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Iranian Canadian painter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anahita Akhavan is an Iranian-Canadian painter based in Toronto. Her practice is influenced by Islamic artistic ornamentation and cultural signifiers.[1]
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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]
Akhavan's work is held in the following corporate and private collections: