Zia Forogh

Visual Artist & Art Educator

Profile

Visual artist and educator from Ghazni, Afghanistan, with extensive experience in fine arts, music, and art education. Over a decade of teaching in Kabul’s Institute of Fine Arts and active participation in international exhibitions and festivals. Currently based in Germany, working as an art teacher and lecturer.

Professional Experience

07.10.2025 – Present — Art Teacher at Kunstwerkstatt Kolleg St. Blasien

10.09.2025 – Present — Salesperson at Reiss Beck

06.10.2025 – 10.10.2025 — Internship at Raiffeisen

29.09.2025 – 10.02.2026 — Lecturer at Kunstwerkstatt Kolleg

15.09.2025 – (date unclear) — Internship at Kolleg St. Blasien e.V.

2014 – Present – Freelance Musician

Participation in Festival of Indigenous Cultures of the World (La Cultura Hazara), Clusone, Italy (2024)
Dambura Festival, Stockholm, Sweden (2023)
Hazara Music Festival, Afghanistan National TV, Kabul
Dambura Festival, Bamyan, Afghanistan (2018)

10.09.2022 – 26.12.2022 — Scholarship holder at “Artist at Risk”, Berlin

01.06.2012 – 09.05.2022 — Art Teacher (Fine Arts), Kabul Institute of Fine Arts, Kabul

01.02.2019 – 30.03.2019 — Book Illustrator for deaf children’s books, Kabul Deaf School

2014 – 2022 – Head of Art Association “Daera-e-Kheyal”

(Art education for all age groups in visual arts and music, Kabul)

2011 – 2012 – Painting Restorer at Arc Aleman, Kuti-e-Baghtcha, Kabul

2008 – 2009 – Ceramics Teacher, project for Afghan women (Help German), Herat

Selected Exhibitions

07.09.2025 – 05.10.2025 — Exhibition in Kirchzarten Art Association

2024 — International Folklore Festival, Clusone, Italy

2022 — Exhibition in Berlin (MoosD)

2020 — Art Exhibition, Kabul

2019 — Art Exhibition, Kabul University

2017 — Institute of Fine Arts, Kabul

2017 — Nowruz Exhibition, Tehran

2016 — International Watercolor Society, Tehran

2016 — Institute of Fine Arts, Kabul

2014 — Institute of Fine Arts, Kabul

2013 — Bagh-e-Babur, Kabul

2012 — World Art Day, Institute of Fine Arts, Kabul

2012 — Modern Art Exhibition, French Institute, Kabul

2012 — Art Santa Fe, USA

2011 — Immigrant Art Exhibition, Sydney, Australia

2011 — Rare Traditional Art Exhibition, Babur Gardens, Kabul

2010 — Human Rights Day, Faculty of Fine Arts, Kabul

2010 — Human Rights Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Arts, Herat

2009 — Biennial Art Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Arts, Herat

Education

2018 – 2020 — Master in Visual & Performing Arts, Kabul University

2006 – 2009 — Bachelor in Painting & Calligraphy, Herat

2000 – 2005 — High School Diploma, Ghazni

Courses & Seminars

27.03.2025 – 07.11.2025 — Education and Professional Qualification Program

21.10.2024 – 31.10.2024 — Success Course & Job Application Training, BBQ Freiburg

07/2023 – 06/2024 — German Course at VHS Freiburg (Certificate A2)

17.04.2022 – 21.04.2022 — Classroom Management Training (Capacity Building Program)

Volunteer Work

2015 — Jury Member, Human Rights Commission, Kabul

2010 — Organized painting exhibitions for human rights in Herat and Kabul

"Art is a universal language that connects cultures and generations."