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Drawing and Painting

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Arina

Kalantar Hormozi

Drawing & Painting

“My practice examines the relationship between material and metaphysical worlds, using painting and installation to explore how space, form, and symbolism shape human experience. Drawing on Persian visual traditions, Islamic architecture, and mystical thought, I construct layered environments that engage ideas of perception, spirituality, and interconnectedness. Through an emphasis on structure, ornament, and process, my work investigates how meaning emerges between the visible and the invisible, positioning art as a site for reflection, transformation, and expanded ways of understanding reality.”

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Arina Kalantar Hormozi (b. 1996) is an Iranian artist based in Toronto. She initially studied Petroleum Engineering in Iran before shifting her focus to art. She completed two years of training in traditional drawing and painting prior to pursuing a BFA in Drawing & Painting at OCAD University, with a minor in Art History. Her practice spans painting, installation, sculpture, and digital media. Grounded in research in art history, philosophy, and contemporary discourse, her work engages themes of modernity, decolonization, materialism, spirituality, and the sociology of art, translating complex ideas into visual form.
OCAD U - Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Major In progress, 2026
OCAD U - Faculty of Arts & Science
Art History
Minor In progress, 2026
Sharif University of Technology
Petroleum Engineering
Major Completed, 2019

Painting Gilding Mixed media installation Persian miniature painting Islamic architecture and visual culture Transcultural and decolonial frameworks Resistance and collective memory

2024, Frances Lea Ziegler Memorial Scholarship
OCAD University
2023, Birgid Ebsen Scholarship
OCAD University
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