Sora Kheiry

Maryam Kheiry (Sora) is a visual artist who uses diverse mediums such as drawing, painting, photography, and video art to produce and convey the meaning to the audience in her artworks. Her focus is based on feminine identity, fertility concepts, and creation stories. Her use of women, plants, and flowers implies these concepts in the Art practice. She achieved a doctorate in Art Research from Art University in Iran, and also a master's and bachelor's degrees in Painting from the Art University of Iran. Her specialty is the social semiotics of the picture. She has many articles and lectures about the semiology of the picture in different universities and conferences. Kheiry participated in many group exhibitions in different countries and has some solo exhibitions. She is planning to use other mediums such as filmmaking in her new project on “identity and immigrant women”.

Master of Painting, Tarbiyat Modares University, Iran.
Bachelor of Painting, Art & Architecture Azad University, Iran.
Graphic Diploma from Azadegan Art School.

Solo exhibition:
2014 “Auto Portraits,” Drawing Exhibition, Day Gallery, Iran, Tehran.
2013 “Photography as Painting,” Painting and Video Art, Hannah Art Gallery, Iran, Tehran.

Group Exhibition:
2020 “Coming Home,” Group Exhibition, 1313 Gallery. Toronto.
2020 “A brave world,” Online Group Exhibition, 1313 Gallery. Toronto.
2018 Iranian Print Making Expo, Group Exhibition, Areej Art Gallery Toronto.
2018 Photography and Digital Art, Group Exhibition, Vancouver.
2017 Hand Prints Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Diba Gallery, Iran, Kerman, 2017
Euro Expo Art, Italy.
2016 Educational Expo No.3, Group Exhibition, Iranian Painters Association.
2014 “Past to Future,” Group Exhibition, Day Art Gallery, Iran, Tehran.
2014 “Auto Portraits,” Drawing Exhibition, Day Gallery, Iran, Tehran.
2013 “Photography as Painting,” Painting and Video Art, Hannah Art Gallery, Iran, Tehran.
2013 “Small Frames,” Aria Art Gallery, Iran, Tehran.
2005 Biannual Painting Exhibition, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.