Artist in Residence
Langara College’s Creative Arts and Industries hosts an artist in residence each spring. One of the primary functions of this residency is to provide the artist with time to create a body of work, which will be exhibited at the end of the residency. It is intended to be a community-building project with social advocacy or a social cause at its core.
The residency also offers opportunities for the artist to engage extensively with the Langara College community through lectures, office hours, student mentorships, and studio visits. Program students have the chance to participate as assistants and observers in the process of creating a body of work for exhibit. Langara provides office space, access to studios, equipment, and other supports.
Artist in Residence 2025
Langara College’s Professional Photography department is pleased to host our second Photographer in Residence, Pooya Nabei. Pooya’s residency project, titled “An Old Reverie”, explores the myriad struggles that individuals and families face as they write their stories in a foreign land. An immigrant himself, Pooya has always been fascinated by the profound changes one must navigate to successfully adjust to a new country and culture.
Pooya’s project, which will be exhibited at the end of the residency. It is intended to be a community-building project with social advocacy or a social cause at its core.
The residency also offers opportunities for the photographer to engage extensively with the Langara College community through lectures, office hours, student mentorships, and studio visits. Professional Photography Program students will have the chance to participate as assistants, digital techs, and observers in the process of creating a body of work for exhibit. Langara provides office space, access to studios, photographic equipment, and other supports.
2025 Artist Pooya Nabei: Pooya is a commercial portrait and fashion photographer. Pooya embraces a rich, moody and sensual representation of the drama and energy of the everyday.
The 2025 Project: Titled “An Old Reverie”, the project explores the myriad struggles that individuals and families face as they write their stories in a foreign land. An immigrant himself, Pooya has always been fascinated by the profound changes one must navigate to successfully adjust to a new country and culture.
2024 Artist Tilly Nelson: Tilly is a commercial photographer based between Vancouver, Toronto, and London, England. She is known for her advocacy for inclusive sets and for including models with visual and physical disabilities in media and advertising.
The 2024 Project: A series of studio portraits featuring people with disabilities in their professional roles. The goal of this project is to empower younger people with disabilities without framing individuals as heroes or suggesting that their roles are surprising. Tilly’s project sparks powerful conversations about inclusion among students and instructors.
View Tilly Nelson’s Exhibit Here: https://www.tillynelson.com/were-already-here