:: biography ::

Farnoosh was born in Abadan, Iran and moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1988.

education

2001 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC: BFA in Painting.
2008 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC: Bachelor of Art Education

awards and grants

03/05 The Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation Award.

group shows

11/05 "Toronto International Art Fair" - Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto.
10/05 "Splash 2005" - Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver.
12/04 "December Show" - Gallery Jones, Vancouver.
10/04 "Splash 2004" - Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver.
03/04 "Form & Figure" - Buschlen Mowatt Galleries, Vancouver. 
03/03 "Form & Figure" - Buschlen Mowatt Galleries, Vancouver.
10/02  Vancouver Art Gallery show and auction.
07/02 "Emerging Artists Exhibition", Buschlen Mowatt Annex, Vancouver
04/01 ECIAD Graduation Show.
03/01 "11 Painters" - Concourse Gallery, ECIAD, Vancouver.
02/01 "Fuse" - Concourse Gallery, ECIAD, Vancouver.
02/00 "Dreamscapes" - Concourse Gallery, ECIAD, Vancouver.
01/00 "Dislocation" - Concourse Gallery, ECIAD, Vancouver.
11/99 "The Print Show" - Concourse Gallery, ECIAD, Vancouver.
08/99 The Liberty Women's Art Show & Auction -  works were selected amongst 100 participating
               artists and featured on VTV, Vancouver Television Network.
11/98 "The Print Show" - Concourse Gallery, ECIAD, Vancouver.

solo shows

01/00 The Atrium Gallery, ECIAD - Show of new works in oil.
04/00 Jupiter Gallery, Vancouver.
09/00 Fiction Tapas Bar and Cafe, Vancouver.
08/00 The Atrium Gallery, ECIAD - Show of new works.
08/99 The Grind Gallery & Cafe, Vancouver.

private collectors

Mike and Akhtar Abasi - Vancouver, BC.
Sara Beheshti - Vancouver, BC.
Eszter Burghardt - Vancouver, BC.
Farima and Joe Czizyk - Los Angeles, California.
Alaxandar Jovanovic - Vancouver, BC.
Azadeh Keyhan - New Mexico.
Donna Khadempour - New York, NY.
Ludovic Llorca - Paris, France.
Vanessa Louzon - London, England.
Michael Macdonald - Vancouver, BC.
Nahid Rezae - Vancouver, BC.
Elsa Roque - Vancouver, BC.
Negar Sadaghiani - New York, NY.
Krisdy Schindler - Vancouver, BC.
Ali Tavanaepour - Tehran, Iran.
Parveen Hashemi - Tehran, Iran.
Mark van Huijstee - Amsterdam, Holland.
Sara Zelli - Vancouver, BC.
ZYX Communications Inc.- Vancouver, BC.