MOHAMMAD NOUREDDINI

Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Visual artist and storyteller working across traditional and digital media to explore themes of cultural memory, identity, and symbolism. With a foundation in fine art (BA in Painting), my practice bridges painting, illustration, and concept design. I create personal and commissioned work that often revives heritage through contemporary form, with a focus on narrative and atmosphere. My artworks have been exhibited, published, and awarded internationally, including as Art Director of the multi-award-winning short animation Tomorrow. I am deeply committed to artistic growth, cultural dialogue, and sharing knowledge through exhibitions, collaborations, and workshops.

Selected Exhibitions

• Moments of Stillness – Solo Exhibition – Tusche Kunst Galerie – Bremen, Germany – Upcoming
  
• TBA – Solo Exhibition – ArtSpace Gallery – Cambridge, UK – Upcoming
  
• Navigation – Group Exhibition – Fronteer Gallery – Sheffield, UK – August 2025
  
• In Light of All This: Soft Power, Strong Voices – Group Exhibition – CISTA ARTS – UK – August 2025
  
• Accidental Landscapes – Solo Exhibition – Zameen Art House – Vancouver, Canada – July 2025
  
• Permanent Exhibition – Group Exhibition – Iranian Artists' Forum - Tehran, Iran – May 2025
  
• Horses – Group Exhibition – Faam Gallery - London, UK – July 2024
• No. 15, BIT projects series – Group Exhibition – Kerman, Iran – July 2019
• Figurative – Group Exhibition – Iranian Artists' Forum - Tehran, Iran – May 2019
• Drawing As Living – Group Exhibition – Iranian Artists' Forum – Tehran, Iran – June 2018
• World of Enchantment – Group Exhibition – Iranian Artists' Forum - Tehran, Iran – November 2016

Selected Projects

• Silent Agonies
  A monotype series exploring collective trauma, war, and displacement through expressive prints. Using a hand-drawn transfer process from inked glass plates, the works depict human figures caught in moments of grief, confrontation, and collapse. Each print is non-repeatable, mirroring the fragile and singular nature of the histories they reflect.
• Chromatic Fields
  Oil Painting Series
  A series of oil paintings exploring the geometry, rhythm, and atmosphere of the landscape. Fields, trees, and pathways are reduced into simplified forms and vibrant planes of colour, capturing both the structure and the emotion of place. Developed through cycling and bikepacking journeys, the series reflects impressions of land seen in motion, shifting patterns, colours, and moods translated into abstracted compositions where colour and shape become the primary language.
• Stage & Shadow
  A series of ink and watercolour paintings exploring the tension of performance, presence, and the gaze. Inspired by myth, ritual, and collective memory, these works depict theatrical moments suspended in time, figures caught mid-action, isolated under light, or submerged in darkness. The confined space of the stage becomes a visual metaphor for power, vulnerability, and emotional architecture.
• Accidental Landscapes
  A digital painting series exploring the hidden forms, textures, and accidental beauty found in everyday rubbish. Inspired by piles of trash seen across urban and natural environments, this project investigates the tension between visual composition and ecological collapse. Each piece reinterprets discarded waste not as detritus, but as an involuntary reflection of our culture, its patterns, excess, and neglect. While the works are aesthetically composed and at times even visually pleasing, the subject matter remains confronting. It asks: What are we choosing to ignore? What space does waste occupy in both our environment and our psyche? The series merges my painterly approach to form and light with themes of environmental responsibility, creating a dialogue between beauty and discomfort.
• Tomorrow
  Art Director, Visual Development
  A painterly animation directed by Aryasb Feiz, exploring loss, resilience, and childhood through rich symbolism. Winner of Best Animation at Brooklyn Film Festival and Foyle Film Festival. 6.8M views on Omeleto, Oscar-qualifying festival selection.
  Roles: Art Direction, Visual Development, Color Scripts, Symbolism & Narrative Design
• Sharab-e Cheshman
  Illustrator, Visual Storyteller
  An artistic exploration of spiritual longing and human conflict, using symbolic visual storytelling in ink and digital media for Music Video for Mohsen Namjoo. Broadcast on BBC Persian.
• Sofalgar – Cultural Board Game
  Illustrator
  Commissioned by The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Iran). Designed board, booklet, and box art featuring ancient Persian pottery to promote cultural heritage among younger audiences.

Professional Affiliations

• Cambridge Open Studios – Member (2025–present)

Honours & Recognition

• Honourable Mention – ArtStation Keyframe Illustration Challenge (2022)
• 2nd Prize – Best Illustration, 6th National Festival of Toy & Illustration Design (2021)
• Media Feature – Kanoon Cultural Institude, article and interview on visual storytelling in games (2021)
• "Tomorrow" featured on Omeleto (7.2M+ views) (2024)
• "Sharab-e Cheshman" music video aired on BBC Persian (2021)

Workshops & Teaching

• Creative Skill School – Concept Design – Instructor – 2020
• Inverse School – Digital Painting – Instructor – 2019
• Tarbiat Modares University – Digital Paining Workshop – Instructor – 2019

Education

BA in Painting and Visual Arts
Shahid Bahonar University – Kerman, Iran · 2006 – 2010

Work Experience

• Senior Concept Artist – Jagex · Cambridge, UK · 2022–2025
  Created promotional artwork and concept designs for RuneScape.
• Art Director – Bad Stache Studio · Iran · 2018–2022
  Directed multiple short animations, including Tomorrow.
• Concept Artist – 2010–2022
  Freelance Projects in Games, Publishing, and Animation.