Leila Zelli

Leila Zelli (born 1981) is an Iranian-born Canadian multidisciplinary visual artist. She is known for her installation art.

Zelli was born in Tehran, and lives and works in Montreal, Quebec.[1] In 2018, Zelli participated in the 36th International Symposium of Contemporary Art and was chosen "favorite artist" by the public.[2] Zelli took part in the "Empreintes" residency at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2019.[2] In 2021, Zelli received the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Arts.[3][4]

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,[5] Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal[6] and the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.[1][7]

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References
  1. "The MMFA creates a fund for the acquisition of works by artists underrepresented in its collection". Art Daily. 6 December 2019.
  2. Jobin, Maryse (25 January 2019). "Leila Zelli, une artiste visuelle qui se préoccupe de l'état du monde". Radio Canada International (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. Murdoch, Andy (5 May 2022). "Concordia MFA candidate receives the 2022 Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art". Concordia University. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. Delgado, Jérôme (5 June 2021). "Vingt galeries en quatre jours". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. "Leila Zelli". Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in French).
  6. "Recent Acquisitions". Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. Steuter-Martin, Marilla (15 December 2019). "Montreal artist creates fund to diversify collection at fine arts museum". CBC Canada.
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