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CV

PARIA SHAHVERDI

    

Education

2023-2025 MFA, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2021-2023 BFA, Honorarium Interdisciplinary, York University, Toronto, Canada

2000-2004 BFA, Azad University of Tehran Central, Tehran, Iran


Teaching Experience

2025 Drawing: Approaches to Abstract Image-Making, AMPD, York University, Toronto, Canada


2025 Art Instructor at the Latcham Art Centre, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada

2025 Juror and Award Giving at the Annual Drawing Area Juried Exhibition and Open House Awards, AMPD, York University, Toronto, Canada


2011-2018 Fine Art Instructor, Studio Vivaldi, Vaughn, Ontario, Canada

2006-2009 Fine Art Instructor, Academy of Art and Music, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada


AWARDS

2025 Bursary, York University

2025 Domestic Master's Fellowship

2025 Bursary, Graduate Financial Assistance-Dom

2025 Honorarium Award Painting, Lynda Tam, York University

2024 Bursary, The Franc and Mary Joubin Bursary Fund

2024 Honorarium Award Painting, Lynda Tam, York University, Toronto, Canada

2024  Bursary, York University

2024  Artist Residency in Costa Rica -       York University

2024  York University Graduate Fellowship - Master Domestic

2023  York University Award

2023  York University Graduate Fellowship - Master Domestic

2023  York University Health Care Graduate Bursary - Domestic

2023  Nalini and Tim Stewart Artists 

2023  Worrall Family Artist of Tomorrow 

2023  Gallery 1313 Exhibition Painting, York University, Toronto, 

Canada

2023  Imasco Performing Arts Award, York University, Toronto, Canada

2023  The Louis Odette Sculpture Award, York University, Toronto, Canada 

2023  Honorarium award painting for Lynda Tam Award, York University, 

Toronto, Canada                              

2022  Award recipient of the Royal Bank Emergency Bursary Fund, York

University, Toronto, Canada

2022  Honorarium award for live painting, National Day  of 

Remembrance and Action on Violence  Against Women, Borgia, 

York University, Toronto, Canada 

2021  Honorarium award painting for Lynda Tam Award, York University,

Toronto, Canada

2017  Recipient of Ontario Art Council Grant, Canada 


EXHIBITION HISTORY


Solo Exhibitions 

2025 A Truck Goes Through the Tulip Field, The Gales Gallery, York University, Toronto, Canada

2024 A Truck Goes Through the Tulip Field, Goldfarb Centre, York University, Toronto, Canada

2024  A Truck Goes Through the Tulip Field, Special Project Gallery, York University, Toronto, Canada

2023  A Truck Goes Through the Tulip Field, Installation, Special Project Gallery, York University, Toronto, Canada

2021 The Artist Is Present, Performance, York University, Toronto, Canada 

https://youtu.be/6s3RmiMEl4A

2021  Stoning Women, Performance, York University, Toronto, Canada

2018  WAR, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Canada

2016  WAR, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Canada

2008  Immigration, Parya Gallery, North York, Canada

2006  Immigration, Tarahan Azad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2004  Trees, Elaheh Gallery, Tehran, Iran


Group Exhibitions

2025 Anthology, Top Top Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2024 PURA VIDA, The Gales Gallery, York University, Toronto, Canada

2024 MFA2, The Gales Gallery, York University, Toronto, Canada

2023  Zacks Gallery, York University, Toronto, Canada

2023  The Gales Gallery, York University, Toronto, Canada,  MFA and PhD     

candidates group exhibition 

2023  The Gales Gallery, York University, Toronto, Canada

2023  Arts & letters Club, Toronto, Canada

2022  Arts & Letters Club, Toronto, Canada

2022  Akin Winter Art, Scarborough, Canada

2022  Arts & Letters Club, Toronto, Canada

2020  Evenmentille Gallery, Paris, France 

2020  By Sahahar Gallery, Toronto, Canada 

2020  Singulart artist, Online Gallery

2020  John B. Aird Gallery, Annual Selection 2020 DRAWING

2019  John B. Aird Gallery, Annual selection 2019 DRAWING 

2018  Rome Gallery, Italy, Rome

2018  Onsite Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2017  Scene Not Herd, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Canada 

