b. Toronto, ON | works between Guelph and Tiny, ON
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Education
2024 - BA (Honours) Studio Art, Painting ▫ Psychology minor ▫ University of Guelph
2020 - Claude Watson Arts Program ▫ Visual Art
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Residencies
2026 (Upcoming)
▫ Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, USA
▫ Pouch Cove Foundation, Pouch Cove, NL
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Solo and Two-person Exhibitions
2025
▫ Three Seconds, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, ON
2024
▫ Fragments, Guelph Arts Council, Guelph, ON
2023
▫ Dreamt on a Collective Journey, Guelph Civic Museum, Guelph, ON
▫ Whispers and Decay, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph, ON2022
▫ In Solemn Silence, Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener, ON
▫ Continuation, Ashlar Gallery Boarding House Arts, Guelph, ON
▫ In Silence, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph, ON
2021
▫ Somnial, Ashlar Gallery Boarding House Arts, Guelph, ON
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 (Upcoming)
▫ Ten by Ten, Ten by Ten space Boarding House Arts, Guelph, ON
2024
▫ Top Ten Show, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph, ON
2023
▫ New Noise, Project Space, Guelph, ON
▫ Sight Unseen, Lalani Jennings Contemporary Art, Guelph, ON
▫ Top Ten Show, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph, ON
2022
▫ A Sky Mix, Ashlar Gallery, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, ON
▫ Last Call, Boarding House Gallery, RBC mentorship program, Guelph, ON
▫ Beyond Words, (University of Guelph Selection), Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora, ON
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Fairs
2024
▫ The Artist Project (University of Guelph Selection), Better Living Center, Toronto, ON
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Awards & Grants
2025
▫ Vermont Full Fellowship Award, Vermont Studio Center
▫ Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2024
▫ Directors award, University of Guelph
▫ 8th Place, 56th Juried Art Show University of Guelph
2023
▫ Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
▫ Activating Art Micro Grant, Guelph Arts Council
▫ The David Clark Bursary (Painting), University of Guelph
▫ Studio Arts Specialized Studio Practice Scholarship, University of Guelph
▫ 3rd Place winner for “Isfahan”, 55th Juried Art Show, University of Guelph
▫ Painting Department Award, University of Guelph
2022
▫ The David Clark Bursary (Painting), University of Guelph
▫ The Jane Graham Memorial Award, Guelph Arts Council
▫ Honourable Mention, 54th Juried Art Show University of Guelph
▫ Second Place Winner, 54th Junior Juried Art Show University of Guelph
2021
▫ First Place Winner, 53rd Junior Juried Art Show University of Guelph
2020
▫ Sadie Marison Award Nominee for Visual Art, Claude Watson Arts Program
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Languages
Farsi and English