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 & Two-Person Exhibitions
2023 The Inexpressible is Contained (w. Charlotte Edey), Sea View, Los Angeles, US
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 Discreet Histories, Anat Ebgi, US
2023 Icons, Harkawik, New York, US
2023 Forward from wherever you are, Europa, New York, US
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
Fairs
2023 Frieze London, presented by Franz Kaka, London, UK
2022 NADA Miami, presented by Franz Kaka, Miami, US
2022 Art Toronto, presented by Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA
2021 Art Toronto, presented by Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA
2021 The Armory Show, presented by Franz Kaka, New York,US
2019 Papier, presented by Franz Kaka, Montreal, CA
2017 Art Toronto, OCADU booth, Toronto, CA
Press
2023 Estelle Araya-S, ‘Pick of the Week: The Inexpressible is Contained‘, Artillery Magazine, September
2023 Robert Enright, ‘The Translation of Painting’, Border Crossings, Volume 42, Issue No. 1
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 & feature) for Emergence Magazine: Living with the Unknown, 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