Aynaz Parkas is an Iranian Vancouver-based visual artist with a BFA from Simon Fraser University. Through painting, installation and sculpture, Parkas is ongoingly reflecting on the weight of being, bodily realities, and socio-political tensions around the notion of land.

Her multidisciplinary practice explores the rhizomatic nature of knowledge, relationships with dwelling spaces, and the process of uprooting and relocation. Her works expand the traditional frameworks of painting’s rubric while channeling her experiences into objects and installations that have the capacity to mediate between art and life.

Aynaz is currently living and working on Skwxwú7mesh, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm , and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ lands.


aynazparkass@gmail.com