Biography |
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Sonalika Vakili is an award-winning visual artist using the medium of photography. her work is driven by a desire to challenge and question the concept of constructed identities. By delving into the complexities of human existence, she strives to shed light on the fluidity and ever-evolving nature of who we are.
and as a nature enthusiast drawing inspiration from the natural world, she celebrates its beauty and intricacy, incorporating elements of nature into her artistic expressions. Through her art, she invites viewers to contemplate their own perceptions of self and the world around them.
Sonalika Vakili | Born In Tehran,Iran 1985.
BA Of Photography From Art University Of Tehran 2008.
Participate In Several Group Exhibitions
photography Group show' Laleh Gallery' Tehran 2009.
Foad Festival Photography at Iranian Artists forum on 2014.
10th Gothenburg International Poetry Festival 2015.
Group Exhibition 'Episode 1' In "Mohsen Gallery " 2016.
Photography Group show 'Alteration' at O' Gallery Tehran 2017.
Conceptual photography Exhibition at Isoo Gallery 2017.
Specialized Drawing Exhibition at Isoo Gallery 2017.
Photography Group show 'That' at Ehsan Gallery Tehran 2018.
Visual Art Online Group Exhibition 'Art Manifestation' at Nis Art Gallery Istanbul 2020.
Artist of Contemporary Identity International Online Magazine #Issue 9_2021.
'EMERGING VISION 1' MECENATE FINE ART, ROME, ITALY JUN 20-24, 2023.
Awards
Final Candidate(Short List ) For The Grand Prize Of The "LICC" Show In 2011 London,With Her "Interaction With Cindy Sherman" Work.
Honorable Mention(Pro) For The Grand Prize ‘IPA’ On 2013 .
Honorable Mention(Pro) For The Grand Prize ‘IPA’ On 2016 .
FINE ART NOMINEE (PROFESSIONAL) For The Contemporary Goddesses Series at FAPA 2017/2018
NATURE NOMINEE (PROFESSIONAL)For The Long Days Of The Year Series at FAPA 2017/2018
Solo Exhibitions
'Auto Biography Series' at Aria Gallery Tehran 2017
' The Year 30 ' at Rischee29 Open air Art Gallery Tehran 2023
and as a nature enthusiast drawing inspiration from the natural world, she celebrates its beauty and intricacy, incorporating elements of nature into her artistic expressions. Through her art, she invites viewers to contemplate their own perceptions of self and the world around them.
Sonalika Vakili | Born In Tehran,Iran 1985.
BA Of Photography From Art University Of Tehran 2008.
Participate In Several Group Exhibitions
photography Group show' Laleh Gallery' Tehran 2009.
Foad Festival Photography at Iranian Artists forum on 2014.
10th Gothenburg International Poetry Festival 2015.
Group Exhibition 'Episode 1' In "Mohsen Gallery " 2016.
Photography Group show 'Alteration' at O' Gallery Tehran 2017.
Conceptual photography Exhibition at Isoo Gallery 2017.
Specialized Drawing Exhibition at Isoo Gallery 2017.
Photography Group show 'That' at Ehsan Gallery Tehran 2018.
Visual Art Online Group Exhibition 'Art Manifestation' at Nis Art Gallery Istanbul 2020.
Artist of Contemporary Identity International Online Magazine #Issue 9_2021.
'EMERGING VISION 1' MECENATE FINE ART, ROME, ITALY JUN 20-24, 2023.
Awards
Final Candidate(Short List ) For The Grand Prize Of The "LICC" Show In 2011 London,With Her "Interaction With Cindy Sherman" Work.
Honorable Mention(Pro) For The Grand Prize ‘IPA’ On 2013 .
Honorable Mention(Pro) For The Grand Prize ‘IPA’ On 2016 .
FINE ART NOMINEE (PROFESSIONAL) For The Contemporary Goddesses Series at FAPA 2017/2018
NATURE NOMINEE (PROFESSIONAL)For The Long Days Of The Year Series at FAPA 2017/2018
Solo Exhibitions
'Auto Biography Series' at Aria Gallery Tehran 2017
' The Year 30 ' at Rischee29 Open air Art Gallery Tehran 2023
Description |
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This series is showing artist’s hybridized world among the mythological history of goddesses, so you can see her body at equivocal landscape even sacred places through her traveling abroad ,far from any archetypal sign and veil or any ancient religious icon in her appearance to show that where she come from; Artist have used photo montage technique by stitching goddesses portraits in to her figures from the women of real life in William Adolphe Bouguereau and John William God ward paintings around 19 century to create her desired world, because of believing that the goddesses’ archetype are symbols of independence ,beauty and power and the body in a landscape that has been associated with ideas of freedom, personal, duality, sexual or political ,the matters that artist is searching for..
