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Instagram Takeover: Elsa Hashemi


  • Akin Collective 87 Wade Avenue #101 Toronto, ON, M6H 1P5 Canada (map)

Elsa is a visual artist whose main focus is Photography and Calligraphy-Painting. She works as an artwork/mural-documentation photographer in Toronto and a freelance Calligrapher. In addition, she teaches visual arts to kids; and ESL & Canadian culture to adults. Her artistic practice mainly involves conceptual art, portraying concepts like Migration, Being a Woman, Immigration, and Quarantine.

Through her images and calligraphy-painting art, she tells stories of people, believing that stories can tell us about the realities in life that are too complicated. She is a recipient of Toronto Arts Foundation's Newcomer Arts Award and RBC Mentorship Award.

As a professional photographer, she combines deep theoretical/technical knowledge with experience documenting artworks, creating portfolios and photo books for the artists, designing brochures, and promoting products and artworks via social networks and various advertising materials. Elsa, stands out in photographing arts and cultural events, gatherings, and outdoor festivals. She has been working with a variety of organizations including Street Art Toronto and Art Starts.