Leila Zelli

Leila Zelli is a visual artist born in Tehran, Iran, and based in Montreal. A graduate of the Université du Québec à Montréal in visual and media arts, she explores themes of conflict, memory, and migration through her work. Her practice encompasses video, installation, and photography, often drawing on archives, found images, and symbols from her cultural heritage. Zelli questions dominant narratives, offering nuanced perspectives on exile and identity. Her work has been exhibited in institutions and galleries in Quebec and internationally, and is held in several public collections. By infusing poetic sensibility into socially and politically charged subjects, she invites viewers to reflect on the fractures of the contemporary world and on humanity’s place within them.