Research Interests              

• Pottery, Ceramics and Glaze, Design of Kilns, Folk Art and Craft, Design of Jewelry and fashion Products, Cultural Studies

Publications

Journal

• Ovla, Arman.The Women Tradition Bearers of Kalpourgan in Iranian Baluchistan Design for All Institute of India, April 2022 Vol 17 No 4 ISSN: 2582 8304. 159-176, New Delhi, India   http://designforall.in/


• Ovla, Arman. Myth and Mythology Related to Water in Indian and Iranian Culture: Connections and Continuity. "Art and Architectural Tradition of India and Iran: Communality and Diversity, Edited by Nasir Raza Khan, Routledge, London. November 2021   DOI: 10.4324/9781003229421-8


• vla, Arman. Analysis of Khatoozin sculptures based on the theory of Carl G Jung Zagros Research Season Journal. 2015


• Ovla Arman. Women potters in the World. Almas Season Journal. Feb 2012

Conference Proceedings                                

• Ovla, Arman. Roy, Satyaki & Shatarupa, Black Pottery of Nizamabad, India. Seventeenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, Portugal, March 2023


• Roy, S.,Ovla,A.,Thakurta Roy,S, Design Improvement for Value Addition in Local Terracotta Pots. Seventeenth International Conference on Design Principle & Practices, Portugal March 2023


• Ovla, Arman & Roy, Satyaki, The pottery of Pahari village in Rajasthan. Seventeenth International Conference on The Arts in society, Spain, July 2022


• Ovla, Arman & Roy, Satyaki. Women Potters from Kalpourgan in Iranian Baluchistan. "Three-day Online International Conference on Cross-cultural Innovations in Art, Design and Animation" organized by School of Fine Arts, Amity University, Kolkata. September 2021


• Ovla, Arman. Myth and Mythology Related to Water in Indian and Iranian Culture: Connections and Continuity. International Conference on "Art and Architectural Tradition of India and Iran: Communality and Diversity, at Jamila Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India. December 2018


• Ovla, Arman. Using the jar as a symbol in the popular culture of the people of Kurdistan province. The First National Conference of Symbology in Persian Art with a Focus on Native Art, University of Bojnord. Iran. November 2017 


• Ovla, Arman. Women Potters from Prehistory to the Present Day. 3rd International Conference of Science and Engineering. Istanbul. June 2016


• Ovla, Arman and Shler. Women Potters, Eighth National Women's Literature Conferences Sardasht, Iran, March 2016

Art Practice

International Exhibitions and Biennials

• 2009 Ninth Biennial of contemporary ceramics in Iran: Tehran, Saba Gallery


• 2010 Second International Festival of Visual Arts of Fajer: Tehran,Saba Gallery, Iran


• 2010 Tenth Biennial of contemporary ceramics in Iran: Tehran, Saba Gallery, Iran


• 2010 Pottery exhibition of urban space: Tehran, Barg gallery, Iran


• 2011 Art Pottery exhibition of Imam Ali Art Museum: Tehran, Imam Ali Art Museum, Iran


• 2013 The third international exhibition of crafts: Tehran, Iran


• 2013 The second international Handicrafts exhibition: Kish, Iran


• 2015 International Exhibition of Iran's ethnic culture: Golestan, Gorgan, Iran

Solo & Group Exhibitions

• 2009 Solo ceramic exhibition at the Saqqez Art Gallery


• 2007 Group exhibition of paintings at the Saqqez Art Gallery


• 2015 to 2018   Presence Crafts Exhibition Hamadan, Kish, Tehran, Shiraz, Erak, Zanjan, Yasuj, Gorgan, Zanjan, Zahedan, Kerman, Gom, Saqqez and Sannadaj  


• 2018 and 2019 Group exhibition at Kanpur Literature Festival


• 2022 Group Painting exhibition (In circles) at Department of Social Science at IIT Kanpur


• 2022 Group comic strips/graphic narratives (The Leopard's Leap) at Department of Social Science at IIT Kanpur

 Work Experience

• 2008-2009 Teaching ceramic in Aramhonar Institute, Tehran Iran


• 2012-2015 Teaching pottery and ceramic in Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft office Saqqez and Sanandaj, Iran


• 2014-2015 Visiting Faculty of Handicrafts and Graphics, University of Applied Sciences (Handicraft) Sanandaj & Saqqez Iran


• 2017 Physical fitness Teacher Training Course, Saaqqez, Iran


• 2017 Yoga Teacher Training Course (TTC) Mysore, India


• Entrepreneurial 


• 2012 Founder of Sural Ceramic Studio, Saqqez, Iran


• 2012 Founder of Negarin Honar Zagros Handicrafts Company


• 2013 Started the Saqqez Tourist & Handicrafts Shop


• 2015 Founder of a Ceramic Studio in Jewelry and Glass House in Sannandaj Iran

Professional Affiliation

• 2012 Member of the Iranian Artisan Association, Kurdistan, Iran 


• 2014 Member of the Iranian ceramist Association: Tehran, Iran


• 2015 Member of the Science and Technology Park: Kurdistan, Iran


• 2015 Registered traditional pottery of Kurdistan in the national index of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Awards and Honours

• 2004 Second place in Handicraft festival, Sistan and Baluchistan University, Iran


• 2006 Top 10 in Students National Memorial Photography Festival, Zahedan, Iran


• 2008 First place in Painting Festival in Saqqez, Iran


• 2015 Award of Excellence for Handicrafts, National Program, Iran


• 2015 Best craft booth in National Craft Exhibition, Yasuj, Iran


• 2016 Second place in graffiti festival, Saqqez, Iran


• 2016 Third place in Eighth National Women's Literature Conferences Sardasht, Iran