Meet the Artist
Nasim
Salehi
Drawing and Painting
“Art allows us to tell our personal stories in a way that can be understood by all people, no matter what language they speak”
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Nasim Salehi (she/her) is an Iranian-Canadian emerging artist who lives and creates in Tkaronto/Toronto, Ontario, where she recently completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at OCAD University. She specializes in mixed media, performance, and video art. Nasim's works pursue themes such as identity, war, immigration, and embodiment. Art and literature have been her passions in life; many of her poems have been published in Iranian journals and magazines. Art has always been her consolation through the various struggles she has faced as she navigated immigration, illness, and motherhood. Nasim envisions art as an effective universal language that transcends linguistic and geographical divides.
Tehran, Iran
Industrial Engineering
Major Completed, 2006
Yazd, Iran
BSc in Industrial Management
Major Completed, 2003
Mixed Media Landscape Concept Art Performance Installation Oil Painting
2022, Hello to Unspoken Secrets, Solo
Student Hub, OCAD University, Toronto
2021, (TSA) Bursary Award
OCAD University Toronto, Canada
2020, Aureade Falconer-Girard Memorial Award
Toronto, Canada
2019, Ontario First Generation Award
Toronto, Canada
2019, (TSA) Bursary Award
Toronto, Canada OCAD University
2018, Ada Slaight Award
Toronto Canada
2017, (TSA) Bursary Award
OCAD University Toronto, Canada
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Painting
He asked me: Mom, what is war? I said: War is war.
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