Elham Fatapour

Artist Bio

Elham Fatapour was born in Tehran, Iran and originally studied economics during her undergraduate degree. She is interested in political and social science in combination with storytelling, and these interests propelled her into the field of illustration. After studying this at Seneca College, she made the transition to the visual art.

Currently she is based in Toronto and has studied MFA at York University in visual art. Her recent work includes painting, performance, and mixed media installation. This work takes up diverse but interconnected subjects including satellite usage, surveillance, vernacular architecture, modes of communication and empathy.

Elham was awarded a Joseph Armand Bombardier Scholarship from the Social Sciences& Humanities Research Council of Canada for her visual art research at York University.