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Firoozeh Athari - Biography
Born in Tehran, Iran, Firoozeh Athari has contributed as an artist and a supporter of contemporary Iranian artists on an international level. Firoozeh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture from Tehran and a master’s degree in Interior Design from Toronto. Her experience in architecture and design goes back to 1985. She established her expertise in Tehran with her multi-disciplined design studio and one of her most celebrated projects is the design and renovation of the “Calligraphy Museum of Mir-emad” in 1999. She also directed a documentary about an early 18th century painter, “Agha-Lotfali Shirazi”, in 1997. Firoozeh has worked as a mixed media artist and has exhibited her work in Tehran, Toronto, and Paris. Infatuated with art, artists, and everything in between, she is now the owner and director of Arta Gallery located in Toronto’s Distillery District. In 2003 Arta was the first gallery to introduce and showcase the works of renowned artists such as Bahman Mohasses, Naser Assar and Aydin Aghdashloo to Toronto’s art scene. Firoozeh has curated several collective exhibitions, namely, the “Under the Azure Dome” festival hosting works by Iranian and Canadian artists at the Harborfront Centre in 2006.
