2024-2026 Masters of Fine Arts in Visual Arts (expecting)
University of Chicago, Chicago Il
2018-2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Double Major in Visual Arts and Art History
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Awards and Honors
2023 John Alexander McDonald Scholarship in Humanities
2022 Russ Patrick Arts Undergrad Student Research Awards
2020-2022 Dean’s List
2021 Takao Tanabe and Anona Throne Scholarship
2021 Trek Excellence Scholarship
2020 Florence Muriel Smeltzer Scholarship
2018 BC Government Scholarship in Fine Arts
Exhibitions
2025 To be Seen Looking, Cochrane-Woods Art Center, Chicago Il
Two Person Exhibitions
2024 Who’s your Daddy: Inherent Topographies and Other Familiar Accumulations
West Vancouver Art Museum, West Vancouver BC
Group Exhibitions
2024 EDGING, Logan Center for the Arts Chicago Il
2023 Women, Life, Freedom, North Van Arts, North Vancouver BC
2023 in/finite: Inside of Us is the Universe, Audain Art Centre, Vancouver BC
2023 Kent Collective, The Kent Van, Vancouver BC
2022 Body, Hatch Gallery, Vancouver BC
2022 Inverted Pyramid Series: Antipode, James Black Gallery, Vancouver BC
2022 Where Have We Been, Hatch Gallery, Vancouver BC
2021 Visual Arts Undergraduate, Audain Art Centre, Vancouver BC
Publications
2024 “Artist’s statement” and “Artist Bio” Who’s Your Daddy: Inherent Topographies and Other Familiar
Accumulations Exhibition Catalog, West Vancouver Arts Museum
2024 “Battles of Simurgh and Ezhdaha: The Ideological Transformation of Monsters”
Undergraduate Journal of Art History and Visual Culture Issue 14
2023 “Navigating an Entangled Universe” in/finite: Inside of Us is the Universe Exhibition Catalog,
Audain Art Centre
2021 “I See No Point” and “Front Cover” Tribute, VASALINE Zine Issue 3, University of British Columbia
Artist Talks
2025 To Be Seen Looking: A Crisis at Play, MagicFeifei and Kiana Shahnia Chat About,
University of Chicago VRC, Chicago Il
2024 Who’s Your Daddy: Inherited topographies and Other Familiar Accumulations, Kiana Shahnia and
Roselynn Sadeghiani, West Vancouver Art Museum, West Vancouver BC
2023 Women, Life, Freedom Curatorial Tour, North Van Arts, North Vancouver BC
Press
2023 Nina Malekyazdi “Women, Life, Freedom: Exhibit highlights Iranian women's continued resistance”
The Ubyssey, July 10, 2023.
2022 Gloria Rahgozar “Politics of the Body at the Hatch was an exploration of vulnerability and identity,”
The Ubyssey, November 1, 2022.
Experiences
2024-present Teaching Assistant, Department of Vidual Arts at University of Chicago, Chicago Il
2024-present Wood/Metal shop assistant, Logan Center Shop, Chicago Il
2023-2024 Art Handler, The Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver BC
2023-2024 Exhibition Installer, North Van Arts, North Vancouver BC
2020-2023 Wood/Metal Shop Assistant Technician, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
2022 Gallery Invigilator and Tour Guide, Rennie Museum, Vancouver BC
2022 Studio Safety Assistant, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
2020 Gallery Assistant, Hatch Gallery, Vancouver BC