ABOUT HOMEIRA MORTAZAVI
Bio
Based in Montreal, Canada, Homeira Mortazavi's artistic endeavors revolve around delving into the intricacies of the human condition, particularly with regard to topics such as self-identity, belonging, and women's experiences in relation to nature and society.
In her paintings, she incorporates her personal journey and the collective experiences of women, creating a bold visual representation of female strength and resilience. The women in her paintings exude a sense of power and grace, expressing an act of liberation and reconciliation with nature and society.
Homeira Mortazavi is the first Iranian-Canadian woman artist whose artworks are archived on the moon. They are engraved on NanoFiche inside the Lunar Codex time capsule that reached the moon via Odysseus moon lander in February 2024.
Artist Statement
Homeira Mortazavi is an Iranian Canadian figurative painter and an art educator based in Montreal Canada. Her artistic endeavors revolve around delving into the intricacies of the human condition, particularly in regards to topics such as self-identity, belonging, women's experiences in relation to nature and society.
Drawing on a wide range of artistic influences and techniques, Homeira creates works that are both visually powerful and emotionally resonant. She is a colorist at heart and has a keen eye for detail that allows her to capture the essence of her subjects with remarkable clarity and depth.
Homeira incorporates her personal journey and the collective experiences of women, creating a bold visual representation of women who exude a sense of power and grace, expressing an act of liberation and reconciliation with life.
Homeira Mortazavi has her works published in American Art Collector Magazine, PoetsArtists and Hashtag Art Magazine. She has exhibited her works in Canada, France, Argentina, Kuwait and USA. In the last five years she has participated in 3 museum shows in the US and Canada.
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Background
1964 Born and raised in Tehran, Iran. Immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1986 .
Education
2002 Concordia University - Master of Art Education, Montreal, Canada.
1994 Concordia University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada.
Selected Painting Exhibitions
2024 PA33, @Artsy, Garden, May1-31
2024 PA33, @Artsy, Feminism, March1-31; https://www.artsy.net/show/33-contemporary-feminism-2024
2023 Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Painting the Figure Now, Sep 8 – oct 2023 ; https://www.artsy.net/show/33-contemporary-painting-the-figure-now-2023-at-wmoca
2022 33 Contemporary Gallery, Mujer, March 1 – December 31; https://www.artsy.net/show/33-contemporary-mujer
2021 WMOCA, International Biennal portrait Competition, Wisconsin, USA, April-June
2020 33 Contemporary, Chicago, on @Artsy, Shelter, curated by Dr. Samuel Peralta, June 15 – December 31; https://www.artsy.net/show/33-contemporary-shelter-curated-by-dr-samuel-peralta
2020 Brota Residencia, Wonder/ Preguntarse, Virtual exhibition via Portalgurani.com
2020 Galeria Adriana Budich, Buenos Aires, Woman’s day
2020 Brota Residensia & Canadian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Eco Nexus, solo
2019 Musée Beaulne, Coaticook, Canada, Symbiose retrouvée, Solo
2017 La Maison Verte, Marnay-sur-Seine, France, Correspondance, duo show
2017 Galerie Le 1040, Montreal, Canada, Femme entre ciels et terres
2016 Centre d’Art E.K. Voland, Montreal, Canada, Feminine Insight, duo show
2016 Gallery at Victoria Hall, Westmount, Canada, Flowers
2015 Gallery Seyhoun, Los Angeles, USA, Two Views, One Essence, Duo show
2013 Gallery Lamoureux Ritzenhoff, Montreal, Canada, Ode to Sacred Feminine
2013 RendezVous Art Gallery, Montreal, Canada, Wings of Color, duo show
2011 RendezVous Art Gallery, Montreal, Canada, New Beginnings, solo
2009 Gallery at Victoria Hall, Westmount, Canada, A New Beginning, duo
2006 Gallery at Victoria Hall, Westmount, Canada, Inside Out, duo
NFT Exhibition
2024 Digitalbohemians.club, AR Exhibition Bautzen APR24
2024 RealNifty’s “Empowering Women Artists” collection
2022-23-24 3-5 April , New York City Times Square, USA, Exhibition NFT NYC 2024, by NFT.NYC @NFT_NYC
2023-24 March 8, exhibition International Women’s Day, Women in Tech Museum NFT in Spatial.io and on billboard at time square NYC,
2023 August 15-16, Toronto, CA, Community NFT Gallery at Blockchain Futurist Conference Curator @NFTgoat_art
2022 November 2022, exhibition WAGMI, @capkuwait Galley. First #NFT Exhibition Biennale in Kuwait Curator @shurooqamin
2022 November 2022, exhibition Equal Bytes, a collaboration between @Excedrin and @MakersPlace
2022 June 2022, Exhibition STRATOSPHERE 2022 NYC by @sabet on @spatialxr
Residencies
2020 Brota Art Residency, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2017 Pays’Art Art Residency, Marney-sur-Seine, France.
Awards
1999 Recipient of The Stanley Mills Prize, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.