SHABNAM K. GHAZI
www.shabnamkghazi.com
Lives in Toronto and New York City. Represented by Olga Korper Gallery
EDUCATION
2012 Inside the Contemporary Art, Christie’s Education, New York, USA
2009 B.F.A. Honours in Visual Art, York University, Toronto, Canada
UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITION
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Dear You, Dear Me, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2021 I’ve Run Every Red Light on Memory Lane, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2018 Once Upon A Time in Tehran, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2025 Fortitude/Fragile, Curated by Magda Gonzalez-Mora, Onsite Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, Canada
2024 DECADE, Curated by David Liss, Koffler Centre for Art, Toronto, Canada
2021 MES HISTOIRES COURENT, COURENT, Curated by Marie-Jeanne Musiol and Pierre-François Ouellette, Montreal, Canada
2019 Ad Infinitum, Curated by Magda Gonzalez-Mora, Arsenal, 13th Havana Biennial, Cub
2016 Where Are We Standing, Curated by Carole Perry, Edward Hopper Art Center, NY, U.S.A
2014 Small Matters of Great Importance: En Route, Curated by Kenise Barnes, Edward Hopper House Art Center, NY, U.S.A
Selected Group and Juried Exhibitions
2026 Reminds Me of Home, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2024 Where we Left Off, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2024 Winter Group Show, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 50th Anniversary, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Pattern Play, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022 Bright Summer Nights, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022 It’s not Fair, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2020 The New Normal, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2019 Fine Lines, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2017 Small Matters of Great Importance: Paper+Art, Hopper House Art Center, NY, U.S.A
2015 Small Matters of Great Importance: Light & Shadow, Edward Hopper House Art Center, NY, U.S.A
2015 New Prints Summer, International Print Center, New York, NY, U.S.A
2014 Outside In, Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Canada
2013 Design sans Frontières, Design Exchange, Toronto, Canada
2011 Nostalgia, VMAC Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2009 TO: FROM:, York University, Toronto, Canada
2008 Inc., Ink, York University, Toronto, Canada
2004 3rd Annual Sculptural Works, MOCA, Tehran, Iran
2003 Biannual of Ceramic Works, MOCA, Tehran, Iran
FAIRS
2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 Art Miami, Olga Korper Gallery, Miami
2021 Papier à Montréal Fair, Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain
2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Art Toronto, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
FUNDRAISERS
2019 Casey House Art with Heart, AGO, Toronto
SELECTED PRESS
2024 Republic World, ‘Shabnam K. Ghazi: Weaving Memories and Identity Through Art’ – https://www.republicworld.com/initiatives/shabnam-k-ghazi-weaving-memories-and-identity-through-art
2024 Mid-Day, ‘An Interview with Shabnam K. Ghazi’ – https://www.mid-day.com/buzz/article/an-interview-with-shabnam-k-ghazi-a-tapestry-of-artistic-brilliance-and-cultural-exploration-4308
2021 Jérôme Delgado, ‘Le Silence est d’Or’, Le Devoir
https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/618327/arts-visuels-le-silence-est-d-or
2019 Deirdre Kelly, ‘Text Made Textile’, York University Magazine
https://magazine.yorku.ca/issues/summer-2019/text-made-textile/
2019 Lorena Cantó, ‘Ad Infinitum’, La Vanguardia
https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20190415/461671070286/ad-infinitum-la-bienal-de-la-habana-tiene-rostro-de-mujer.html
2019 RTVE.es, Metropolis – Bienal de la Habana 2019
https://www.rtve.es/television/20190430/bienal-habana-2019-i-panorama-internacional/1929867.shtml
2016 Susan Hodara, ‘Three Iranian Women Use Art to Pierce Their Homeland’s Veil’, The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/nyregion/threeiranian-women-use-art-to-pierce-their-homelands-veil.html
2016 Max Cea, ‘Where We Are Standing: Iran in Nyack’, Nyack News and Views,
https://nyacknewsandviews.com/blog/2016/02/where-we-are-standing-iran-in-nyack/
2016 Art Radar, ‘3 Iranian Women Artists at Edward Hopper House’
2015 Tom Freudenheim, New Prints 2015/Summer
https://www.printcenternewyork.org/past-exhibitions/2017/10/16/new-prints-2015summer-r44ez
ARTIST TALKS, LECTURES & PANELS
2025 Artist Talk, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2025 Panel Discussion, Connecting Shared Experience Through Time and Memory, Torono, Canada
2024 Artist Talk, Koffler Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2021 Artist Talk, Pierre-François Ouellette, Canada
2021 Artist Talk, Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain, Montréal, Canada
2017 Panel Discussion, Clare Davies, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nyack Library, NY, U.S.A
AWARDS & GRANTS
2024 Ontario Arts Council, Visual Arts Creation Project
2018 Ontario Arts Council, Visual Arts Creation Project
2014 Juror Recognition Award, Edward Hopper House Center, NY, U.S.A
COLLECTIONS
TD Canada Trust Art Collection
