RÉSUMÉ
EDUCATION
2001 Charles H.Cecil Studio. Florence, Italy. 1996 – 1997 O.C.A.D. University Renaissance Art History and Studio, Florence, Italy. 1993 – 1997 O.C.A.D. University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Graduate of Painting & Drawing Program. 1992 – 1993 York University, Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 AWOL Gallery,LET SILENCE SPEAK, Toronto 2008 Blink Gallery , WHICH ROOF IS YOUR ROOF, Ottawa 2008 The National Library & Archives Ottawa, MEMORIALIZING ANCIETN PERSIA AND THE MODERN IRAN, Canada 2007 La Petite Mort Gallery, FLOWERS OF HOPE, Ottawa. 2006 AWOL Gallery, BREATH, Writing Herself Into History, Toronto. 2004 Sussex Rug Gallery, COEPI, Ottawa, Ont. Canada 2002 A.W.O.L Gallery, NAFAS, Toronto, Ont. Canada 2000 Webppuccino Gallery, NASCONDERE E SCOPRIRE, Florence, Italy.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 OttawaSchoolof ArtGallery, INSTRUCTORS EXHIBIT, Ottawa, Canada. 2010 AWOL Gallery, SQUARE FOOT, Toronto Canada. 2009 AWOL Gallery,SQUARE FOOT, Toronto, Canada. 2009 Ottawa School of Art Gallery,INSTRUCTOR’S EXHIBIT, Ottawa, Canada
2008 AWOL Gallery, SQUARE FOOT, Toronto, Canada 2008 Ottawa School of Art Gallery, INSTRUCTORS’ EXHIBIT, Ottawa, Canada
2007 AWOL Gallery, SQUARE FOOT, Toronto, Canada. 2007 EcclesiaxChurch, IS IT ALRIGHT…?, An evening of dance and visual arts exploring our relationship with food. Ottawa.
2006 Propeller Gallery, PROPELLER TURNS 10 , Toronto. 2006 AWOL Gallery, SQUARE FOOT, Toronto, Canada.
2005 A.W.O.L Gallery in New York, SQUARE FOOT WILLIAMSBURG, USA. 2005 A.W.O.L Gallery, SQUARE FOOT, Toronto, Canada
2004 The Magic Door Art Gallery, SIGRAZIECIAO, Sunderland, Ontario, Canada.
2003 The Magic Door Art Gallery, SIGRAZIECIAO, Sunderland, Ont. Canada. 2001 Villa Montalvo, APRILARTE, Cultural Ass.of Campo di Bisensio, Tuscany, Italy. (Catalogue)
2000 O.C.A.D Studio, CORRIERE DELLA CULTURA, ,Florence, Italy.
1999 O.C.A.D Studio, FACIABAT, Florence, Italy. 1999 DA VINCI INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE, Capena, Rome, Italy. 1999 O.C.A.D Studio, ECCO, , Florence, Italy.
1997 Junction Art Festival, SENZA PAROLA, Toronto, Ont. Canada. 1997 Sunny Brook Gala Event ARTE FIRENZE, North York, Ontario, Canada. 1997 John B.Aird Gallery SOUND OF SPIRIT, , Toronto, Ont. Canada.
GRANTS / SCHOLARSHIPS
2000 CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, Creation/Production Grant, Emerging Artist.
TEACHING
2003-2010 Ottawa School of Art, Instructor:Fundamentals of Drawing Diploma program, Figure drawing advance, Materials and Processes Professional Portfolio Development
1998-2000 Ontario College of Art and Design, Teaching Assistant, Florence Campus, , Italy.
PUBLICATIONS
2009 Hamseda Radio, Interview with the artist. March 2009. 2007 Canoelive, Square foot event, AWOL Gallery, Discussion on the artist, interviewing Edmund Law, one of the co-founders of the Gallery. 2006 Language and Literary Journal, www./anqandlit.ualberta.ca/current.htmlVolume 8/issue 2/ 2006 BookBreath: Writing Herself into History. A Collaborative book bringing together Mahshid’s paintings and poetry of Kelly Young poet and professor @TrentUniversity. 2005 Other voices poetry, www.othervoicespoetry.org, vol.15 with poetry of Kelly Young. 2005 Palabras press, www.palabras-press.com 2004 Hipster & Poser, VOL I, p.18. Sep 1st. 2003 Slate Magazine, July/August issue, P 2. Image 2002 Sharema TV, Chin TV(Iranian program) , Interview with the artist, covering solo exhibit NAFAS. May 30th. 2002 Shahrvand, newspaper, vol.11, #686, p.53, May 24. |