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Artist Bio

Golya Mirderikvand is a contemporary painter, based in Vancouver, BC. Through her practice, she has explored oil and acrylic painting for a number of years and focuses on creating opportunities for the community to engage with and benefit from art. She has had exhibitions in various venues in Metro Vancouver and is an exhibiting member at the Federation of Canadian Artists. She holds a Masters degree in Art Conservation from Queen’s University, with a specialization in the conservation and restoration of paintings. Golya lives and works in Vancouver.

 

A deep focus in both her external and internal space becomes the subject matter of her paintings and what attracts the right quality of her attention. Her recent work is inspired by nature exploring dense spaces that trees create, either through the canopy of their branches or the shadows they cast. These paintings are inspired by the environment and her natural surroundings in the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Education 

2011

2008

2006

Master of Art Conservation, M.A. - Queen's University

Fine Art Techniques - Emily Carr University

Bachelor of Science, BSc. - University of British Columbia

Solo & 2-Person Exhibitions

2024    The Hearth Gallery: Patterns At Play: 2-Person Exhibition, Bowen Island, BC

2008    The Libra Room: Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Vancouver, BC

Group Exhibitions

2025    Federation of Canadian Artists: Online Federation Showcase: An online Juried Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2025    Federation of Canadian Artists: Annual International Representational Exhibition (AIRE): In-Gallery Juried Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2025    Federation of Canadian Artists: Bloom Exhibition: An online Juried Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2025    Atelier 8.18: Landscapes, Abstract Landscapes, and Abstracts (LALA): Curated 4 - person Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2025    Federation of Canadian Artists: Exhibiting Member Exhibition (EME): In-Gallery Juried Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2024    Eastside Culture Crawl: A Visual Arts Festival of Arts, Design, and Crafts, Vancouver, BC

2024    Federation of Canadian Artists: Small Exhibition: In-Gallery Juried Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2024    Harmony Arts Festival: Harmony Group Exhibition, West Vancouver, BC

2024    Access Gallery: Members Show & Sale 2024, Vancouver, BC

2024     Silk Purse Arts Centre: Vibrant Transitions: 3-Person Exhibition, West Vancouver, BC

2024    Outsiders and Others: The Many Faces of Time: Curated Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2024    Federation of Canadian Artists: Bloom Exhibition: An online Juried Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2023    Eastside Culture Crawl: A Visual Arts Festival of Arts, Design, and Crafts, Vancouver, BC

2023    Seymour Art Gallery: Art Party! An Auction and Fundraiser, North Vancouver, BC

2023    Federation of Canadian Artists: 2023 Limitless Exhibition: An online Juried Group Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2012    Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery: Celebrating Jerusalem: A Juried Group Exhibit of Visual Art, Vancouver, BC

2008    Yaletown Gallery: ReNew Group Art Exhibit, Vancouver, BC

2007    CityScapes Community Art Space Gallery: Anonymous Group Art Show, North Vancouver, BC

2006    Richmond Art Gallery: Mirror Mirror: Self Portraits, Richmond, BC

Community Projects

May 2019

July 2013

June 2013

June 2012

June 2012

Recipient of the Consumer Initiative Fund (CIF), a grant for a workshop                                         exploring photography as a therapeutic tool .

One of the juries for the annual Chester Fields Youth Photo Contest, To Here                             from Home, at the Polygon Gallery.

Curated Perry the Poster Man Exhibit for the 2013 Arts Summit.  

Installation of Iain Baxter's show, Information/Location at the North Vancouver                           Museum and Archives.  

Assistance with the photo documentation of artifacts from the Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Publications

2013

Cover art for poetry book Birds, Metals, Stones, & Rain by Russell Thornton.

© 2023 by Golya Mirderikvand

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