Haleh Talaei
Photographer, Painter
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
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.

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
and Taking part in a group exhibition at Caroun Art Gallery, February 2024

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



Caroun Photo Club (CPC)