Hadi Jamali is an artist working at the intersection of mixed-material installation, interactivity, and time-based media. Born in Tehran, Iran, he is based in Tiohtiá:ke / Montreal. His installations unfold through spatial and temporal conditions shaped by the viewer’s presence, where thresholds, partial visibility, and processes of activation resist fixed narrative and remain contingent and continually reactivated. His work has been presented in Canada, as well as in Europe and Asia.
Educations
2019-2022 MFA, Intermedia Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2015-2019 BFA, Intermedia Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2018 Exchange Program, Cultural Studies, Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata, Japan
2000-2004 BFA Visual Communication, Science and Culture University, Tehran, Iran
Exhibitions, Screenings & Performances
2026 “(in)stability: The Weight of Distance” Mixed-media interactive installation, ICAF 2026, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada
2026 “Darkness Before” Mixed-material sculpture, Festival Art Souterrain, Montreal, Canada
2025 “Bird’s Sanctuary” Audiovisual performance, TAMK Satamakadun sali, Tampere, Finland
2025 “Bird’s Sanctuary” Audiovisual performance, Kerhola, Nokia, Finland
2024 “de-compass,” group exhibition, video, Graffik Gallery, London, UK
2023 “Serendipity,” Solo exhibition, interactive installation, Maison de la culture Janine-Sutto, Montreal, Canada
2023 “Serendipity,” Solo exhibition, interactive installation, Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Canada
2023 “sanctuaire d’oiseaux,” Audiovisual performance, Festival Acces Asie and Le Vivier at Édifice Wilder, Montreal
2023 “The Life of Uterus,” Group exhibition, Mixed media installation, Maison de la culture du Plateau, Montreal, Canada
2020 “In Praise of Silence” Interactive installation, solo exhibition, MAI Gallery, Montreal
2019 “The Marathon to Remain” video, screening, KLEX Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2018 “Altered States,” “It’s Going to Be Okay” video installation, Group Exhibition, Eastern bloc, Montreal
2018 “La Foire” Single channel videos, screening, M.A.I Gallery, Canada
2017 “Serendipity” Interactive video installation, group exhibition, M.A.I Gallery, Canada
2017 “10th anniversary of Mekic,” Photo, group exhibition, Mekic Gallery, Montreal
2016 “The Eye Of The Well,” video, exhibition, Mekic Gallery, Canada
2015 “Selfie,” “The Marathon to Remain” video, group exhibition Mekic Gallery, Montreal
Residencies
2025 “CENTRE DE PRODUCTION DAÏMÔN,” Gatineau, Canada
2024 “EKWC, the European Ceramic Workcentre,” Oisterwijk, Netherlands
Grants
2025 “Vivacité” Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
2023 “Arts Abroad, Residencies,’ Canada Council for the Arts
2023 “Research and creation,” Canada Council for the Arts
2022 “Vivacité” Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
2020 “Digital Original” Canada Council for the Arts
2018 “Programme d’accompagnement” PRIM | MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels)
2017 “Serendipity” Vidéographe & Festival Accès Asie
Workshops and Talks
2026 ICAF 2026 Symposium, “Urban Space, Shelter, and the Commons”, Presentation and panel discussion, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada.
2021 “Documenting the Ephemeral!”, workshop, Concordia University
2020 “Documenting Performance Art,” workshop, Concordia University
2020 “Multi-Channel video installation,” workshop, Concordia University
2019 “Animation and Collage,” workshop, Concordia University
2016 Photography workshop, Mekic Gallery, Canada