Shabnam Afrand
Artist member since 2020
Toronto , Ontario
Shabnam Afrand is an Iranian-Canadian multi-disciplinary visual artist and educator born and raised in Tehran.Shabnam’s body of work reflects her life and creates an ambience of longing and memory by choosing the objects and forms in her practices. She obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree from Azad University with honored in 2001, with a thesis that examined the interpretation of women in art history. She taught in the faculty of Fine Arts of Azad University from 2003 to 2010 and has been a member of the Iranian Painters Society since 2003. Shabnam moved to Canada in 2013 and has been working as a painting and yoga instructor in the Toronto District School Board as of 2014. She is currently based in Toronto.
Inside the Studio
Q+A
Coffees per day and from where
Two ,Homemade.
Best season of the year in Toronto
Summer.
What places do you hang out in Toronto?
Galleries.
I'm really good at making (a) ...
Story.
Your favourite spot in Toronto right now
Bluffer park.
How long have you been creating art?
25.
Upcoming Exhibitions
2021-04-17
Select Past Exhibitions
2020
Press
2020
Residencies
2020
Education
2002
1999
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