Leila Zelli
Étude pour Un chant peut traverser l’océan, 2024
Graphite, encre, estampe des mots femme, vie, liberté / Graphite, ink, stamps with the words "woman, life, freedom"
9 x 36 "
22.9 x 91.4 cm
22.9 x 91.4 cm
Copyright The Artist
$4,500
[English follows] 'Ce carnet d’artiste fait partie d’une série de dessins d’oiseaux et d’estampes des mots « femme, vie, liberté » en persan, qui m’amènent à méditer sur les luttes...
[English follows] "Ce carnet d’artiste fait partie d’une série de dessins d’oiseaux et d’estampes des mots « femme, vie, liberté » en persan, qui m’amènent à méditer sur les luttes des femmes pour la liberté, le courage que demande la désobéissance, la force collective d’un peuple en révolte et la grandeur du sacrifice depuis le mouvement « femme, vie, liberté » (2022-aujourd’hui) en Iran."- LZ
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"This artist's notebook is part of a series of drawings of birds and prints of the words “woman, life, freedom” in Persian, which lead me to meditate on women's struggles for freedom, the courage required for disobedience, the collective strength of a people in revolt and the greatness of sacrifice since the “woman, life, freedom” movement (2022-today) in Iran." - LZ
Born in Tehran (Iran), Leila Zelli lives and works in Montréal. She holds an MFA (2020) and a BFA (2016) in Visual and Media Arts from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Her work has been shown, among others, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Collection Arts du Tout-Monde), at Dazibao (2023), at the Conseil des arts de Montréal (2019-2020) and at Galerie de l’UQAM (2020, 2019, 2015). Her works are part of the collections of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée Pointe-à-Callière, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul collection, the collection of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the collection of Hydro Québec.She is the laureate of the 2023 Prix Lynne-Cohen and the 2021 laureate of the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art. She is currently participating in the Toronto Biennal 2024 curated by Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. Lopez at the 32 Lisgar venue.
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"This artist's notebook is part of a series of drawings of birds and prints of the words “woman, life, freedom” in Persian, which lead me to meditate on women's struggles for freedom, the courage required for disobedience, the collective strength of a people in revolt and the greatness of sacrifice since the “woman, life, freedom” movement (2022-today) in Iran." - LZ
Born in Tehran (Iran), Leila Zelli lives and works in Montréal. She holds an MFA (2020) and a BFA (2016) in Visual and Media Arts from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Her work has been shown, among others, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Collection Arts du Tout-Monde), at Dazibao (2023), at the Conseil des arts de Montréal (2019-2020) and at Galerie de l’UQAM (2020, 2019, 2015). Her works are part of the collections of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée Pointe-à-Callière, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul collection, the collection of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the collection of Hydro Québec.She is the laureate of the 2023 Prix Lynne-Cohen and the 2021 laureate of the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art. She is currently participating in the Toronto Biennal 2024 curated by Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. Lopez at the 32 Lisgar venue.