Current Residents
Current Resident: Apr 1, 2025–Jun 30, 2025
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Behdad Esfahbod
Studio #213
Curator
Asal Andarzipour
Asal Andarzipour’s curatorial work is mainly focused on visual arts with roots in her design background. Her practice merges the realms of curated, created and designed objects, and explores themes of displacement and body politics with a comparative approach. She holds a BFA from the University of Tehran, an MFA from Syracuse University and an MA from the University of Alberta. Andarzipour’s artistic career and activism as a dual-citizen woman in the diaspora are integrated into her daily life.
Asal Andarzipour has curated exhibitions at Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Canada; Bleeding Heart Art Space, Canada; and Zen Center of Syracuse, New York, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
Residents from Iran
Azita Moradkhani

Current Resident: Apr 1, 2025–Jun 30, 2025
Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Studio #209
Artist
Adriane de Souza
Adriane de Souza creates photographic narratives that intertwine documentary and personal histories. Her work delves into themes of identity, belonging, and the complexities of representation and visibility. With a background in Social Sciences from UFRJ and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Design Studies from VCUarts Qatar, she embraces a multidisciplinary approach. Recently, she has broadened her focus to include alternative photography printing and curation, exploring materiality and innovative storytelling techniques while further deepening her creative practice.
Adriane de Souza has exhibited work at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Qatar; LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore; and Doha Film Institue, Qatar, among others.
adrianedesouza.comEvents & Exhibitions
Current Resident: Mar 1, 2025–May 31, 2025
Vision Fund
Studio #203
Artist
Akeema-Zane
Akeema-Zane (she/her) is an artist and researcher working in the mediums of literature, film, performance and sound. a²z is the arm which houses some of the artists’ music/sound practice which includes deejaying, composition and scoring/sound design.
Akeema-Zane has exhibited work at Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia; Recess Art, New York; and Weeksville Heritage Center, New York, among others.