AZADEH
PIRAZIMIAN
آزاده پیرعظیمیان
Azadeh Pirazimian (she/her) is an Iranian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist based in Toronto whose work explores themes of migration, displacement and embodied memory. Central her work is the body as both a site of resistance and vulnerability, navigating between oppressive systems. Holding a bacheler of Painting and a master of Art from Iran, She engages with installation, performance, and material processes to reflect on the fragility of belonging and the resilence of female body
Over the years, Azadeh has showcased her works nationally and internationally. Her works has received recognition and awards, including the Canada SSHRC Graduate - Master's Research Scholarship (2024) from the University of Waterloo, President Graduate - Master's Research Scholarship(2024) from the University of Waterloo, Keith and Win Shantz International Research Scholarship (2024) from the University of Waterloo, Arts Abroad Grant(2024) from the Canada Council for the Arts, RBC Space Award (2023) from the Toronto Arts Foundation, the Newcomer and Refugee Artists Mentorship Grant (2021) from the Toronto Arts Council, the RBC Space Award (2021), and the RBC Art Access Fund (2016) from the Toronto Arts Foundation, among others.
Azadeh holds a bachelor's degree in painting and a master's in visual communication from Iran. Additionally, in 2023, she completed Centennial College's Arts Management program in Canada. She is currently pursuing her MFA at the University of Waterloo.
Education
2023-Current | Master's degree in Fine Arts, The University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
2023 | Certificate in University Teaching, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
2022-2023 | Arts Managment Diploma, Centennial College, Toronto, Canada
2008-2010 | Master’s degree in Visual Communication, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2001-2005 | Bachelor’s degree in Painting, Shahid Bahonar Kerman University , Kerman,Iran
Awards & Scholarships
2024 | University of Waterloo l Canada SSHRC Graduate -Master's l Research Scholarship
2024 | Univeristy of Waterloo | President Graduate -Master's Research Scholarship
2024 | Univerity of Waterloo | Keith and Win Shantz International Research Scholarship
2024 | Canada Council for the Arts | Arts Abroad Grant
2023 | Toronto Arts Foundation | RBC Space Award
2021 | Toronto Art Council | Newcomer and Refugee Artists Mentorship Grant
2021 | Toronto Arts Foundation | RBC Space Award
2019 | Thorncliffe Employment Service | College, and Universities Fund
2017 | The New Regionalism Projects | Artists of Eyes of Society
2017 | Toronto Art Council | Artists of Eyes of Society
2016 | Toronto Arts Foundation | RBC Art Access Fund
2016 | Thorncliffe Employment Service | College, and Universities Fund
2005 | Iran Faajr Festival | The Best Student Actress Award
Teaching & TAships
2024 | Sessional Lecturer, FINE 150 - Appreciation and Expression, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
2024 | Teaching Assistant, FINE 230 - Printmaking with Professor Tara Cooper, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
2023 | Teaching Assistant, FINE 223 - Methods and Materials of Sulpture with Professor Lois Andison, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Solo Exhibitions
2024 | Canada - Voices | Remote Gallery | Toronto
2024 | Mexico - How Can I walk to City Centre | Casa Lu Sur | Mexico City
2023 | Canada - Resistance through Mark-Making | Richmondhill Central Library
2018 | Canada - They Are Around | Tornto Centre for the Art | Toronto
2017 | Canada - They Had Not Read the News | TOAF | Toronto
2017 | Canada - They are Around | City Hall | Toronto
2016 | Canada - They Had Not Read the News | Mekkic Gallery in Montreal
2010 | Iran - People Around | Azad Art University | Tehran
2008 | Iran - People Around | Khatam Gallery | Rasht
2005 | Iran - Nature | Bahonar University | Kerman
Group Exhibitions
2024 | Canada -The Afterlives of Feminist Revolution, McMaster University, Hamilton
2024 | Canada - (On)going | University of Waterloo | Waterloo
2024 | Canada - Lingering | Neilson Park Creative Centre
2024 | Canada - Voices | University of Waterloo | Waterloo
2023 | Canada - Layers: Revisiting and Uncovering | University of Waterloo
2023 | Canada - A Trilogy of a Revolution| Richmondhill Central Library
2023 | Canada - Impact2023 | Neilson Park Creative Centre
2017 | Netherlands - Dinner with Friends | The Museum of Volkenkunde
2017 | Canada - The Precious Land | Gallery 1313
2017 | Canada - Communication | Capital One Group in North York
2017 | Canada - Art for Social Justice | Evergreen Brick Works
2017 | Canada - 7C | Cahoot Theatre 30th Gala
2017|Canada - New Canadian Life | The Scope - Ryerson University
2017 | Canada - 7C of Nowruzgan | Toronto Centre for the Arts
2017 | Canada - They Had Not Read | Workman Arts
2016 | Canada - Movement| Mural Routes
2016 | Canada - Everyday Life|True North Foundation
2010 | Iran - Guilan Province Painters|Bahman Gallery in tehran
2001 | Iran - Nature | San’aati Museum in Kerman
Artist Residency & Mentorship
2024 | Casa Lu Sur, Artist in Residence, Mexico, Mexico City
2024 | Artist Mentee with Ruth Gibson and Bruno Martelli, London, United Kingdom
2024 | Artist Mentee with Alize Zorlutuna, Toronto, Canada
Engagement
2025 | Juror at Toronto Arts Foundation | Newcomer Artist Award
2022 | Juror at Nailson Park Creative Centre | 29th Annual Juried Exhibition
2020 | Juror at Toronto Arts Foundation | Newcomer Artist Award
Presentations
2021 | Mexico - Understanding migrations through performativity, culture and the visual arts | IBERO University
2018 | Canada - Trust-an artistic journey | Markham Artist Group
2017 | Netherlands - Dinner with friends | Center for the Arts and Society of University of Leiden
2017 | Canada - Trust-an artistic journey | Oasis Toronto Secular
Performance
2024 | Richmonhill Library | Mark-Making and Calliography as an Act of Resistance Performance
2017 | Toronto - Save Arash, collaborated with a group of Toronto based artists and activists
2010 | Iran - The Glass Menageries
2005 | Iran - The Chinese Wall, directed by Yaddollah Aghaabbasi
2000 | Iran - Kachal-e- Kaftar baaz, directed by Ali Haaj Ali AsgariIran