Gather at the Gallery: Talk & Taste with Behnaz Fatemi (55+)

Please note that there is a limit of two tickets per person. This measure is in place to promote a more equitable ticket purchasing experience for everyone.

Gather at the Gallery is a weekly event presented specifically for the 55+ community. Each week there will be opportunities to express your own creativity through a variety of hands on workshops, meet artists and hear their stories, or preview new exhibitions. Gather at the Gallery is generously sponsored by the Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility of the Government of Ontario.

is a multidisciplinary artist and PhD candidate in Visual Culture at Western University. In 2025, she was selected as one of only two artists for the International Residency at The Art House and the Royal Over-Seas League in the UK. She was Kitchener’s Artist in Residence (2020–21), participated in the CAFKA Biennial (2023), and was an Artist in Residence for Femme Folks Fest (2025). Her work has been exhibited in Canada, Iran, and the United States, including at Art Windsor-Essex, the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery(Canada), and Otagh Bargh gallery, Matne Emrooz Gallery (Iran). Fatemi received the Emerging Artist Award from Arts Awards Waterloo Region (2021) and has been supported by scholarships and grants, including the International Master’s Award of Excellence (University of Waterloo), the Doctoral Entrance Scholarship (Western University), Pat the Dog Theatre Creation, and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund.

View more of Behnaz's work here

Talk & Taste is a monthly event featuring a talk by a guest artist, followed by refreshments related to their culture or body of work.

This month we will be serving Iranian food from a local restaurant.

Please email [email protected] by January 19th if you have any allergies or dieatary requirements. We will do our best to accommodate you.

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