Parastoo Anoushahpour

Parastoo Anoushahpour is an Iranian-Canadian artist and Vermont College of Fine Arts Visiting Professor in the MFA in Visual Art program. Based in Toronto, she works with video installations and collaborative practices to interrogate colonial narratives, urban infrastructures, and the instability of translation.

• Education: MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, Media & Design (OCAD University), Postgraduate Diploma (Architectural Association School of Architecture), BA in Design for Performance (Central Saint Martins)

Her research explores:

• Experimental film as a mode of deconstructing narrative authority
• Archival material as a site of ambiguity and myth-making
• Urban landscapes as contested spaces of memory and development
• Collaborative authorship challenging singular artistic voices

Key article trends include:

• 2019 works focus on sonic ecology and emotional spatiality
• 2018 projects examine geopolitical symbolism and linguistic gaps
• 2016-2017 pieces highlight institutional critique through narrative loops

Scientific & Artistic Recognition:

• Chalmers Arts Fellowship (2019)
• Multiple Emerging Media Artist Grants (2014-2018)
• International film festival selections (Viennale, TIFF, Media City FF)
• Collaborative works with Ryan Ferko and Faraz Anoushahpour

Known for co-founding MICE Magazine (2016) and her practice-based research into:

• Recontextualizing colonial histories
• Architectural symbolism in cross-cultural contexts
• Google Translate as artistic medium