Kasra Goodarznezhad
Based in Toronto, Canada
EDUCATION
OCAD University, Toronto ON | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Integrated Media | September 2015 – April 2020
Azad University of Tehran, Tehran Iran | Bachelor of Design, Graphic Design | September 2011 - Dec 2014
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / PERFORMANCES
JAN ‘25 - FEB ‘25 partition: a line and its memory, Curated by Dead Projects, DesignTO, Toronto, CA
NOV ‘24 - MAR ‘25 “Coordinates \ Koordinaty” group exhibition, Curated by Monika-Łuszpak Skiba, Krupa Art Foundation, Wrocław, Poland
OCT 2024 “Static Smirk: Frequencies of Embodiment through Dead Tech” group exhibition as part of UKAI Projects’ Carnival of Shipwreck, Spadinababy Studios, Toronto, CA
JUNE 2024 “Shipwreck” group exhibition, SÍM Hlöðuloftið, Reykjavik, Iceland
FEB 2024 Unwarranted Letters, Solo exhibition , The Bridge, Toronto, CA
AUG - SEP 2023 “Borderless, Stateless” exhibition, 2023 Themed Commission, Trinity Square Video, Toronto, CA
MAY 2023 Rhythmanalysis exhibition in collaboration with Mona El Husseini, SÍM Residency, Reykjavik, Iceland
NOV 2022 Hypercity Group Exhibition, Toronto, CA
OCT 2022 Nuit Blanche 2022, Toronto, CA
SEP 2022 EDAA Group Exhibition, Trinity Square Video, Toronto, CA
APR 2022 Artist Project 2022 Art Fair, Queen Elizabeth Building, Toronto, CA
MAR 2022 VAM’s Now Streaming 2022 Group Exhibition - Mississauga, CA
NOV 2021 Long Winter TO 10th Edition, at St. Anne’s Church (Performance - CASSRAA)
OCT 2021 NOXTE Vol IV Group Exhibition - Kunstquartier Bethanien Studio 1, Berlin, Germany
OCT 2021 Emerge: A Public Art Walkdown (with Displaced Collective) - Funded by Kolab Project and OCAD University, Toronto, Canada
FEB 2021 GRADex 105, OCAD University
NOV 2020 Art Toronto Fair, 2020 - Virtual Fair
FEB 2020 Long Winter TO 8th Edition. at Workman Arts (Performance - KORYDOR)
AUG 2019 TouchDesigner Summit. Couer Des Sciences, Montreal (Performance - Elemaun)
FEB 2019 gestures: life in the shadow of a volcano - Ada Slaight Gallery
RESIDENCIES
June 2024 SÍM Residency with UKAI Projects, Korpúlstaðir - Reykjavik, Iceland
DEC 2023 “Poetics of Synthetic Language” Residency, Toronto and Milan
MAY 2023 SÍM Residency with Mona El Husseini, Korpúlstaðir - Reykjavik, Iceland
OCT 2022 Synectic Assembly AI Prototyping Residency, Berlin Germany
AUG-NOV 2022 Hypercity Residency, Long Winter, Toronto CA
JULY-OCT 2022 Ray Ferris Creative Tech Springboard Residency, Artscape Launchpad, Toronto CA
APR 2022 AI Prototyping Residency, Ingenuity Labs | Queens University, Kingston CA
OCT ‘21 - APR ‘22 Ferment AI Residency, Facilitated by UKAI Projects in partnership with Goethe-Institut Toronto and the Algorithmic Culture series, Toronto CA
MAR 2021 Unmute - artsUNITE Virtual Artist Residency
AUG-SEP 2020 Collab-19 Residency, Facilitated by Artengine and EN MASSE, Online
SEP-DEC 2018 Global Experience Project, Funded by Jack Weinbaum Foundation. OCAD University. With Maria Thereza Alves, Toronto ON and Naples Italy
TALKS/WORKSHOPS
DEC ‘23-APR ‘24 Intensive Course | MadMapper course for 8 new media artists | Collaboration with Derooted and UKAI Projects | The Bridge, Toronto
AUG 2023 Workshop | From text to sound: Building multi-modal AI agents | MUTEK Forum, Montreal
APR 2023 Panel Moderation | Ctrl+Shift: Immersive Worlds Beyond Projection | InterAccess, Toronto
MAR 2023 Talk | Art Forms of Dimensions of Tomorrow | MusicOntario & EDIU | Moderated by Melissa Vincent | UofT, Toronto
MAR 2023 Workshop | Synthetic Language: Working with Large Language Models w/ UKAI Projects | InterAccess, Toronto
DEC 2022 Workshop | Restructuring Futures | msdm (mobile strategies of display & mediation), London UK
SELECTED GRANTS/AWARDS
MAR 2024 Ontario Arts Council - Market Development Grant
NOV 2023 Toronto Arts Council - Visual Arts Creation Grant
AUG 2022 Emerging Digital Artist Award Recipient 2022 - EQ Bank and Trinity Square Video
MAR 2022 Visual Arts Mississauga “Now Streaming” Award Recipient
MAR 2022 OCAD/RBC’s CEAD Artist Project 2022
MAR 2022 Ontario Arts Council - Career Catalyst Grant
FEB 2022 Canada Council for the Arts - Professional Development Grant
AUG 2021 Ontario Arts Council - Media Artists Creation Project Grant
AUG 2021 Canada Council for the Arts - Concept to Realization Grant
DEC 2020 Kolab Project x OCAD Office of Public Worx - Public Art Project Grant
JUNE 2020 OCAD University Medal Winner - Integrated Media Major
JUNE 2020 The Kolab Project Award of Specialized Cultural Impact
JUNE 2020 Nora E. Vaughan Award
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2022 - Present Prototyping Director, UKAI Projects, Canada
2018 - 2023 Founder, Curator, Visual Artist. KOMITE Collective, Toronto, ON
2016 - 2022 Founder, Curator, Visual Artist. DISPLACED Collective, Toronto, ON