IKG Visiting Artist Series: Riaz Mehmood

Riaz Mehmood is a multidisciplinary artist who uses video, photography and computer programming as his primary means of expression.

Artist talks are open to students, staff, faculty and the public – all are welcome!   

Riaz Mehmood's practice often visits themes of multiple and fluid identities, geographical, psychological and cultural displacement, magic realism, and the development of knowledge. His ancestral home is a small village located between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Riaz immigrated to Canada in 2000 as a professional engineer and decided to pursue a career in the arts. Riaz holds an MFA from the University of Windsor (2012) and completed the Integrated Media program at the Ontario College of Art and Design (2005). He has participated in several international and national artist residencies and workshops, and has earned numerous grants, scholarships, and awards over the years. Riaz has also been involved with several artist-run centers and served on the boards of SAVAC (Toronto) and articule (Montréal). His works have been shown nationally and internationally.

Photo: Installation view of Riaz Mehmood: Ghazal-Songs, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 2022.