Artists-In-Residence Talk Series

This collaboration between Similkameen Artist Residency (SAR), Penticton and District Community Arts Council (PDCAC), and Penticton Art Gallery (PAG) gives SAR and PDCAC artists-in-residence an opportunity to share their practices with each other and the public.

Free to attend

Every second Friday of the month (July–December, 2025) at 4pm

Penticton Art Gallery Tea Room, 199 Marina Way, Penticton, BC V2A 1H5

  • Raha headshot

    Raha Fard is an Iranian Canadian multidisciplinary artist, holding an MFA and BFA from OCAD University. She has a Master’s Degree in Telecommunication Engineering and 14 years of experience in that field before attending OCAD University. She explores the intersection of body, psychoanalysis, politics, and art in her works as a member of the Iranian diaspora and a cancer survivor.

    Raha was selected as one of the three artist-researchers for the AGO X RBC Emerging Artist Exchange Program in 2024. She exhibited her works in Iran, Canada, Italy, and Korea. Ontario Art Council Project and exhibition Grant, Full Ontario Graduate Scholarship (5 semesters), Graduate Studies Research Grant, First Year Graduate Award, OCAD U President’s Award, Patricia Joy Alpert Memorial Award, Art Gallery of Mississauga’s 4th Annual Juried Show Second Prize and Scarborough Arts' 36th Annual Juried Exhibition Award are some of her awards. Also, she has published a novel in Farsi, “محوشدگی” with Mehri Publication based in the UK, which was included in the list of ten Farsi books published outside Iran in 2023 by BBC Farsi.

    Raha artwork

    “Embodiment of the Intertwined” exhibition installation, Raha Fard (2024)