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Zainab Verjee (@zainubverjee) bestowed honorary degree by NSCAD University, Halifax, Canada

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  • Posted on April 19, 2022

NSCAD University, also known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, will award…

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Zainub Verjee moderates the Massey Dialogues

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  • Posted on January 18, 2022

As a Senior Fellow of Massey College, Zainub Verjee was invited to moderate an important…

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Conversations with the Real Action Figures: Zainub Verjee

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  • Posted on November 22, 2021

One of the Canadian Film and Video pioneers, Zainub Verjee speaks on her journey as…

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Massey College: Senior Fellow Luncheon Lecture by Zainub Verjee

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  • Posted on October 6, 2021

The final report of Canada’s Massey Commission, the Royal Commission on National Development in the…

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Zainub Verjee elected a Senior Fellow of Massey College

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  • Posted on September 21, 2021

Zainub Verjee has been elected a Senior Fellow of Massey College at the University of…

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Zainub Verjee talks about the death of languages, neon, and the status of the artist

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  • Posted on August 23, 2021

THE TENSIONS BETWEEN language and words, words and action have always inspired artist Zainub Verjee—along…

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Dr. Zainub Verjee (@zainubverjee) appointed as a fellow of McLaughlin College at York University

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  • Posted on August 3, 2021August 3, 2021

Dr. Zainub Verjee, Executive Director of Galeries Ontario/Galleries Ontario has been appointed as a Fellow…

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Zainub Verjee conferred with an Honorary Doctorate for her exceptional contribution | (@zainubverjee)

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  • Posted on July 30, 2021July 30, 2021

On June 11, 2021, Zainub Verjee received her honorary doctorate at the Ontario College of…

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Zainub Verjee (@zainubverjee): Connecting to Spirit through Art

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  • Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

As part of Ramadan spirit, Zainub Verjee was invited to speak to Jamat across US…

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Zainub Verjee (@Zainubverjee): 2020 Governor General’s Visual and Media Arts Award Winner

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  • Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Ottawa, February 19, 2020 – The Canada Council for the Arts today revealed the winners of…

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Dreams and Dystopias, East Africa at the Crossroads at ZAMANA SPACE, Ismaili Centre, London, UK

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  • Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019

A photography exhibition by Guillaume Bonn with films from Grace Ndiritu and the Aga Khan…

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Feature interview of Zainub Verjee in Canadian Art Fall Issue 2017
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Zainub Verjee Appointed Member of Board of Directors at Work In Culture (WIC)

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  • Posted on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

Work In Culture is a 20 year old province wide organization that envisions to have…

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Zainub Verjee Appointed to the Board of the Cultural Human Resources Council

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  • Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

At its recently held 25th Annual General Meeting in Toronto, Zainub Verjee was appointed to…

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The Premiere Panel: Artists’ Journey – Role of Artist in Our Society

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  • Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

#InternationalArtGallery #Lisbon #JubileeArts #STEAM #Arteducation #ZainubVerjee #Arts Art Education is critical to our education system A year…

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New Canadian Film Records the Work of Zainub Verjee

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  • Posted on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

#ZainubVerjee #InVisibleColours #1989 #SecondWave #Feminism #MeToo #Ryersonstudio   Zainub Verjee is one of the subjects…

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Zainub Verjee: “Don’t reduce Diversity to an HR issue! It has far more complex and nuanced history.”

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  • Posted on June 27, 2019June 26, 2019

#ZainubVerjee #AAMC2019 #OAAG #ARTGALLERY #OAAG #CanadianArt Zainub Verjee was invited to speak at the prestigious Association of Art Museum Curators…

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Three Watermelons, One Hand: The Feminists read things from when they were young(er)

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  • Posted on February 1, 2019February 1, 2019

Zainub Verjee was invited to speak at an event remediating the second wave feminist archive,…

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  • Art and Culture

Zainub Verjee: For Love or Money

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  • Posted on January 25, 2019January 25, 2019

By Zainub Verjee According to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), an artist is either a…

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Zainub Verjee delivers the Opening Note at the Ideas Digital Forum

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  • Posted on January 17, 2019January 22, 2019

As the interaction between the Public Art Gallery as the site of engagement with the…

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  • Art and Culture

Zainub Verjee invited to speak on the Massey Commission Report

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  • Posted on January 14, 2019January 17, 2019

Mass Culture / Mobilisation Culture, began in 2018 a conversation with Canadian Community where they…

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  • Art and Culture

Zainub Verjee’s essay in Canadian Art Magazine answers who is an Artist

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  • Posted on January 11, 2019January 17, 2019

Zainub Verjee’s new essay “For Love or Money” in the 2019 Winter issue of Canadian…

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Future of Art Galleries - keynote by Zainub Verjee
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Future of Art Galleries – keynote by Zainub Verjee

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  • Posted on October 16, 2017October 15, 2017

Zainub Verjee delivered the keynote address on the Future of Art galleries at the Art…

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Nomadic Architecture showcased two decades ago at Burnaby Jamatkhana
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Nomadic Architecture showcased two decades ago at Burnaby Jamatkhana

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  • Posted on October 4, 2017October 3, 2017

Twenty years ago, October 4,1997 became an important marker in the Canadian contemporary art when…

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Feature interview of Zainub Verjee in Canadian Art Fall Issue 2017
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Feature interview of Zainub Verjee in Canadian Art Fall Issue 2017

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  • Posted on October 2, 2017October 2, 2017

“The personal trajectory of Zainub Verjee over the past four decades intersects with cultural moments…

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Zainub Verjee, Executive Director of Ontario Association of Art Galleries, Toronto
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Zainub Verjee leads Visual Arts as a partner in the $2.5 million Partnership Grant Awarded to McGill University

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  • Posted on October 29, 2016October 29, 2016

Visual Arts continues to be an invaluable asset within the struggle to counter sexual violence…

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