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My name is Sorour, and I am a multidisciplinary artist based in Brisbane, Australia.
Born in Tehran, I first migrated to Australia in 2003. After 8 years, I moved to the UK in 2011. Following years of living in different countries, I finally decided to return to Australia and proudly call it my forever home in 2023.
My works reflect my experiences as a migrant female artist who has lived in various countries, immersed in different cultures, and learned different languages.
I am interested in concepts such as identity, self-image, mental well-being, and the sense of belonging. The inspirations for my works come from tales, stories, and everyday life experiences. I incorporate various media and techniques in my creative journey.
With three master’s degrees in art and experience in both international group and solo exhibitions, my artworks have found homes in private collections in Canada, Australia, and the UK.
If you are interested in my work and would like to connect, please send your enquiry to sorour_fattahi@yahoo.com.
Follow my Instagram for more of my artwork: @sorourfattahi
Education
2020 Certificate of Completion of the Primary Years Programme, International Baccalaureate, online course
2017 Masters by Research in Art, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
2007 Master of Visual Arts (by research), Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
2002 Master of Arts in Graphic Design, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
1995 Bachelor of Arts in Painting, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Selected Recent Exhibition
2024 Hidden Gems (Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia)
2023 Art of Imagination (Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane, Australia)
2023 Postcards from Home (Grampian Hospitals Art Trust, Virtual exhibition)
2023 Year of Hope (Mozaik Philanthropy, Virtual exhibition)
2023 Summer Exhibition ( Northern Arts Club, Aberdeen)
2023 In-Situ (Weatherford House, Dyce)
2019 Artist Books Exhibition in Vilnius Mini Maker Fair (Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius)
2018 Gender Things, group exhibition (Tent Gallery, Edinburgh)
2018 Displaced, solo installation (Užupis Art Incubator, Vilnius)
2017 Solo Exhibition (Tent Gallery, Edinburgh)
2017 The Baltic Artists’ Book Market (Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead)
2017 The Grey People (Sculpture Court, ECA, Edinburgh)
2017 Bookmarks 3 (Sculpture Court, ECA, Edinburgh)
2017 Edinburgh Student Art Festival (Custom Lane Gallery, Edinburgh)
2016 Bookmarks 2 (Sculpture Court, ECA, Edinburgh)
2016 Edinburgh Student Art Festival (The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh)
2013 Craft and Design Showcase (Babylon Gallery, Ely)
2012 Persbook (Artists’ Hall, Tehran)
2008 Blue-Noir (Redland Art Gallery, Queensland)
2007 Thiess Art Prize 2007 (Dell Gallery, Brisbane)
2007 5th Artists’ Book Fair (Dell Gallery, Brisbane)
2007 QCA Printmaker’s Club Print Auction (Queensland College of Art, Brisbane)
2007 Compact Drawing (White Box, Brisbane)
2006 InterImage III (Tokyo National Museum of Fine Art and Music, Tokyo)
2006 Repeating Minutes, solo installation (College Gallery, Brisbane)
2006 InterImage Art Exchange (College Gallery, Brisbane)
Dissertation
2017 Portrait of the in-between Self, in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the Degree of MScR in Art
2006 Displacement and Identity, in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the Degree of Master of Visual Art
2002 Reception Aesthetics, in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the Degree of Master of Art (Graphics)
2001 Colours as Symbol in Nezami’s Seven Figures, Seminar of Master Degree Course
2000 Painting and Humanism in the Renaissance, Seminar of Master Degree Course
1995 Creative Motivation and Abstract Painting, in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the Degree of Bachelor of Art (Painting)