Anahita Norouzi
Anahita Norouzi is a multidisciplinary artist, originally from Tehran and active in Montreal since 2018. She holds advanced degrees in Fine Arts and Graphic Design from Concordia University, in Montreal. Her practice is research-driven, derived from marginalized histories, with a particular focus on the legacies of botanical explorations and archeological excavations, especially when scientific research became entangled in the colonial exploitation of non-Western geographies. Articulated across a range of mediums and materials including sculpture, installation, photography, and video, her work interrogates different cultural and political perspectives on the human and non-human “other,” underlining the complex space between the conflicted state of displaced people, plants, and cultural artifacts, and the responsibilities of the host country.
Norouzi’s work has been shown internationally, including BIENALESUR, the International Contemporary Art Biennial of South America (Buenos Aires), The National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto), Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. She has received numerous grants, fellowships, and awards, most notably, the Grantham Foundation Creation Award, the Liz Crockford Artist Fund Award, and the Vermont Studio Center Merit. She is the winner of the Contemporary Art Award of the Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec (2023), and the Impressions residency at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (2022). She was shortlisted for the Sobey Art Award (2023) and was a finalist for the Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize.
Art Toronto 2023 - Booth B50
From October 27-29, 2023
The Circuit of Dispossession
From July 27 to August 19, 2023
The Circuit of Dispossession
From May 27 to June 30, 2023
Selected Artworks
+ CV
EDUCATION
2014 - Master of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 2007 - BFA, Graphic Design, Soureh University, Tehran, Iran
RESIDENCIES
2023
- Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, CA
2022
- Impressions Residency, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, CA
- Ada X & Algora Lab, CA
2021
- Grantham Foundation for Arts and Environment, CA
2020
- VU centre de diffusion et production de la photographie, CA
2018
- Kunsthaus Somos, Berlin, GR
GRANTS AND DISTINCTION
2023
- Sobey Art Award Shortlist, CA
- Winner of Contemporary Art Award, The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, CA
2022
- Winner of Impressions Residency and Creation Award, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, CA
- Recipient of Liz Crockford Artist Fund Award, Banff Centre, CA
2021
- Winner of Grantham Foundation Creation Award for Arts and Environment , CA
- Finalist of Plein sud Award, CA
- Canada Council for the Arts: Research and Creation grant, CA
- Vivacité, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec: Research and Creation grant, CA
2020
- Canada Council for the Arts: Digital Originals, CA
- Canada Council for the Arts: Research and Creation grant, CA
2019
- Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec: Research and Creation grant, CA
- MAI Alliance Program: Project grant, CA
- Vermont Studio Center Merit Grant: Research and residency grant, US
2015
- Finalist in Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize, UK
COLLECTIONS
Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec - MNBAQ Ville de Montréal
+ Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024
- (Forthcoming) Centre d'art Jacques & Michel Auger, Victoriaville (QC)
- (Forthcoming) Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montreal (QC)
2023
- Other Landscapes, Gallery 44, Toronto (ON)
- Reweaving Fractures and Ghosts, The New Gallery, Calgary
- The Circuit of Dispossession, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Toronto (ON)
- It Looks Nice from a Distance, TRUCK Contemporary Art, Calgary
- Systema Naturae, OBORO, Montreal
2022
- Planting Displacement, Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph – Curated by Amin Alsaden
- Troubled Garden: Study for Migratory Roots, Grantham Foundation for Arts and Environment
- Mille soleils se cachent derrière les murs, Plein sud, Montreal – Curated by Ariane de Blois
2021
- Other Landscapes, Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, Montreal (QC)
2018
- A Space In-between, Kunsthaus Somos, Berlin (GE)
+ Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
- (Forthcoming) femmes, volcans, forêts, torrents, MAC Montreal – Curated by Marie-eve Beupré
- (Forthcoming) As We Move Away from the Sun, Apexart, New York – Curated by Fatma Hendawy
2023
- 2023 Sobey Art Award Exhibition, National Gallery of Canada
- Half of a Red Sun, Musée national des beaux arts du Québec – Curated by André Gilbert
- Being and Belonging, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto – Curated by Fahmida Suleiman
- Ways of Attuning, Critical Distance, Toronto – Curated by Fatma Hendawy
- V.I.D.E, Agrégat centre d’artistes, Montreal – Curated by Stanely Fevrier
- Writing Mountains – Entre les lignes, Stewart Hall Gallery – Curated by Manel Benchabane
2022
- MAADI Collection, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal – Curated by Stanely Fevrier
2021
- BIENALSUR, International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires – Curated by Marina Aguerre
- Architectures of Hiding, Carleton University, Ottawa – Curated by CRIPTIC
- SAK VID PA KANPE, Galerie de l’UQAM, Montreal – Curated by Nuria Carton de Grammont
2020
- Landed, Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre, Medicine Hat – Curated by Xanthe Isbister
2015
- Magic of Persia, Finalist Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London
+ Art Fairs
2023
- Art Toronto, Toronto (ON)
- Plural, Montréal (QC)
+ Screenings
2022
- Flesh Memory, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal – Curated by Laura Delfino
2015
- Tehran, the Apocalypse, Blackwood Gallery, Toronto – Curated by SAVAC
- Tehran, the Apocalypse, Articule, Montreal – Curated by Shai Heredia
- One Hundred Cypresses, Croxhapox, Gent – Curated by Nima Bahrehmand