Master’s Student ZAHRA JAFARZADEH
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Positions
Master's Student
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Background
Educational Background
Master of Fine Arts Digital Media Arts and Technology, University of Calgary,
Master of Fine Arts Animation, Tehran Art University, 2015
Biography
Zahra Jafarzadeh is an Iranian 2D Animation Artist, studying Master of Fine Arts at University of Calgary. She has another master's degree in Animation from Tehran University of Art. Zahra has been working for almost eight years in the animation Industry as a VFX and Composite artist, and also in making short animated films.
Projects
Oil Women’s Narratives from Leduc No1 “Recipes from Skid Shacks”
Through a series of storytelling animations, I am narrating the story of women whose lives were intersected with oil discoveries in Leduc, the first fossil fuel site in Alberta, Canada, during the 1940s. From frequently moving all around the world to supporting oilmen by living in Skid Shacks, cooking, laundry, childcare and providing social support, oil wives played an essential role in the oil communities of Leduc while their men were exploring wells for the first successful oil strike in Alberta.
Addressing the oil women narrative in my research-creation is a reflection of my three main preoccupations regarding women, the environment and storytelling.
Awards
- Alberta Foundation for the Arts Graduate Scholarships in the Department of Art, Alberta Foundation for the Arts Graduate Scholarships. 2023
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