Multidisciplinary Artist
Azadeh is a multidisciplinary artist and art instructor, based in Toronto. While She uses different material and various techniques for each project, her methodology is consistent. All her projects consist of multiple works. The prominent works that best reflect the subject matter of the series serve as blueprints for her artistic choices in regard to working material and the form that She plans to further experiment with. Most of the images, illustrations, photos and videos that She create are based on her life experience in her home country. In all of her works, She offers a critical view of socio-political and cultural issues She believes that as an artist, it is her social responsibility to open up new conversations to critically reflect on these issues. Most of the time these issues show up as taboos or red lines in society. I believe that art has the power to address the issues that people are not able to discuss otherwise. Her intention is to shift her audience’s attention to these subjects. Therefore, her artwork intends to open up a discussion in boundary-pushing ways, through which we can find a bold and bright stance facing the situation.
The New Regionalism Project-Social Commentary Award-Canada-2017
Toronto Art Council's 2017, Art Encounter Program Grant
Toronto Art Foundation, RBC Arts Access Fund-Canada-2017
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Fund-Canada-2016
Port Union-Rouge Park Mural-House of Commons-Canada-2016
2012 - Master's degree in Visual Communication , faculty of Arts and Architecture Azad University, Iran, Iran
2005 - Bachelor degree in Painting, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran
2018 - They Are Around, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2017 - My New Home, Toronto City Hall, Toronto, Canada
2016 - They had not Read the News, Mekic Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2010 - Realism in Posters, Tehran Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2006 - People Around, Khatam Art Gallery, Rasht, Iran
2005 - Nature, Shahid Bahonar University,Kerman, Iran
2017 - Dinner with Friends, Lieden, Nederlands
2017 - They Had not Read the News, Capital One Centre, Toronto, Canada
2017 - The Precious Land, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Canada
2017 - They Had not Read the News, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto, Canada
2017 - The Children, Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto, Canada
2017 - My New Home, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
2017 - 7C, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Canada
2015 - Portraits, True North Foundation, Toronto, Canada
2007 - People around Me, Khatam Gallery, Rasht, Iran
2007 - People around Me, Bahman Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2003 - Masuleh, San'ati Museum, Kerman, Iran