MITRA SAMAVAKI
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IAACC Artist in Residency in partnership with FUSE33 Makerspace, Calgary, Alberta
InFocus Photo Emerging Photographer Award Winner
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Graduate Scholarships, University of Calgary
Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship, University of Calgary
I Speak Art III, +15 Galleries, Arts Commons, Calgary, Alberta
The Artist’s Lens 2024: Body, The Alberta Society of Artists Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Infocus photo Exhibition: Bringing joy, Wild Skies Art Gallery, The Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta
15th Image of the Year Exhibition, Iranian Artist’s House, Tehran, Iran
Tehran Identity, Hooner house, Tehran, Iran
Monologue, Shenakht Gallery, Tehran, Iran
EDUCATION
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2023
2013
2006
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EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions​
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2023
2022
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2021
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Selected Group Exhibitions
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2024
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2023
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2022
2018​
2017
2016
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AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS
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2023
2022
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RESIDENCIES
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2024
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Master of Fine Arts (MFA), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran
Diploma in Graphic Design, Modarres School of Art, Tehran, Iran
A Homesick World, Nickle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Somewhere In Between, Little Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Home–coming, Little Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Homesick World, The Calgary Central Library in Collaboration with ICAI, Calgary, Alberta
Neither here nor there, Gallery 621, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Memory Objects, Gallery 621, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
“Home and Migration,” The Alberta Society of Artists Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
“Home and Migration”, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Emerging Photographers Showcase, Exposure Photography Festival, Contemporary Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
The Artist’s Lens 2023: Manifesting the Hidden, The Alberta Society of Artists Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
“Migration,” Online, Analog Forever Magazine
The 2nd International Photography Festival of Tehran Milad Tower, Milad Tower Gallery, Tehran, Iran