Jalal Ghias Beygi (b. 1998, Tehran, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans sculpture, video, and digital fabrication. Rooted in an inquiry into mortality and technology, Beygi's work examines time and space. By pushing materials and processes to their failure, he reveals the underlying structures that bind and constrain the human body and spirit, crafting works that challenge calculative thinking and embrace failure as a transformative act.
Through an experimental approach, Beygi explores the intersection of nature and technology, using the body as a critical lens to confront systems of acceleration and commodification. His practice emphasizes the cyclical nature of decay, questioning the notion of permanence in a world increasingly dominated by technological mediation.
Beygi holds a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Art in Tehran and an MFA in Studio Art from Syracuse University, where he is now a candidate for an MA in Museum Studies. He teaches sculpture and fabrication at Syracuse University and received its Part-time Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2026.
Through an experimental approach, Beygi explores the intersection of nature and technology, using the body as a critical lens to confront systems of acceleration and commodification. His practice emphasizes the cyclical nature of decay, questioning the notion of permanence in a world increasingly dominated by technological mediation.
Beygi holds a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Art in Tehran and an MFA in Studio Art from Syracuse University, where he is now a candidate for an MA in Museum Studies. He teaches sculpture and fabrication at Syracuse University and received its Part-time Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2026.
Education
2026MA Museum Studies (candidate), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2025MFA Studio Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2021Bachelor in Sculpture, University of Art, Tehran, Iran
Teaching
2024–presentAdjunct Professor, Intro to Sculpture I, Syracuse University, NY
2026Adjunct Professor, Interactive Art, Syracuse University, NY
Adjunct Professor, Body/Art, Syracuse University, NY
2025After School Art Instructor, Redhouse Arts Center, Syracuse, NY
2024Instructional Assistant, Tutoring Stevenson, Syracuse University, NY
2023Adjunct Professor, Digital Fabrication, Syracuse University, NY
Instructional Assistant, Summer College, Syracuse University, NY
Adjunct Professor, Woodworking Workshops, Syracuse University, NY
Selected Exhibitions
2025Conditions, Flush Gallery, New York, NY
The American Diaries (solo), 3 on 3, O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Liminal Cartographies, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, New York, NY
Unforeseen, Nancy Cantor Warehouse, Warehouse Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Nausea & the Sublime, McCarthy Mercantile Building, Syracuse, NY
Connection, Connection Collective, New York, NY
2024Doppelgänger, Outlook Is ___ Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Open Air, Dick Clark Building, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2023Dream Island, Colonels Row, Building 403, Governors Island, NY
Diverging Paths, Colonels Row, Building 403, Governors Island, NY
Spaces Between, Liminal Collective, Gallery 18, Minneapolis, MN
2020Two Courses of Sculpting, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran, Iran
2019Season Salon Show Number Zero, Bon-Gah, Karasht, Tehran, Iran
2014Tehran Air Pollution, Photo Exhibitions of Tehran Fine Art School, Tehran, Iran
7th Harvest, Tehran Fine Art School Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Drawing Exhibition, Tehran Fine Art School Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Artist Residencies
2024L.A. Turner Residency, Los Angeles, CA
2020Sculpture and Nature of Kish Island, Kish Free Zone Organization, Iran
2019Tochal Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Tehran, Iran
2018Sculpture Week, Bagh-e Melli, Tehran University of Art, Iran
Awards & Grants
2026Part-time Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Syracuse University, NY
2023Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University, NY
GSO Creative Grant, Syracuse University, NY
2022Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University, NY
VPA Graduate Full Tuition Scholarship, Syracuse University, NY
2020Certificate of Appreciation, Sculpture and Nature of Kish Island
Certificate of Appreciation, Two Courses of Sculpting
2013Best Short Animation, Darolfonon Festival
Related Experience
2026Shop Technician, 3D Digital Lab, VPA, Syracuse University, NY
2025VPA Specialist, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Studio Assistant, Margie Hughto Studio, MTA and Syracuse public art projects, Syracuse, NY
2024Studio Assistant, Carolina Caycedo Studio, L.A. Turner Residency, Los Angeles, CA
2023Shop Technician, 3D Digital Lab, VPA, Syracuse University, NY
2022Shop Technician, Sculpture Facilities, Syracuse University, NY
Instructional Assistant, Professional Practices, Syracuse University, NY
2021Set Fabrication, Bella Figura, Tehran, Iran
2020Painting Assistant for Amir Dezfouli, Tehran, Iran
Metal Fabrication Assistant for Farzaane Abdoli, Kish, Iran
2022Designer and Fabricator, Rajaz Studio, Tehran, Iran
Lectures and Talks
2023Artist Talk, University of Art, Tehran, Iran
Selected Publications
2025Love Against the Machine, MFA thesis, Syracuse University, SURFACE (open access)
Liminal Cartographies, MFA thesis exhibition catalog, Syracuse University Studio Art and Film/Media Art, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
2023Diverging Paths, exhibition pamphlet (zine), MFA students of Syracuse University and Virginia Commonwealth University, Governors Island, NY
2022Neveshtart, issue 49
2019Rhyparography, issue on still life
Season Salon Show Number Zero, exhibition catalog, Bon-Gah, Tehran, Iran
Training
2015Diploma in Painting, Tehran Fine Art School, Tehran, Iran
20142D Animation, Idea School, Tehran, Iran
Character Design, Idea School, Tehran, Iran
2013Animation Directing, Idea School, Tehran, Iran
Animation Fundamentals, Darolfonon School, Tehran, Iran
2012Stop Motion and 2D Animation, with Abdollah Alimorad, Tehran, Iran
Skills
FabricationAdditive fabrication, foundry, arc and MIG welding, woodworking
SoftwarePhotoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Blender, Fusion 360, Rhino, Aspire, Toon Boom, TVPaint, Adobe Animate
LanguagesEnglish, Persian