Azadeh Elmizadeh

Images
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Fire Mountain, 2022, Oil on linen, 72 x 50 in (182.9 x 127 cm)



Salamander Birds, 2022, Oil on linen, 60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.9 cm)



AzhiDahak and the Cow, 2022, Oil on canvas, 72 x 52 in (182.9 x 132.1 cm)



Embryo, 2022, Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)



Seedlings, 2022, Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)



Murmurings, 2021, Oil on linen, 72 x 50 in (182.9 x 127 cm)



Nocturnal Encounters, 2021, Oil on linen, 72 x 50 in (182.9 x 127 cm)



Ritual, 2021, Oil on linen, 72 x 50 in (182.9 x 127 cm)



Gathering, 2021, Oil on canvas, 72 x 50 in (182.9 x 127 cm)



Spinning, 2021, Oil on canvas, 72 x 50 in (182.9 x 127 cm)



The Reader, 2021, Oil on canvas, 72 x 50 in (182.9 x 127 cm)



Hovering Garden, 2019, Oil on canvas, 70 x 52 in (177.8 x 132.1 cm)



Canopy, 2019, Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.9 cm)



Subtle Bodies, Installation view, Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA



Circling Around, 2020, Oil on canvas, 72 x 50 in (182.9 x 127 cm)



Voyager, 2020, Oil on linen, 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)



Azadeh Elmizadeh
b. Tehran, IR
Lives and works in Toronto, CA

Education
2020    MFA, University of Guelph, CA
2016    BFA, Drawing and Painting, OCAD University, Toronto, CA
2010    BFA, Visual Communication and Graphic Design, University of Tehran, IR

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2023    Madame, Madame (w. Laura Berger), Tube Culture Hall, Milan, IT (curated by Domenico de Chirico)
2022    Sister Seeds, Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA
2022    Soft Smoke (w. Ella Gonzales) Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, CA
2020    Subtle Bodies, Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA

Group Exhibitions
2023    Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, USA
2023    Forward from wherever you are, Europa, New York, NY
2022    Crossings: Itineraries of Encounter, The Blackwood, Mississauga, CA (curated by Noor Bhangu)
2022    Now I am a lake, Public Gallery, London, UK (curated by Rose Nestler)
2021    Halcyon and On and On, Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA
2021    Holding a line in your hand, Kamloops Art Gallery, CA (curated by Charo Neville)
2019    Preface, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, CA
2019    Cognizance, Birch Contemporary, Toronto, CA
2018    New Energy, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, CA
2017    Faraway, So Close, 26 Art Space, Toronto, CA
2017    Why the &%#! Do You Paint? All the Colour, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, CA
2016    Why the &%#! Do You Paint? Go Figure, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, CA
2016    Walnut Studios, Walnut Contemporary, Toronto, CA
2016    Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes Benz, Mississauga, CA
2016    OCADU 101TH GradeEx, Toronto, CA
2016    Awenda Inspired, OCADU Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, CA
2016    Festival of the Body, OCADU, Toronto, CA
2016    The Big Draw, OCADU, Toronto, CA
2015    Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes Benz, Mississauga, CA
2015    Eat the Menu, Symington House, Toronto, CA
2014    Figure Show, OCADU, Toronto, CA
2013    Impromptu, Gallerywest, Toronto, CA
2010    University of Tehran, IR

Fairs
2022    NADA Miami, presented by Franz Kaka, Miami, USA
2022    Art Toronto, presented by Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA
2022    Art Toronto, presented by Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA
2021    The Armory Show, presented by Franz Kaka, New York,USA
2019    Papier, presented by Franz Kaka, Montreal, CA
2017    Art Toronto, OCADU booth, Toronto, CA

Press
2022    Valentina Di Liscia, ‘Your Concise Guide to Miami Art Week’, Hyperallergic, November
2022    Charlene K. Lau, ‘What to See in Toronto this October’, Frieze.com, October
2022    Rob Jamieson, ‘Fall Arts Preview’, Elle Canada, October
2021    Tammer El-Sheikh, ‘Azadeh Elmizadeh, A Hundred Times, Why?’, Blackflash Magazine, Issue 38.3
2020    Jayne Wilkinson, ’Azadeh Elmizadeh’ Canadian Art, Winter Issue
2020    Tatum Dooley, ’Azadeh Elmizadeh’s Subtle Bodies’ The Editorial Magazine, November
2020    Rosie Prata, ’Seven art galleries to visit across Ontario’ The Globe and Mail, October

Publications
2022   Commission (cover and feature) for Emergence Mag, Volume 3

Awards
2020    Joseph Plaskett Award for Painting, the Plaskett Foundation
2019    Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph
2019    Travel, Research and Creation Grant, University of Guelph
2019    Shuebrook Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph
2018    Tony Scherman Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph
2018    University Graduate Scholarhsip, University of Guelph

Collections
Collection Majudia, Montreal, CA
Morgan Stanley Art Collection
RBC Art Collection
Scotiabank Art Collection
Equitable Bank Art Collection