TAMANA S.H. DJUYA 

ABOUT

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Tamana S.H. Djuya, is a multidisciplinary Afghan-Canadian artist who lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.  

 

Her practice stems from a critical view of socio-political and cultural issues as well as interpersonal themes. She weaves together memories from the past with inspiration that arises from her present-day life. For Djuya, symbolism can be found in everything in our world. Her paintings are a reflection of her life, rife with references to both her personal past of living between the East and West and that of ancient history. Within them she addresses a wide range of topics, from the sociopolitical to humor, to metaphysical aspects of objects, symbolism, and the existence of being. 

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Djuya has exhibited at the Michael Wright Art Gallery and she has participated in group exhibitions at Access Gallery, Burnaby Art Gallery offsite exhibition space, Seymour Art Gallery, The Silk Purse Gallery, North Vancouver Arts Council, Port Moody Art Center, Ferry Building Gallery, and the Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery. Her work has found its way into private collections in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

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SELECTED EXHIBITION

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CURRENT EXHIBITION

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2024   Michael Wright Art Gallery - Port Coquitlam, BC 

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PAST EXHIBITION

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2024   Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

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2022   Art Gallery Offsite Exhibition - May to September 2022​

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2022  Silk Purse Art Centre "West Vancouver Community Arts Council' - Spectrum - West Vancouver 

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2022   Benjamin Lumb Art House - "White Cube" - West Vancouver

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2021   Silk Purse Art Centre "West Vancouver Community Arts Council" - "Spectrum" - West Vancouver 

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2020   Silk Purse Art Centre "West Vancouver Community Arts Council" - "Transformation" Virtual Art Exhibition - West Vancouver

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2020   Silk Purse Art Centre "West Vancouver Community Arts Council" -"Art Unlocked" Virtual Art Exhibition - West Vancouver

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2020   Silk Purse Art Centre "West Vancouver Community Arts Council"- Distant Together Virtual Art Exhibition - West Vancouver 

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2020   Federation of Canadian Artists - 2020 Social distancing - Vancouver, Canada 

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2020   Access Gallery - Vancouver, Canada

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2018   Port Moody Art Centre - Port Moody

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2018   Silk Purse Gallery – West Vancouver

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2017   North Vancouver Arts Council / City Scape Art space – North Vancouver

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2017   UNICEF GALA - Calgary, Canada

 

2017   Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery - Vancouver, Canada​

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2017   Imago Mundi Collection exhibition dedicated to Canada for its 150th ----Anniversary - "Instituto Veneto di Scienze Lettreed Arti,                Venice and Venice Biennale Viva Art Viva 

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2017   Seymour Art Gallery - West Vancouver

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2017   Canada – Shortlisted artist of “All for Change” - Aga Khan Foundation Canada

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2017   Spectrum - Silk Purse Gallery - West Vancouver, Canada 

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2016   Art 4 Life – Port Moody Art Centre – Port Moody

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2016   UNICEF Water for Life Gala- Halifax, Canada

 

2016   Shortlisted Together Art Contest “AllForChange” – Aga Khan Foundation Canada

 

2016   Love in Any Languages – Ferry Building Gallery- West Vancouver

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2016   Solo Exhibition – Port Moody Public Library

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2016   Solo exhibition “Arzo & Omid” _Hope & Wish- Michael Wright Art Gallery – Port Coquitlam

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2016   Tao of Paper and Clay - Michael Wright Art Gallery - Port Coquitlam

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2015   Anonymous Show- North Vancouver Community Arts Council

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2015   Representing Canadian Art in "Imago Mundi Global Project" Italy - Port Moody Art Centre "City of Arts" – Port Moody

 

2015   Winter Treasures - Port Moody Art Centre "City of Arts"

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RESIDENCIES AND ARTIST TALK

 

2024   Artist talk - Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 

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2023   Deer Lake Artist Residency

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COLLECTIONS

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2015   Luciano Benetton Art Collection - Imago Mundi Art

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2015   Present - Private Collection 

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GRANTS AND AWARDS

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2021  Canada Council For Arts - Explore and Create 

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​COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT

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2024   2025 - 2026 Exhibition Advisory Committee, The City of Port Coquitlam - Port Coquitlam, BC

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MEDIA

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2022   West Coast Curated, Vancouver 

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    https://westcoastcurated.com/5-public-art-to-see-in-burnaby/

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2016   Aga Khan Foundation, Canada, Shortlisted within the finalists of “Together Art Contest”

 

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/akfcanada/sets/72157665295588956

    https://www.wishpond.com/lp/1422671/entries/81422948

    https://www.wishpond.com/lp/1422671/

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2016   TriCity Newpaper, Port Coquitlam, BC Canada

 

    https://www.tricitynews.com/local-arts/artist-goes-from-group-to-solo-show-in-port-coquitlam-3024449

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EDUCATION 

 

2014   Illustration - Emily Carr University of Art and Design – Vancouver, Canada

 

2014   Classical Drawing and Painting - "City of Arts" Port Moody, Canada

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2003   Degree in Business and Economics, Germany

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