Zahra Saleki

Zahra Saleki is an Iranian artist residing in Toronto. Working across photography, video, installation, and dance film, she treats the body as poetry and explores memory, movement, vulnerability, transformation, and human connection. Her newest participatory project, 8 Minutes, has travelled from Mexico City to New York and Toronto. Her work has been presented at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Aga Khan Museum, and Nuit Blanche Toronto. In 2024, she received the Catherine Bratty Award for Best of Art Fair.

BA (Honours), Fine Art Cultural Studies
York University, Toronto, Canada

2026
The Other Art Fair — This Storm Is You and 8 Minutes, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair — Toronto, Canada.
Artist Project — Toronto, Canada.
Work in Progress Festival — 8 Minutes, New York, USA.
Work in Progress Festival — 8 Minutes, Mexico City, Mexico.

2025
Sky & Bone — Group exhibition curated by Jesse King, Toronto, Canada.
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair — Toronto, Canada.

2024
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair — This Storm Is You, Toronto, Canada. Recipient of the Catherine Bratty Award for Best of Art Fair.

2023
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair — Toronto, Canada.

2022
I Will Stay There, Even If in Pieces — Immersive photographic installation, Aga Khan Museum, Nuit Blanche Toronto, Canada.

2019
This Storm Is You — Solo exhibition, Samara Contemporary, Toronto, Canada.
Call My Name — Interactive installation, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

2018
This Storm Is You — Interactive installation, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Canada.
This Storm Is You — Solo exhibition, Pamenar, Toronto, Canada.

2017
Girl Talk — Site-specific installation presented as part of International Women’s Day programming, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada.

2016
Girl Talk — Installation, Nuit Blan...