سارا مظفری لرستانی
Education
Class of 2027 Ph.D. Student, Visual Arts, York University, Canada
2019-2021 MFA, Interdisciplinary Art Media and Design, OCAD University, Canada
2012-2017 Hon. BA, Architectural Studies and Visual Studies, University of Toronto, Canada
2010-2012 Diploma, Fine Arts Studio, Centennial College, Canada
Teaching Certificate
2024 Instructional Skills Workshop Certificate, York University, Canada
Awards | Grants | Scholarships
2024 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, York University
2024 Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2023 Exhibition Assistant Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2023 Susan Crocker and John Hunkin Graduate Scholarship, York University
2022 First Prize Winner, Art Gallery of Mississauga
2022 Research and Creation, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 Research and Creation, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2021 Medal winner, OCAD University
2021 Graduate Student Project Grant, OCAD University
2020 Graduate Student Project Grant, OCAD University
2015 Eye Ball Best Sculpture Award, University of Toronto
2010 Dean’s Award, Centennial College
Teaching Experience
2023-2024 York University, Teaching Assistant
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Critical Issues in Contemporary Art
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Drawing: Contemporary Practices
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Interpreting the Model
2020-present Thirding Studio Gallery Art Instructor
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Introduction to contemporary Drawing
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Introduction to contemporary Painting
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Introduction to Ceramic Art
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Soft Sculpture (Textile)
2020 Teaching Assistant , Department of Environmental Design, OCAD University
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Building Systems & Interior Materials- Commercial
Community-Engaged Projects
2022 Lead Artist, Markham Hub Project, York Region Arts Council
Selected Exhibitions
2023 Plan.d., Dusseldorf, Germany
2023 Stay with Me (Public Installation), CAFKA, Kitchener City Hall
2023 Reliving Thousands of Suppressed Collective Memories, Red Head Gallery, Toronto
2022 Second Annual Juried Show, Art Gallery of Mississauga
2022 Thirding with Nine Thousand Memories, Red Head Gallery, Toronto
2021 Thirding with Nine Thousand Memories, Thirding Studio Gallery, Markham
2019 An Index, MOCA Toronto
2016 Three X Five Thesis Exhibition, University of Toronto
2015 Eye Ball , University of Toronto
2014 Art Calorie, OCAD University, Toronto
2014 Hear Here, Toronto Metro Centre
2013 Student Exhibition, University of Toronto, Scarborough
2012 Made in Canada, Artscape Gallery
Exhibitions Juried
2023 Third Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga
Public Speaking
2023 Society of Architectural Historian
Panel: Socio-spatial Marginalization in Islamic Contexts: Architectural Conditions and Active Approaches
Title: Thirding with Nine Thousand Memories
Chair: Dr. Angela Andersen
2021 Universities Art Association of Canada Conference
Panel: Hidden in Plain Sight/Site: Objects, Architectures, Narratives of the Intertices
Title: Thirding with Nine Thousand Memories
Chair: Dr. Christy Anderson and Amalya Feldman
2021 OCAD University,
Asia Global Culture Studies Forum
Chair: Dr. Soyand Park
2021 The University of Virginia, Session Series
Title: Meanings, Methods, and the Future of the Constructed Environment
Panel :”Exhibitionary Orders: Visual Cultural as World View”
Organizer: School of Architecture, PhD program in the Constructed Environment
2020 Universities Art Association of Canada Conference
Panel: Site, Setting, Structure: Architectural Identities in the Local-Global Landscape
Title: Muqarnas and Disoriented Spatial Memories
Chair: Dr. Angela Andersen