Teaching, selected Lectures and Workshops, Residencies and Creative Activities 2000-07:
June 2007- Bradford Beats- Architecture week in Bradford. Public workshop.
Feb 2007- “Embroideries” series of workshops at the Tate Modern.
2000- 2006-Freelance associate lecturer at the School of Cultural Studies, Fine Art Dept, Sheffield Hallam University.
March 2005-“Contemporary Iranian women”, Shiraz Open University.
Oct 2004- “Artists and Mediums”, the importance of medium in meaning, Sheffield Youth group workshops.
Dec 2003-“Veils Unveiled”, the implications and perceptions of the veil, Manchester Museum.
Sept 2002-“Objects of Significance” and “Responding and Writing about Art” (Sheffield Hallam University)
July 2000-“Could an Artist be awarded a PhD for getting out of bed?“ Presented paper on the nature of a practice lead PhD (Sheffield Hallam University)
Oct 2000- “Identity and Representation”, Series of Lectures focusing on identity through visual and textual works by thinkers and artists. This lead to workshops on the representation of identity. Fine Art BA students at Sheffield Hallam University.
Nov 2000-“See Yourself- know yourself” Series of lectures for Students at Grimsby collage about exploring identity in art.
Residencies and Creative Activities 2000-07:
August 2007- On the Board of Directors for AN- Newsletter- Artist Information Company.
Nov 2006-07 Member of the AN+Air advisory group- representative for the West Midlands as part of an Artists Information Company initiative.
June-Oct 2006-‘Makers and Shapers’ – NVQ level 3 in Creative Business Enterprise (Creative Alliance, Birmingham)
Sept-Dec 2005-‘After hours’ with Creative alliance, a 3 month artists’ business training program. (Creative Alliance, Birmingham)
2001-02 Freelance arts worker for Awaaz, Asian women’s training center.
Year 2000-02- Resident “Arts worker” with AMP (Arts and Media Projects) Sheffield. Mitra worked in collaboration with youth centers, organizations and galleries such as Site Gallery and Millennium Galleries in Sheffield.
