Shiva Nasiri
Shiva Nasiri is a sculptor and educator with a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Sculpture from Tehran University of Art. With over six years of teaching experience, she has taught art history and visual foundations at various institutions and participated in curatorial projects at SAW Gallery in Ottawa.
Her work, exhibited internationally, blends traditional and contemporary techniques, exploring themes like embodiment and site-specific art. Shiva’s expertise spans life-size clay modeling, bronze casting, and digital sculpting.
Shiva is currently the head technician at LOAM Clay Studio as well as an occasional instructor.