Fariba Kalantari is a visual artist. She has a PhD in cell biology from McGill University. She has been a research scientist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal. She is a self-educated artist working primarily with ink and acrylic, and has exhibited in several solo and group shows. She lives in East York, Ontario, and online at faribakalantari.com.
Awards / Exhibitions / Publications
2021
- Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, solo exhibition, Pending (Covid-19) 2021
- Apexart, Jury Duty, International exhibition program, March- April 2021
- Parliament of Ontario Legislative building, art a la carte exhibit, January 2020 - December 2021
- The Looking Glass Anthology, Volume II, Poetree Publications- South Africa, January 2021
2020
- Ontario Arts Council, exhibition assistant grant, February 2020
- Parliament of Ontario Legislative building, art a la carte exhibit, January 2020 - December 2021
- The Social Distancing Festival (Online, Covid-19 outbreak), Visual Arts, April 2020
- Mississauga Living Arts Centre, Tiny mighty heroes exhibition, January - June 2020
- Federation of Canadian Artists, Annual International Mail-in exhibition, May – June, 2020
- Pickering virtual artfest, Pickering, Ontario, May 2020
- Beaux arts gallery Brampton, Art keeps going virtual art exhibition, May 2020
2019
- Toronto Don Mills Public Library, solo exhibition, January 2019
- Art Room Gallery online, competition and exhibition, finalist, March 2019
- Contemporary Art Gallery online, competition and exhibition, winner (2nd place), April 2019
- Internationale d’art miniature, Lévis, QC, competition and exhibition, June - September 2019
- HAP (History + Art = Peace), juried art contest, honourable mention, July2019
- Guelph East Side Public Library, solo exhibition, August 2019
- Newmarket Old Town Hall, juried competition, winner sculpture award, October 2019
- Murze Magazine, Minimalism / Extinction, publication, issue nine, Nov - Dec 2019