Illustrator & Muralist based in Toronto.
Illustrator & Muralist based in Toronto.
Bio
Sarah Alinia Ziazi is a Toronto-based Illustrator and Muralist who holds a BDs in Illustration from OCAD University. She is passionate about creating images from personal experiences to conceptual narratives. Reoccurring themes of identity and nostalgia are used to provide engaging connections through the use of traditional and digital mediums. She is a recipient of numerous awards and has exhibited artworks in several Canadian galleries. As a freelance illustrator, she has worked for reputable international clientele and has showcased her work in published forums and magazines.
Clients
Google. Drake Hotel Properties. Globe and Mail. City of Toronto. StreetARToronto. City of Richmond Hill. Mural Routes. Doctors Without Borders. Wavelength Music. Scarborough Arts. Cultural Hotspot. Xpace Cultural Centre. Variety Magazine. OCAD University Student Union. Nuance Publication powered by Medium. Never Later Events. SmART Magazine.
Press
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EDUCATION
2017 Bachelor of Design in Illustration, OCAD University
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2023 Creative Quarterly, No. 72, Professional, Runner-Up
2017 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition
2017 The Jonathan LeVine Gallery Blurred Line Scholarship Award
2017 American Illustration, AI 36, Chosen Winner
2017 Plex Gallery, ArtCube Series Competition, Second Runner-Up
2016 Artscape Gibraltar Point: Student Gallery Island Residency, Artist in Residence
PUBLIC ART
2023 East End Arts, Nuit Blanche East Danforth, The Forefront, spray-painted canvases
2023 City of Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill 150th Anniversary, The Community, hand-painted storage bunker
2023 StreetARToronto, Outside the Box, The Reverence, spray-painted traffic signal box
2023 StreetARToronto, S.W.M.S, The Bin Twins, hand-painted city bins
2022 House of Paint Festival, Brewer Park, Ottawa Mural, hand-painted standing mural
2022 Bell Box Murals Project, North York, The Stillness, spray-painted traffic signal box
2022 Bell Box Murals Project, Eglinton Lawrence, The Routine, spray-painted traffic signal box
2022 Mural Routes, Port Union Village Common Park, Watermarked, hand-painted ground mural
2022 StreetARToronto, Outside the Box, The Glorified, spray-painted traffic signal box
2022 Bell Box Murals Project, Humberbay Shores, The Lovers, spray-painted bell box
2022 Mural Routes, Variety Village, Jakarundi Graphics, 14,000 sq ft. concrete wall
2022 Mural Routes, Doors Open TO, Chalk Garden at Nathan Philips Square, chalk-activated ground mural
2021 Drake Hotel Properties, Modern Wing Extension, Primary Idols, 3 hand-painted murals and vinyl cutouts
2021 Mural Routes, The Toronto Zoo, In Our Nature, 5 hand-painted portrait murals
2021 Dance Together Festival, Amos Waites Park, Mimico Square Dancers, hand-painted ground mural
2021 Bell Box Murals Project, York Centre: Duke Heights BIA, Mid-Century Modern Furniture, hand-painted traffic signal box
2021 Bell Box Murals Project, Agincourt North, TTC Design, hand-painted traffic signal box
2021 StreetARToronto, Outside the Box, Women Surrounded by Flowers, hand-painted traffic signal box
2021 StreetARToronto, Richmond Street Cycle Track Barriers, Cycling Is Elemental: Air, 4 hand-painted cycle barriers
2020 StreetARToronto, Scarlett Road Cycle Track Barriers, Stories On Scarlett: Fauna, 2 hand-painted cycle barriers
ART SCREENINGS
2022 Peel Environmental Youth Alliance, Connected Through Nature, PEYA’s Art Showcase & Open Mic
2019 Artsideout, In Between, University of Toronto: Scarborough Campus
2019 Womxns Collective Show, Amor, Knxw Love Gallery
2018 Artsideout, Rebirth, University of Toronto: Scarborough Campus
2017 Lucid Dream, Artists in Wonderland, OCAD U: The Great Hall
2017 Greenhouse Art Show, Iridescence, Civis Toronto
2017 Xpace Fundraiser Exhibition & Sale, Xpace Art Centre
2015 Boner Kill Feminist Collective Screening, Art Gallery of Ontario
2015 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), Toronto Reference Library
SOLO EXHIBITION
2019 Illustrative Works on Paper, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2023 Fix Up Look Sharp, Northern Contemporary Gallery
2022 I Am Here: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces, Portraits of Resilience, Art Gallery of Ontario
2019 Where We Are, Group Exhibition & Market, Beaver Hall Gallery
2017 Who’s Mxns, Collective, 187 Augusta Avenue
2017 American Illustration 36, Canadian Winners Exhibition, Northern Contemporary Gallery
2017 Swash & Serif, Design Directory, Northern Contemporary Gallery
2017 Student Scholarship Show, Society of Illustrators, Society of Illustrators Gallery, NYC
2017 Miscontraception, OCAD U Annual GradEx 102, OCAD University
2016 OCAD U, Pride: Student Exhibition, OCADU: The Great Hall
2016 Hold On To Me, Heart On, Xpace Art Centre
2016 Homework: Illustrative Drawing and Painting Exhibition, Artscape Youngplace
2015 Scotibank‘s Student Contact Photography Festival, OCADU: The Great Hall
2015 Fake Geek Girls Like Us, Pop Up Event, Annex Art Centre
PRINT PUBLICATIONS
2022 LISTEN. LEARN. ACT. Zine, Part 3. Curated by ARTWORXTO.
2022 Amble Magazine: Issue 2. Curated by Kyle Jerencio and Nadia McNairn.
2021 Wandering Autumn Magazine, International Women’s Day. Curated by Melanie Kenny.
2017 21 Missed Connections. Curated by Kendra Yee.
2017 Duty Free Zine. Curated by Misbah Ahmed.
2016 LooseLeaf Magazine, 2nd Issue.
2016 Theory Boner Zine, 2nd Issue: Manifesto.
2015 Patterns Magazine, 1st Issue: Apathy.
2015 Boner Kill Feminist Collective Zine, 1st Issue: Sexy Back.
