Anahita Akhavan
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Anahita Akhavan is an Iranian-Canadian painter based in Toronto. Her practice is influenced by Islamic artistic ornamentation and cultural signifiers.[1]
Career
[edit]Akhavan received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Tehran in 2013 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Saskatchewan in 2016.[1] She has exhibited extensively in Canada, Iran, and the United States with notable solo shows including Re-entrant at United Contemporary (2022)[2] and Unsettled at North York Arts (2021).[3] She has participated in artist residencies in Spain and Greece. She has also been included in numerous group exhibitions, including Art Parkdale International at Gallery 1313 (2020)[4] and Resilience; Redefined at Artscape Youngplace (2020).[5] Akhavan has taught drawing and painting at both the Toronto School of Art and University of Saskatchewan College of Art and Sciences.
Akhavan has secured funding from a number of government agencies including the Ontario Art Council (2022)[6] and the Toronto Arts Council (2021).[1] She also received the Royal Bank of Canada Newcomer Arts Award in 2021.[1]
Collections
[edit]Akhavan's work is held in the following corporate and private collections:
- Scotiabank
- TD Bank
- Telus
- Capital One
- RBC Permanent Art Collection[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Anahita Akhavan | 10 March - 2 April 2022". United Contemporary. 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "'Re-entrant', a Solo Exhibition by Anahita Akhavan". blogTO. 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Northbound 2021 - Anahita Akhavan". ArtworxTO. 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Art Parkdale Fair International @ Gallery 1313". ARTORONTO. 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Resilience; Redefined – group show at Artscape Youngplace". darz.art. 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Visual Artists Creation Projects". Ontario Arts Council. 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Artist talk by Anahita Akhavan. | Fine Arts". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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