Elnaz Masrour

Title:	Assistant Professor
Division:	School of Art and Design
Office Location:	Jack Arends Building 314J
Office Phone:	815-753-1473
Office Fax:	815-753-7701
Email:	emasrour@niu.edu
Website:	elnazmasrour.com

Educational Background

• BFA Graphic Design, Tehran University of Fine Art, Iran
• MFA Integrated Visual Art, Iowa State University, Iowa

Courses Taught

• ARTS 327 Beginning Illustration
• ARTS 437 Intermediate Illustration
• ARTS 438 Advanced Illustration

Current Research

• Art, Gender, and Epistemic Resistance
• Gender-based Art and Activism in Iran: The Problem of Geography in Freedom of Expression
• Designing Visibility, Art & Censorships

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

• 2022 WIA, Women in Animation
• 2022 SCBWI, The Global Community for Children's Book Creators

Illustrator and Graphic Designer

• 2024 Illustrator & Visual Artist Development, National Swine Research Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
• 2023-2024 Illustrator & Graphic Designer, Department of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
• 2022-2023 Illustrator & Graphic Designer, Department of English, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
• 2020-2021 Character Designer & Illustrator, Meda Organic Honey, Tehran, Iran.
• 2019-2020 Senior Graphic Illustrator, Roshd Industrial Company, Tehran, Iran.

Honors, Awards, Grants and Scholarships

• 2026 Selected artists in International Digital Art Contest, The Academy of Fine Arts Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2026 Pictoric Illustration Contest, The 14th International Book Arsenal Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine, Long Listed Artist in the Category of Children’s Book Illustration
• 2026 The World Illustration Awards
• 2026, Long Listed Artist in the Category of Professional Exploration
• 2025 Merit Award, Art on Climate, International Illustration Competition, Allianz Global Investors
• 2024 Bryce and Rita Pearsall Fund for Excellence, Department of Art and Visual Culture, Iowa State University
• 2024 Merit Award, Artist in Creativity Juror Competition, Memorial Union Artist’s Show, Iowa State University.

Selected Works