Veils, fractures, and the weight of memory.
Donya Kavoosi’s practice moves between painting, mixed media, and installation—exploring the tension between concealment and exposure, the body and its echoes, the archive and its erasures.
Artist statement
Working across layered surfaces, Donya constructs visual fields where figures appear, dissolve, and re-emerge. Her work is rooted in personal and collective memory, drawing from archival photographs, family narratives, and the quiet violence of displacement.
Material, body, and residue
Through scraping, erasing, and overpainting, Donya treats the surface as a site of negotiation. Each layer becomes both a concealment and a trace—an index of what has been removed, withheld, or refused. The work resists a single reading, instead inviting viewers into a slow, intimate encounter.
Recent pieces
Veil of Emergence
Mixed media on canvas, 2024
Weight of the Living
Oil and graphite on panel, 2024
Rhythm of Defiance
Ink, acrylic, and collage, 2023
Echoes in the Threshold
Mixed media on paper, 2023
Soft Collapse
Oil on canvas, 2022
Held in Fragments
Layered print and paint, 2022
Selected exhibitions & CV
Recent exhibitions include group and solo presentations across Toronto and beyond, with works featured in academic, gallery, and independent spaces.
Full CV available upon request.
Inquiries & studio
For exhibition, collaboration, or acquisition inquiries, please reach out via email: info@donyakavoosi.com