Farnoosh Shahrokhi
Pinter
Canada

member of Caroun Photo Club (CPC)
AS AN IRANIAN-CANADIAN WOMAN WHO GREW UP IN IRAN, IMMIGRATED TO AND LIVE IN CANADA, I AM INTERESTED IN EXPLORING THE INTERSECTING WORLDS BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN ARTS, ALSO FEMINISM ART. IN MY ARTWORKS, I INVESTIGATE BOTH MEMORY AND PRESENCE. EVERYDAY LIFE AND RITUAL, THE ABSTRACT AND SPIRITUAL, AND MONOCHROME AND MINIMAL DESIGNS ALL COME TOGETHER TO ACTUALIZE MY ART PIECES.

EDUCATION:
BACHELOR OF ART IN VISUAL ART, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, 2015
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HORTICULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN, 2008

CERTIFICATION:
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR CERTIFICATE, 2011
WORLD HOST CERTIFICATE, 2010

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
- PAINTING, DRAWING, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING, VIDEOGRAPHY AND EDITING, DIGITAL ART, PLAYING PIANO
- ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, FLASH, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN, PREMIERE PRO AND FINAL CUT PRO SOFTWARES
- BILINGUAL IN ENGLISH AND FARSI, WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF FRENCH

WORK AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES:
- FREELANCER ARTIST, CURRENT GRAPHIC DESIGNER
- TONERPARTS, ACE LASER INC., NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, 2012-CURRENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR/TEACHER
- SMILING STARS DAYCARE, NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, 2010-2012, MENTOR FOR YOUNG NEW IMMIGRANTS
- NORTH SHORE MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY, VANCOUVER, BC, 2010-2012

Exhibitions:
- UBC Graduate Exhibition, Double Space in Audian Art Centre, 2015
- Nowrouz Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, North Vancouver, March 2016
- Spring Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, North Vancouver, May 2016
- Summer Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, August 2016
- CPC Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, North Vancouver, August 2016

Prizes:
- Two Selected Works, CPC 3rd Digital Photo Contest 2016: CPC Honorable Mentions



Caroun Photo Club (CPC)