The strength and struggle of Iranian women
2023 – Arts Weekly, 3MBS
2023 – 3RRR Radio: Listen to Friendly Neighbours; Tedious Lines & Lunch Woes
2023 – Ballarat International Foto Biennale, 3BA Ballarat Radio
2023 – Pro Femina, 3CR Radical Radio
2023 – Capture Magazine: Q&A – Ramak Bamzar
2023 – The Guardian Australia: Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2023 – SBS Australia: Hope is what drives us
2023 – ArtsHub: Voices of Resistance
2023 – Art Edit Magazine, “I AM WOMAN,” No. 35
2023 – Head On Foundation: Women Looking at Women
2022 – ArtsHub: More than a singular image…
2022 – The Guardian Australia: “From camel woes to sperm smugglers – in pictures”
2021 – SBS Persian: “Confronting a religion that has become a patriarchal culture”
2017 – “Extreme Theatre,” Windowspace-Beeac
2016 – Dodho Magazine: “Storytelling: Things that are Important,” Barcelona, Spain
2016 – Edge of Humanity Magazine: “Homosexuals in Iran”
2015 – Ezra Magazine, Interview, Adelaide
2015 – The Sydney Morning Herald, Art column
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Professional Talks & Discussions
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2025 – Women's Chat Series, Satellite Projects (Jenny Port)
2025 – Self-Discovery and Vulnerability: Embracing Truth in the Creative Process, Burrinja Cultural Centre, Melbourne
2024 – Unjustly Condemned, Monash University, Melbourne
2024 – Small Acts of Resistance, Museum of Australian Photography
2024 – Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards, TEMU House, Malaysia
2023 – In conversation: Ramak Bamzar with Julie McLaren, Art Gallery of Ballarat
2023 – Interrupting the Photographic Gaze, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
2023 – Stories that Stir: Self-Reflection, Head On Photo Festival, Sydney
2022 – BRIGHTSPACER Gallery, Melbourne
2019 – Being an Artist is a Job, Burrinja Cultural Centre, Melbourne
2015 – Imagining Iran: Contemporary Iranian Image-Makers, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney
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Awards
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2025 – Olive Cotton Award (Finalist)
2024 – Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards (Winner)
2024 – William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize (Finalist)
2024 – Head On Exposure Award (Finalist)
2023 – Art Edit Self-Represented Artist Prize (Winner)
2023 – PhotoVogue Your 501® Story (Finalist)
2022 – William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize (Finalist)
2022 – Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women (Highly Commended)
2019 – Tokyo International Foto Awards (Honourable Mention)
2003 – Fajr International Festival (Honourable Mention)