Discipline: Visual Arts
Homebase: Vancouver
Languages: English, Farsi/Persian
Grant Eligibility: Eligible to apply for AIC
Aileen Bahmanipour is an Iranian born Vancouver-based artist. She has received her BFA in Painting from the Art University of Tehran and MFA in Visual arts at the University of British Columbia. Bahmanipour has exhibited her work in a body of solo and group exhibitions in Iran as well as in Canada, including her solo and group exhibitions at Vancouver's grunt gallery, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Gallery 1515, Hatch Art Gallery, and Two Rivers Gallery. She is the recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council grant in 2017, Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Artist in 2019, and Early Career Development grant from BC Arts Council in 2019.
Aileen Bahmanipour is a creative, hard-working and organized individual. She is capable of instructing a classroom of students in the art-based subject matter. She was well-liked by her students, colleagues and managers. I would highly recommend Aileen for a position within the art field or a position working with children. Kate Dinis, Manager of After School Program/K-12, The Arts Connection