Mahir Siraj
Artist member since 2022
Toronto , Ontario
Mahir Siraj b.1992
Mahir Siraj is an Eritrean-born artist who lives and works in Toronto. He is an emerging artist who has a background in painting as a self-thought artist and is currently studying drawing and painting at OCAD University. Mahir’s works employ the use of symbols and metaphors to investigate the relationship between memory and meaning in the context of personal and social identity formations. A recipient of the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 61 Best of Student Award, Mahir has since had a solo exhibition at Artscape Youngplace Hallway Galleries, a residency at the Artscape Gibraltar Point, and a group exhibition at 183 Gallery.
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