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Leila Zelli

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Leila Zelli (born 1981) is an Iranian-born Canadian multidisciplinary visual artist. She is known for her installation art.

Zelli was born in Tehran, and lives and works in Montreal, Quebec.[1] In 2018, Zelli participated in the 36th International Symposium of Contemporary Art and was chosen "favorite artist" by the public.[2] Zelli took part in the "Empreintes" residency at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2019.[2] In 2021, Zelli received the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Arts.[3][4]

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,[5] Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal[6] and the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.[1][7]

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  1. ^ a b "The MMFA creates a fund for the acquisition of works by artists underrepresented in its collection". Art Daily. 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Jobin, Maryse (25 January 2019). "Leila Zelli, une artiste visuelle qui se préoccupe de l'état du monde". Radio Canada International (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. ^ Murdoch, Andy (5 May 2022). "Concordia MFA candidate receives the 2022 Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art". Concordia University. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ Delgado, Jérôme (5 June 2021). "Vingt galeries en quatre jours". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Leila Zelli". Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in French).
  6. ^ "Recent Acquisitions". Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ Steuter-Martin, Marilla (15 December 2019). "Montreal artist creates fund to diversify collection at fine arts museum". CBC Canada.