2017  ArtHeals, Aurora Cultural Arts Center, Aurora, Canada 

2017  The Arts and Letters Club, Toronto, Canada

2017  Self-Portrait selected for Anuual Drawing, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, 

Canada

2016  WAR, Nuit Blanche Selected, Red Head Gallery, 401 Richmond Building, Toronto, Canada

2016  Untitled, Selected Work Exhibition, Paper Mill Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2015  Insomnia, Nuit Blanche, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Canada, Selected

Work 

2015  Untitled, Papermill Gallery, Toronto, Canada, Selected Work

2015  142nd Annual OSA, Elected Work for OJE, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto,

Canada

2015  Spring Art Show, Studio Vivaldi, Thornhill, Canada

2014 Untitled, Papermill Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2013  Untitled, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2012  SCA Members Exhibition Halifax Club Nova Scotia, Canada

2012  Immigration, Twist Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2012  RHGA, Richmond Hill, Canada

2012  Art & Letter, Toronto, Canada

2012  Queen Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2011  Blue Moon, Toronto, Canada

2011  Blue Moon, Toronto, Canada

2011  Arta Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2011  Queen Gallery, Toronto, Canada 

2011  RHGA, Richmond Hill, Canada

2010  42nd Open National Juried Exhibition SCA, Papermill Gallery, Toronto, Canada 

2010  Arta Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2010  Queen Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2010  Trees, Elaheh Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2010  Laleh Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2010  Landscape in Canada, Noor Cultural Center, Toronto, Canada

2010  Parya Gallery, North York, Canada

2010  Green Movement, Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2009  Immigration, Arta Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2009  Queen Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2009  Tarahan Azad Gallery, Tehran, Iran 

2009  Noor Cultural Center, Toronto, Canada

2008  Arta Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2008  Queen Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2008  Parya Gallery, North York, Canada

2007  Elaheh Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2007  Laleh Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2006  Azad University Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2006  Tarahan Azad Gallery, Tehran, Iran


BOOK COVER DESIGN

2022 Murmuring of Life, Author: Abbas Shokri, Publisher: Aftab Publication, Cover Design: Paria Shahverdi, Painting for each Prose: Paria Shahverdi, Genre: Prose, Layout: Mahtab Mohammadi, Implementation: Nadia Vyshnvka, Norway


2020     Ghahremani Close, Author: Abbas Shokri, Publisher: Aftab Publication, Illustration for Interior and Cover Design: Paria Shahverdi, Implementation: Nadia Vyshnvka, Layout: Mahtab Mohammadi, ISBN: 978-1-71654-917-5, Genre: Memoir, Norway


2020     The Abyss of Dissolution, Author: Fariborz Kardar, Genre: Poetry, Publisher: Aftab Publication, Layout: Mahtab Mohammadi, Cover Design: Paria Shahverdi (Gotaz), Implementation: Nadia Vyshnvka, ISBA: 978-1-71650-315-3, Norway


2010     Sky is not the limit, Author: Aysaan Gholipour, Publisher: Alef, ISBN: 3941619, Iran


MEMBERSHIP

2021  Toronto Art Circle, Film 2 Review, https://youtu.be/L1plEizTKyU

2021  Toronto Art Circle, Film 1 Review, https://youtu.be/gib4iJyx0Rc

2020  Toronto Art Circle, Art Criticism, Architecture and Cinema, (52 

Episodes) Toronto Art Circle Introduction, ITC TV 

2017-2023  Arts and Letters Club, Toronto, Canada

2016  Emerging Juried Exhibition Co-Chair

2015  McMichael Canadian Art Collection Member & School Program Docent

2015  Society of Artists – Vice President & Head of OSA Exhibitions 

2014-2015  Ontario Society of Artists – Executive Council Director

2013-2018  Elected member of Ontario Society of Artists

2012-2018  Elected member of Canadian Society of Artists

2012-2018  Ontario Society of Artists 

2009-2010  WARC Gallery


 

 Exclusive Artist of bysahar Gallery, Toronto, Canada

 Artist of Singulart Collector 

Artisst of Gallery Evenementielle, Paris, France

                   

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