EDUCATION
2022- 2024 OCAD University - Masters of Fine Arts. Interdisciplinary Masters in Art, Media, and Design
2021- Ontario Museum Association- Certificate of Museum Studies
2015- 2020 York University - Bachelor of Fine Arts Hons. Visual Arts and Art History
solo and duo exhibitions
2024 (Upcoming) A Broken Palace, MFA Thesis Exhibition- Ignite Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto
2022 Everything Can Be - Remote Gallery, Toronto
2021 Miss Understood, Duo Exhibition w/ Ozge Aytekin - Collision Gallery, Toronto
2021 Miss Understood, Duo Exhibition w/ Ozge Aytekin - Collision Gallery, Toronto (virtual)
Group exHIBITIONS
2024. (Upcoming) World Art Day Exhibition, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga ON
2023. The Aliens aren't Coming, Graduate Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2023 Too Big to Fail, First Year Graduate Showcase, Open Space Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2022. The Incomplete: Speculative Fragments, First Year Graduate Showcase, Great Hall, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2022. Akin Winter Exhibition and Art Market, Clark Centre for the Arts- City of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2022. New Vistas: The Spaces We Inhabit, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery- City of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2022. PAINTING 2022/23, John B.Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON (virtual)
2022. Fashion Stories: Exploring Sustainability in Fashion through Art, Most Wanted Luxury Resale, Kelowna, BC
2022. Toronto Outdoor Art Fair #TOAF61, Toronto, ON
2022. What If Parks Were Safe For Everyone? - Department of Imaginary Affairs, RCAD Initiative - Artscape Weston Commons, Toronto, ON
2022. ART COMP- 100 Kellogg Lane, London, ON
2022. MONEY. FASHION. POWER. Fashion Revolution Week- Spadina Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto, ON
2022. I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces - Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
2022. CreateSpace Public Art Forum Gallery - Steps Public Art, Toronto, ON (virtual)
2022. Facing Reality - University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON (virtual)
2021. Portraits of Resilience - Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON (virtual)
2021 School Times - Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON (virtual)
2021 Toronto Emerging Artists Exhibition 2021- Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON( virtual)
2021. Partial Gallery, Toronto, ON (virtual)
2020 Coalition - Open House - York University, Toronto, ON
2020 Ephemeral- Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
2019 Open Gallery - Earls Winter Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 Super Mega Ultra- Open House, York University, ON
2019 Painting Area Show - Gales Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 The Collective - Special Projects Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 The Collective- Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
2018 Open Gallery - Earls Winters Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
Public Art
2023 Mini Golf Course, Downsview Park, STEPS Public Art, Toronto, ON- Commision by Northcrest Developments
2022 Public Bench Wrap Design, Yonge-Dundas Square- City of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2022 Transitions- Assembly Park Outdoor Gallery, Assembly Park, Vaughan, ON - Commission by QuadReal Property Group.
2021 The Echoes of Community - Akin Projects x BigArtTO, ArtworxTO: Toronto Year of Public Art- City of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Grants and Awards
2022 ArtworxTO Spotlight Emerging Artist Award- ArtworxTO: Toronto Year of Public Art, City of Toronto
professional EXPERIENCE
2023 Live Painting, Assembly Park Block Party. Assembly Park VMC
2021 Art Hub Attendant/ Gallery Assistant - ArtworxTO, City of Toronto
2021 Volunteer Staff - Gardiner Museum, Toronto
2021 Founder - Double Exposure Arts
2021. Youth Ambassador- Fashion Takes Action
2021 Ambassador- Remake: Ethically Fashionable
2019 Special Events Intern - Arta Gallery, Toronto
Teaching Experience
2024 Graduate Teaching Assistant, OCAD University, Toronto
2024. Art Teacher, Children of Bisheh, Brighton School
2023 Graduate Teaching Assistant, OCAD University, Toronto
2023. Monarch Butterfly Workshop - Walk with Amal Toronto, Luminato Festival
2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant, OCAD University, Toronto
2021. Art with Intention, #GiveYourValues Paint Night w/ Remake, Toronto
2020 Monoprint Workshop with Hadia Hassan - Visual Arts Student Association
2020 Watercolor Landscape Workshop - Visual Arts Student Association
2019 AMPD Arts Facilitator - Futures Lab
2019 Drawing Representative- Visual Arts Student Association
2018 Director of Promotions - Winters Community Art Club
2017 Director of Visual Arts - Winters Community Art Club
2018 Director of Promotions - Winters Community Art Club
2017 Director of Visual Arts - Winters Community Art Club
Talks and Lectures
2023 Too Big to Fail, Open Space Gallery, OCAD University
2022 Assembly Park: Art Alley Artist Talk, Vaughan, ON (virtual)
2022. The truth behind "Facing Reality" - University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON (virtual)
VISITING ARTISTS/ RESIDENCIES
2024. (Upcoming) Walking & Art: Discussions at the Wayside - Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto, ON
2023. I made it through the wilderness: Making Art Through Climate Change- Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto, ON
2023. Akin Studio Program at AUTO bldg- Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto
2022 CreateSpace Public Art Forum, Toronto (virtual)
2022. Akin Studio Program at AUTO bldg- Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto
2020 Akin x Collision Gallery Residency, Toronto
Curatorial
2023 Too Big to Fail- Open Space Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 Drawing Area Show - Gales Gallery, Toronto, ON
COLLECTIONS
Youth for Human Rights International, Toronto
Press/ Publications
This art show is Too Big to Fail, CBC Arts, April 2023
Too Big to Fail, Akimbo Art, March 2023
Too Big to Fail, BlogTO, March 2023
Here and Now, Public Art at Yonge-Dundas Square, September 2022
Newsletter No.22, Art + Public UnLtd. August 2022
Assembly Park: Art Alley Artist Talk, Art + Public UnLtd, August 2022
Honest! COLOURFUL! Personal! LOOSE!, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. Curated Collections, July 2022
Just a Moment, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Curated Collections, July 2022
Listen. Learn. Act Zine 3 - ArtworxTO, City of Toronto, June 2022
ArtworxTO: I am land that remembers Now Open | Talks | Self Guided TTC Tours | and more- Akimbo Art, June 2022
ArtworxTO Emerging Artist Spotlight- ArtworxTO, City of Toronto- June 2022
ART COMP Art Guide- 100 Kellogg Lane, May 2022
"Meet the Artist " The Curators Club Journal - Partial Gallery, May 2022
"Invest in Our Planet", RCAD Digital Eco Zine- RCAD Initiative, April 2022
"Everything Can Be"- Akin Collective, March 2022
"Re: Define" - STEPS Public Art, March 2022
"BigArtTO at Summerville Pool" ArtworxTO - City of Toronto, Oct 2021
"BigArtTO outdoor projections set for trio of Beach locations this month " Beach Metro Community News, Oct 2021
"Echoes of Community featuring Akin artists" Akin Member News, Oct 2021
"Miss Understood - a virtual exhibition featuring work from Akin X Collision Studio Artists " Akin Collective, Jan 2021
"Winter Emerging Artist Exhibit" NOW Magazine, Jan 2021
" Lassonde School of Engineering students showcase their end-of-year capstone projects " YFile News, May 2019
"The Collective @ 1313" ARToronto, March 2019
"The Collective" BlogTO, Feb 2019