Tara Farahani Appointed 2018 FCS & FA Artist-in-Residence
Tara Farahani. Photo: xvxyphoto.com
What are the experiences that shape how we move in the world? Why do we find it so difficult to talk about them? What can sharing our stories do for our connection and healing? These are some of the important questions that Tara Farahani, the Jack Layton and John C. Eaton Chair’s newest Artist-in-Residence, will explore with Ryerson students, faculty and staff. In short, she will examine what it means to honour our lived experience.
Having showcased and performed numerous creative writing pieces across the city, Farahani has a deep understanding of the fears that keep people from sharing their stories, and the beautiful relationships and community that emerge when they do. Her latest project, From Under the Rug, examines the duality of gaining strength and resilience when speaking one’s truths.
Informed by her lived-experience as an Iranian-Canadian Diaspora, Farahani carries a desire to challenge norms, ignite thoughtful dialogues, and engage in continuous learning in all walks of her professional and personal life.
When she isn’t working in the non-profit sector, you will find the Toronto-based writer and researcher tucked away in the corners of cafes across Toronto crafting creative non-fiction prose, typing away on her blog, tarainwonderland.ca (external link) , or in her home office creating jewelry for her side hustle, Anaar (external link) .
Farahani is the successful recipient of CUE’s 2018 Writing Program bursary to work on her upcoming non-fiction prose book, I Had a Very Happy Childhood, and has been featured on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning program, CBC News (external link) , Flare Magazine (external link) , Ryerson Alumni Magazine (external link) , and the Toronto Star (external link) for her poetry and advocacy work.
