Leila Zelli

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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] In 2023, she won the Lynne-Cohen prize from the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. [5]

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, [6] Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal [7] and the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. [1] [8]

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  1. 1 2 "The MMFA creates a fund for the acquisition of works by artists underrepresented in its collection". Art Daily. 6 December 2019.
  2. 1 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. ↑ Clément, Éric (2024-09-21). "Dans l'atelier de Leila Zelli: L'oiseau iranien qui a retrouvé ses ailes". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  6. ↑ "Leila Zelli". Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in French).
  7. ↑ "Recent Acquisitions". Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Steuter-Martin, Marilla (15 December 2019). "Montreal artist creates fund to diversify collection at fine arts museum". CBC Canada.
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