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Tara

Haghighi

aka. Stara Arts, Illustration

“"Selseleh (Dynasty), explores an Iranian society in a futuristic setting that blends tradition and modernity. It reimagines ancient Iranian innovations in a futuristic context to bridge "what once was" with "what can be."”

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Tara Haghighi is an Iranian Illustrator and Designer based in Toronto. She likes to challenge herself and step outside of her comfort zone. A jack-of-all-trades who is always down to learn new skills, she prides herself on her wide knowledge of different 2D and 3D software. She also enjoys analogue mediums such as Gouache, Colored Pencil, and Acrylics. She is inspired by nature, architecture, and her Persian heritage.
OCAD U - Faculty of Design
Illustration
Major Completed, 2025
Laguna College of Art and Design
Illustration (Winter 2023 Exchange Program)
Major Completed, 2023

Adobe Creative Suite Clip Studio Paint Illustration Graphic Design Traditional mediums (Gouache, acrylic) Visual Development Blender Motion Design

2025, Pulse Literary Journal Issue IV
OCAD University
2025, GradEx
OCAD University
2024, "All You Can Eat"
Northern Contemporary Gallery
2024, Toronto Comic Arts Fair(TCAF)
789 Yonge St
2024, 667 Studio Showcase: A Years Worth of Riso Art
OCAD University
2025, Career Launcher Fund
RBC CEAD Centre
2025, Runner Up for the 2025 Format Website Prize
RBC CEAD Career Launcher program and FORMAT
2022, James Hewson Travel and Decorative Arts Bursary
James Hewson family
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