Homa Eftekhar (Ghafarzadeh)

Born in 1948, Tehran, Iran

Education

2002 – 2006, Unclassified Fine Arts Program, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada

1975 – 1979 MS, Political Science, Faculty of Law, Tehran university, Tehran, Iran

1970 – 1974, BS, Political Science, Faculty of Law, Tehran university, Tehran, Iran

Experience

January 2001 to present, watercolour painting instructor, Coal Harbour Community Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2008 – 2017, watercolour instructor, West Vancouver Community Centre, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

1994 – 1999, teaching watercolour painting my own private classes, Tehran, Iran

1980 – 1985, fashion designer, my own private business, Tehran, Iran

1975 – 1979, Legal Dept., IDRO, Tehran, Iran

1974 – 1975, Legal Dept., Tehran, Iran

Publication

-Serial weekly art, and cultural topics, Daneshmand weekly magazine, Vancouver, BC

-Making Creative Matts Around Watercolour Paintings to Enhance Their Beauty, Jan. 2013

-Forbidden Colours, Painting in an Opaque Palette, 2012

-How to Fix Errors in Watercolour Painting, 2011

-Love Song, collection of selected paintings with Persian musical instruments subject, 1988

-The glory of Past, collection of selected paintings with cultural subject,1986

-Publishing more than 100 Post cards & posters

Awards and Prizes

– 2018 O’ Canada show, Honorable Mention, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC, Canada

– 2016  Concept Show, Third Place, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC, Canada

– 2015  Scenes from Western Canada, Honorable Mention, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC, Canada

– 1985  Gold coin, Golestaneh, “Flowers Painting Competition”, Tehran, Iran

– 1970  First prize, Universities’ Art competition, Miniature Painting, Tehran, Iran

– 1964  Gold Medal, Iran National High Schools’ Art Competition, Ramsar, Iran

– 1964  Gold Medal, Provincial High Schools’ Art Competition, Tehran, Iran

Exhibitions

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2018, Group Show, “Aquarelle et Pastel”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2018, Group Show, “Artists’ Choices”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2018, Group Show, “Go Figure”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2018, Group Show, “Landscape, Vancouver”, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2018, Group Show, “O’Canada”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

– Federation of Canadian Artists’ gallery, 2018, Group Show, “Scenes from Western Canada”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2018, Group Show, “POTE”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2018, Group Show, “Wild Life, Vancouver”, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2018, Group Show, “Small, Smaller , Smallest”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2018, Group Show, “Summer Gallery”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2017, Group Show, “Blooms”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2017, Group Show, “O’Canada”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2017, Group Show, “Scenes from Western Canada”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2017, Group Show, ” Small, Smaller,  Smallest”, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

-Federation of Canadian Artists gallery, 2017, Group Show, “Summer Gallery”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

– Federation of Canadian Artists’ gallery, 2017, Group Show, “Artist’s Choices”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

– Federation of Canadian Artists’ gallery, 2016, Group Show, “Concept”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

– Federation of Canadian Artists’ gallery, 2016, Group Show, ”Culture”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

– Federation of Canadian Artists’ gallery, 2016, Group Show, “Small, Smaller, Smallest”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artists’ gallery, 2016, Group Show, “Can Con” show, Vancouver, BC, Canada

– Federation of Canadian Artists’ gallery, 2016, Group Show, “Icons”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artists’ Gallery 2016, Group Show, ”Flowers & Foliage “, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artists’ Gallery 2015, Group Show, “Muse”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artists’ Gallery 2015, Group Show, “Autumn Salon”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artists’ Gallery 2015, Group Show, “Scenes from Western Canada”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artists’ Gallery 2015, Group Show, “Small, Smaller, Smallest”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artists’ Gallery 2015, Group Show, “Foliage & Flowers”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artists’ Gallery 2015, Group Show, “Icons”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artsits’ Gallery 2015, Group Show, “Artists Choice”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Federation of Canadian Artsits’ Gallery 2015, Group Show, ”Works on Paper”, Vancouver, BC, Canada

– “Instructors’ Show”, West Vancouver Memorial Library gallery, 2014, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

– “Instructors’ Show”, West Vancouver Memorial Library gallery, 2013, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

– “Instructors’ Show”, West Vancouver Memorial Library gallery, 2012, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

– “Instructors’ Show”, West Vancouver Memorial Library gallery, 2011, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

– “Instructors’ Show”, West Vancouver Memorial Library gallery, 2010, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Group show, SFU, Centre A, 2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Group show, MS Gallery, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Solo show, West Vancouver Memorial Library gallery, 2003, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

-Group show, West Vancouver Memorial Library gallery, 2003, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

— 45 solo and group shows, Tehran, Isfahan, Ankara, Istanbul