About  the  Artist:  Shaheer  Zazai









Shaheer Zazai is an Afghan-Canadian artist with a current studio practice both inpainting and digital media. Zazai received a BFA from OCAD University in 2011. Zazai is a recipient of Ontario Arts Council grants, and he was a finalist for EQ Bank’s Emerging Digital Artist Award in 2018. Since graduating, Zazai has had several solo and group exhibitions. Some of his recent notable exhibitions include a solo exhibition at the Agha Khan Museum in Toronto, a group exhibition at Doris McCarthy Gallery, a solo exhibition at Owens Art Gallery in New Brunswick and he will be part of an upcoming summer exhibition at The Power Plant Contemporary.






PROJECTS

Mending the Museum (2023)
Workshop Series:
   Narrative Charm
   Blackout Poetry
   Play it Forward
   Cloning and Paper Clay
   Clay|Sound|Powah


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Mending the Museum is a collaborative duo comprised of Karina Román Justo and Camila Salcedo. Together, their intent is to work as a bridge between artists, communities, regional museums, and craft objects from their collections, to reflect on ancestry and speculative futures within the framework of cultural belonging.


For all inquires, please email mendingthemuseum@gmail.com


Brand identity, website design and development by Natasha Whyte-Gray, 2023.