Hooman Mehdizadehjafari
Hooman Mehdizadehjafari (Hoo) is an Iranian-born Canadian, award-winning visual and public artist. A graduate of Tehran University of Art with a Master’s degree in Sculpture and Painting. Working under the banner of Hoomanart, Hoo has spent nearly two decades designing, project managing, and delivering permanent site-specific artworks for public and private clients across North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Hoo’s practice is grounded in biomimicry and abstraction, drawing inspiration from the forms, systems, and intricacies of the natural world. His work explores the intersection of nature, culture, and human experience, reimagining how visual language can reflect collective histories and evolving relationships to place.
notable International achievements:
Hooman selected as the British Columbia province representative artist giving speech in Canmore National Public Art Competition, Canmore, AB, Canada, 2018. Photo credit: Dawn Saunders-Dahl.
The Rising, the runner up design for the international Lions Gate Town Center, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2017.
Waves, the runner up design for the international Lions Gate Town Center, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2017.
Embrace, A selected design for the final stage of Canmore National Public Art Contest. Canmore, AB, Canada, 2018.
Creation by Hooman Mehdizadehjafari selected as one of the top 3 designs among 300 submissions for the CAMH National Public Art Competition, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2018.
The Sky awarded as the runner up design for the Fifth Urban Sculpture Biennial of Tehran, Iran, 2010.
Dew, the runner up design for the international Lions Gate Town Center, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2017