Karen Zalamea, Sunken Garden production image, 2022.

Join our current artists in residence, Parvin Peivandi and Karen Zalamea, in the studio for an in-person chat about the work they have undertaken during their time at Griffin!

 Parvin Peivandi is an Iranian/Canadian artist that makes art cross disciplines that includes sculpture, ceramics, painting, drawing, performance, installations and community art projects. Born and raised in Iran, Peivandi makes art influenced by Iranian literature and architectural elements: ceramic tiles, mosaic mirrors and rugs. Peivandi’s main body of research is New Materialism and her interests include contemporary art and craft, architecture, performance art, community art projects and design.

 Karen Zalamea (she/her) is a Filipino-Canadian artist, educator, and cultural worker based in Vancouver, Canada, the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəyə̓m (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Zalamea’s interdisciplinary practice is rooted in photography and critically considers methodologies, materiality, and modes of presentation. Her research centres on the camera-mediated relationship between body and space, as well as the material and representational potential of the photographic surface. Her work has expanded to use photography as a means to think through and encounter broader issues of identity, memory, and uncertainty.

To keep everyone safe, the space is limited to 10 people per half an hour. We ask that you pre-register below (under the “Open Studio Event” calendar) and wear a mask when you come visit.