Maryam Vedadi is an Iranian-Canadian emerging multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto. Her self-taught practice has evolved from realistic oil and digital paintings to an exploration of the imagination through magical realism using various other media. Marked by rich symbolism and a vibrant color palette, her work is heavily inspired by her Persian culture, art,  and literature.

Rooted in her Iranian-Kurdish heritage and immigrant experience, her work explores universal themes of love, loss, identity, aging, fertility, and more. Maryam’s storytelling invites introspection and connection.

Her creative process begins with a vague idea, image or colour story, without the constraints of detailed planning. This organic approach allows for a dynamic and evolving process, where each piece guides its own development through a continuously shifting narrative. Every brush stroke reveals a new shape, and each layer dictates the next.