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OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Firouzeh Saremi Far and Haley Meyer as the recipients of the 2025 Akin Studios Career Launchers!
Firouzeh Saremi Far is a visual artist based in Toronto, Canada. Her artistic practice is an ongoing exploration of the intersections between human experience and environmental influences, reflecting different themes of identity, transformation, and resilience. Drawing inspiration from the emotional intensity of Expressionism and the limitless forms of Abstract Art, her works seek to invoke a dialogue on human matters. Her goal is to create art that not only occupies space but also serves as a catalyst for reflection and engagement, encouraging viewers to consider their connection to the world and the impact of their presence within it.
Haley Meyer is an oil painter and intaglio printmaker based Toronto. Her work explores the connection between memory loss and transitional places, using fleeting images taken while in transit to reflect how memories slip, fade, and blur over time. The world seen from these spaces is impermanent and distorted, mirroring the way memory loss fractures and reshapes past experiences. Through painting and etching, she is able to organize, preserve, and remember fading experiences. Haley has exhibited her work across Ontario and is graduating from OCAD University’s Drawing & Painting program with a minor in Printmaking & Publications.
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