Sepideh Razi

Sepideh was born in 1983 in Iran where she earned a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering at the University of Art –Architecture in Tehran and proceeded to earn a Certificate in Interior Design from Jahad University on 2011.

After immigrating to Canada in 2012, having been granted a scholarship from IWOO (Iranian Women’s Organization of Ontario), she enrolled at the Humber College for a Diploma of Architectural Technology and is expecting to graduate in 2015 while she is completing her P.Eng. Internship.

She is a certified Persian calligraphist at intermediate level, a professional painter and photographer, has over 8 years of professional experience in photography and painting with oil, acrylic and mixed media and has 3 years of solid experience as painting instructor to kids.

Her work has been exhibited at the University of Art and Architecture in Tehran, Contemporary Museum of Art (where she won the second prize), Gallery of Interior Design, Tehran and Negah Gallery, Tehran.

In 2013, she participated in Tirgan festival visual arts and photography competitions where her work was among the selected.

Description of Work on Exhibition at Tirgan 2015:

Silence

72”*48” – Acrylic on canvas – mixed media

In recent years, my beloved homeland has been through a most difficult period, witnessing war, peace, heavy sanctions, and even stealthy freedom for its people.

In this piece of art, the voice of my people is visualized using musical notes, because notes represent sounds. Red, black, and white notes depict war, protest, and peace.

Black notes portray rage and anger, whereas white ones illustrate a silence louder than a scream. The dove represents the people and the raven represents dictatorship.

Using harmony and modulation, I have tried to tell my story of a dark past and express my hope of a better future for my country.