ABOUT ME

Vahid Fazel is an Iranian-Canadian visual artist, filmmaker, and illustrator based in Toronto. His work bridges cultural narratives and universal themes through animations, compelling illustrations, and prints.

Inspired by dreams, poems, nature, and personal experience, Vahid’s art delves into the spectrum of human emotions, exploring themes of resilience, identity, and displacement. His black-and-white drawings and prints reflect both simplicity and profound emotional depth.

His work has been exhibited and screened nationally and internationally, and his poster, "Woman Life Freedom," is in the collection of the Canadian Museum of History.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Partner, Director, and Lead Illustrator, Vivido Inc., 2016-present

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

• Canadian Screen Awards, Best Animated Short nomination for “The Shadow of My Life” (Art Director and Lead Illustrator), Toronto, Canada, 2023

• Author’s International Film Festival / FIC AUTOR, Best Animated Short Film Award for “The Shadow of My Life” (Art Director and Lead Illustrator), Guadalajara, México, 2022

• Mecal Pro, International Short, and Animation Festival, Third Prize for “The Shadow of My Life” (Art Director and Lead Illustrator), Barcelona, Spain, 2022

• Index Award, Finalist in “Digital Activism” Category for “Jensiat” Animated Web Comic, 2017

• Farhang Film Festival, Second Prize for “Commotion” Short Animation, Los Angeles, USA 2015

• Farhang Film Festival, First Prize for “Mr. Mean” Animation, Los Angeles, USA 2014

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS

• Screenings of “The Shadow of My Life” animated short film (Art Director and Lead Illustrator), Barcelona, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Montreal, Amsterdam, 2022

• Farhang Film Festival, Screening of “Commotion” Short Animation, Los Angeles, USA 2015

• Farhang Film Festival, Screening of “Mr. Mean” Animation, Los Angeles, USA 2014

• Chroma & Hue group show, Rebellion Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2014

• Toronto Independent Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2013

• Golden Bee (Moscow International Biennial of Graphic Design), Moscow, Russia, 2010

• Ten Images for Ithaca, Island of Ithaca, Greece, 2009

• Urban Jealousy, Exhibited in Istanbul, Berlin, and Brussels, 2008

• The 9th Contemporary Iranian Graphic Design Biennial, Tehran, Iran, 2008