Haleh Talaei
Painter, Photographer
Iran

Born in Rasht, Iran, 1979
BS In Computer Science, Azad University of Lahijan, Iran, 2002
BA in Painting, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran, 2021

Memberships:
- Caroun Art Gallery (CAG)
- Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA)
- Caroun Photo Club (CPC)
- Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA)

Solo Exhibitions:
- Painting Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, October-November 2022
- Painting Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, February-March 2021
- "Unity", Painting Exhibition, Shalman Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran, December 2019
- "Galaxy", Painting Exhibition, Shalman Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran, December 2018

Group Exhibitions:
- Winter Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, February 2024
- CPC 17th Annual Photography Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, December 2023
- Summer Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, September 2023
- CPC 16th Annual Photography Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, December 2022
- Fall Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, November 2022
- Spring Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, May 2022
- "The Gray & A Red Drop", group painting exhibition, Rasht Central Hall, Rasht, Iran, May 2022
- Winter Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, February 2022
- Group Exhibition, Shalman Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran, January 2022
- Group Exhibition, Laleh Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran, November-December 2021
- Fall Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, November 2021
- Summer Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, August 2021
- "Mask", Group Exhibition, Sa Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran, June 2021
- Group Painting Exhibition, Manzar Art Gallery, Lahijan, Iran, May 2021
- Spring Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, May 2021
- "Spring", Virtual International Group Exhibition. Arel Art Gallery, Turkey, March 2021
- Winter Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, January-February 2021
- "Distance", group painting exhibition, Sa Gallery, Tehran, Iran, January 2021
- CPC 14th Annual Photography Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, December 2020
- "Jungle", group painting exhibition, Arman Gallery, Rasht, Iran, December 2020
- Fall Group Exhibition, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, November 2020
- Group Virtual Exhibition, Meh o Mahi Gallery, Tehran, Iran, August 2020
- Group Painting Exhibition, Orang Gallery, Tehran, Iran, September 2020
- Group Painting Exhibition, Sa Gallery, Tehran, Iran, September 2020
- Group Hand-made Print Exhibition, Sayeh Roshan Gallery, Rasht, Iran, 2018

Festivals:
- Celebration of 13-Year Art Shows, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, December 2022
- Norouz Festival, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, March 2022
- Qatar International Art Festival (QIAF), Doha, Qatar, October 2021
- Norouz Festival, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, March 2021
- Celebration of 11-Year Art Shows, Caroun Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, December 2020 - January 2021
- First Annual Painting Festival, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran, 2017
- “Music and Human”, Annual Painting Festival, University of Rochester, USA, 2017

Prizes:
- CAPA Gold Medal, Caroun Photo Club (CPC) 14th Annual Photo Contest, Vancouver, Canada, 2020
- Honorable Mention, Caroun Photo Club (CPC), 16th Annual Photo Contest, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2022
- CPC Bronze Medal, Caroun Photo Club (CPC) 17th Annual Photo Contest, Vancouver, Canada, 2023

Articles:
- Analysis of the Symbols in the Work of Moses, Michelangelo
- about Gottfried Helnwein
- about My Works
- Impressionism & Impressionists

Work Experiences:
- Computer instructor, Computer School of Guilan Technical Complex, Rasht, Guilan, Iran, 2003-5
- Computer Manager, Iran Khodro (Goldoost Branch), Rasht, Guilan, Iran, 2005-7
- Pre-school instructor, Saeb Girls’ Primary School, Rasht, Guilan, Iran, 2010-15
- Accountant, Tahlil Gostar Varna Co., Rasht, Iran, 2016-21
- Art Instructor, Pars Education, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 2023 to present

While studying painting at the university, I passed some courses on photography and I became interested to photography. I started photographing since 2017. My favorite topics in photography are historical buildings.



Caroun Photo Club (CPC)