Faded Residue: A Solo Show by Maryam Tavakoli
Thu. August 15th 2024 - Sat. August 31st 2024
@ The Ministry of Casual Living By Donation
Thursdays: 5-8PM, Saturdays: 1-4PM ❁ Join us on Thursday August 15th (6-9PM) for the opening of Faded Residue: A Solo Show by Maryam Tavakoli (@maryamtvk).
About the artist:
Maryam Tavakoli (b. 1997, Isfahan, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Victoria, BC. She received an MFA degree from the University of Victoria in 2023 subsequent to her BFA from the best art university in her home country, Tehran University of Art, Iran. Tavakoli’s practice questions the relationship between identity, memory, and time. In her works, she makes use of a
variety of materials that can embody the vague distorted reflections of memory and identity upon one another, through a combination of practices involving drawing, installation, and sculpture. She seeks to explore identity through memories of lived life experiences, personal traumas, and the social/cultural structure of her home country. Tavakoli’s work has been
exhibited in over a dozen exhibitions over the two years since her arrival in Canada, including notable juried solo exhibitions at the Fiftyfifty Arts Collective and Xchanges Gallery in Victoria. She has been the recipient of numerous scholarships through the University of Victoria and is currently teaching as a sessional instructor in both the Visual Arts Department and Continuing Studies Department at UVic.
Gallery hours after opening:
Thursdays (5-8PM) & Saturdays (1-4PM).
Show runs until Saturday, August 31st.
Address: 750 Fairfield Rd.
Cost: Free/By donation.
Wheelchair accessible through East Entrance.
☼ Special thanks to Lemonade Stan (@lemonade_stan). They will once again be selling their deliciously crafted & personalized lemonade at the opening! ☼
❥ We hope to see you there!
About the artist:
Maryam Tavakoli (b. 1997, Isfahan, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Victoria, BC. She received an MFA degree from the University of Victoria in 2023 subsequent to her BFA from the best art university in her home country, Tehran University of Art, Iran. Tavakoli’s practice questions the relationship between identity, memory, and time. In her works, she makes use of a
variety of materials that can embody the vague distorted reflections of memory and identity upon one another, through a combination of practices involving drawing, installation, and sculpture. She seeks to explore identity through memories of lived life experiences, personal traumas, and the social/cultural structure of her home country. Tavakoli’s work has been
exhibited in over a dozen exhibitions over the two years since her arrival in Canada, including notable juried solo exhibitions at the Fiftyfifty Arts Collective and Xchanges Gallery in Victoria. She has been the recipient of numerous scholarships through the University of Victoria and is currently teaching as a sessional instructor in both the Visual Arts Department and Continuing Studies Department at UVic.
Gallery hours after opening:
Thursdays (5-8PM) & Saturdays (1-4PM).
Show runs until Saturday, August 31st.
Address: 750 Fairfield Rd.
Cost: Free/By donation.
Wheelchair accessible through East Entrance.
☼ Special thanks to Lemonade Stan (@lemonade_stan). They will once again be selling their deliciously crafted & personalized lemonade at the opening! ☼
❥ We hope to see you there!