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| Zahra Hosseinkhan is an international Persian Canadian artist who was born in Tehran Iran In 1971. Her passion for visual arts started at a very young age of twelve. Her skill was already peaking to professional level and she was encouraged to pursue her studies at the Tehran University of fine arts, and graduated with BA visual arts in 1992. | | Zahra Khan is an international Iranian Canadian conceptual multidisciplinary artist. Materiality is a leitmotif in her artwork that aims to visualize potentiality and possibility, spanning the scientific and the cosmic, while drawing on sources as wide-ranging as New Materialism and contemporary physics. |
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| Also she had the good fortune of being one of a select few to study under three of Iran’s professors and master painters in different areas and media to ensure a fundamental understanding of the methods and practice of highly realistic and surrealistic oil painting, water color, pencil drawing and pen and ink. All three professors guided Ms. Hosseinkhan along a path to technical brilliance in all the fundamental elements of painting and drawing.
| | Zahra Khan has received several awards of recognition and excellence from the Canadian provincial and federal governments. |
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| Soon after, Zahra’s private tutelage and course was complete and she was encouraged to continue her artistic pursuit as a teacher and gallery owner. Ms. Hosseinkhan was selected for the Public School System’s tutored art program and soon become its featured artist. It came as no surprise when on her 21st birthday; she also celebrated the grand opening of her own gallery and art academy in her home city of Tehran. There she concentrated on the teaching and selling original art. Ms. Hosseinkhan has been teaching since then for over 15 years.
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| In 1996, Ms. Hosseinkhan immigrated to Canada and deeply touched by the Natural beauty of British Columbia, she chose Vancouver as a permanent place to live and pursue her artistic career.
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| Since 1988, Ms. Hosseinkhan has sold and exhibited works at various venues. Most of her earlier works reside in Iran as a result of her successful 5-year gallery venture.
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| In the year, 1998, she joined the Zahrajeet school of fine art in Burnaby B.C. as Director and Vice president of the school in south Burnaby, B.C.
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| Ms. Hosseinkhan is also the author of book artistic anatomy of the head which teaches how to paint and draw the human head in pencil drawing, Conte(in the process of publishing in Iran).
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| In 2003 she was incorporated into Canadian Academy Of Fine Art & Design a newly formed organization, to work with and inspiring artists and students. There she had the opportunity of working with the community as an founder, teacher and artist.
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| Continuing with her artistic venture, in 2003 Ms. Hosseinkhan became an artist in CPA Family of artists and became an active member of Devon Publishing group, one of the largest publishing houses in the world. Her work is represented through them as an open addition prints world wide.
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| Zahra Hosseinkhan has produced an expensive collection of paintings in oil, watercolor, pencil drawing, and acrylic, which far exceeds the standard amount and expectation of many local and international art critics. She has received several awards of recognition and excellence from the local, provincial and federal governments. | |
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| 1998-Honorable Herb Dhaliwal, P.C., M.P
| | Premiere Ujjal Dosanjh, Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
| 1998-Ujjal Dosanjh Ministry of Attorney General and multiculturalism and immigration
| | Honorable Herb Dhaliwal, P.C., M.P, Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
| 2003-Patty Sahota Member of Legislative assembly
| | Mayor Maxine Wilson, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada. |
| | | Mayor Pamela Goldsmith, West Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
| ==Solo Exhibitions==
| | Patty Sahota Member of Legislative assembly, Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
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| 2005-Canada Place, Vancouver convention and exhibition center
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| 2004-Coal Harbor art Gallery, Vancouver
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| 2003-Sheraton Hotel, Tehran,Iran
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| 2000-howe street Gallery, Vancouver
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| 1999-On board of Queen of Diamonds cruise Vancouver
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| 1999-plaza of Nation,(Miss India North America)
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| 1998-Hayette Regency Hotel, Vancouver
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| 1992-To Early 1996-Opening Display Hosseinkhan Gallery
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| ==Group Exhibition==
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| 2004-Howe street gallery
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| 2000-Edward gallery,CA,Tehran,Iran
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| 1993-InternationalBiannual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art
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| 1992-Kamalolmolk Gallery, Tehran,Iran
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| ==Membership==
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| Federation of Canadian artist (AFCA)
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Location
Vancouver
49° 15' 39.14" N, 123° 6' 50.23" W
Arts Visual Arts
Person
Zahra Khan is an international Iranian Canadian conceptual multidisciplinary artist. Materiality is a leitmotif in her artwork that aims to visualize potentiality and possibility, spanning the scientific and the cosmic, while drawing on sources as wide-ranging as New Materialism and contemporary physics.
Zahra Khan has received several awards of recognition and excellence from the Canadian provincial and federal governments.
Awards
Premiere Ujjal Dosanjh, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Honorable Herb Dhaliwal, P.C., M.P, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Mayor Maxine Wilson, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada.
Mayor Pamela Goldsmith, West Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Patty Sahota Member of Legislative assembly, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
