Hoda Zarbaf

Hoda Zarbaf (July 14, 1982 – November 28, 2020) was an Iranian-Canadian multimedia artist and sculptor. During her career she produced over 50 multimedia installations, sculptures, and compositions. Her work is focused on memory, nostalgia, and female sexuality and desire.

Personal life and education Zarbaf was born in Tehran. In high school, she studied graphics. She obtained an BFA in painting from the University of Tehran in 2001 and went on to obtain a Master's degree in animation from the Tehran University of Art. She moved to Canada in 2008 and obtained an MFA from the University of Windsor in 2010.

Zarbaf died at her home in 2020, a week after the close of her final solo show. which she fused with ceramics, lights, sound and video to create patchwork style sculptures.

Exhibitions

Solo

[un]veiling, Art LeBel Gallery, Windsor, Ontario (2010) 8th Annual of Contemporary Art, Persbook (2018)