Artist, Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Arts Educator Visual Artist, Grant Writer
Education
B.A. Honors
Human Rights & Equity Studies
York University, 2021
Publications
2022 | Briarpatch Magazine Shortlist
2022 | ‘Poetic Alchemy’, RISE Edutainment, Randell Adjei
2021 | Moël, Kopia TV
2021 | Spoken Word Poetry with Youth from Refugee Backgrounds,
International Literacy Association
2021 | Pulse Zine, Students of Colour Collective, University of Victoria
2021 | Dooneh Zine ISSUE NO. 4
2020 | Asgari, Nasim ‘WOKE & LOUD:
A Faith-Based Medley of Muslim Poetry & Spoken Word’,
Edited by Leila Hasib, Inked Resistance Press, 2020
2019 | ‘Untitled’, Exhibition Folio: Ai Weiwei Unbroken, Gardiner Museum
2018 | Asgari, Nasim, what was swept under the Persian rug, Poetry Anthology
2018 | still untitled, untitled still, March Sports Edition, West End Phoenix Newspaper
2017 | Monica, Abadir, The Curation of Difference,
Diasporas in Archive: A Living Document Breathing Through Memory,
Social Justice Education Ontario Institute for Studies in Education UofT
2016 | ‘Letter to Maman She Will Never Read’ ‘Homebound’ Outburst Zine
2016 | Syed, Fatima “Speak Out: How an Inspiring New Generation of
Spoken Word Poets Found Their Voices” This Magazine
2015 | Cole, Desmond, “Taking Action against Bill C-51: A report from Toronto,
one of fifty-six Canadian cities protest government’s proposed anti-terror law”,
The Walrus
Languages
- Farsi
- English
- French
Sync Placements
2022 | Sort Of, Show, CBC GEM + HBO Max, Season 2 Score, Songwriter
2022 | OLG Lotto Max Dream Drop Campaign Commercial,
Produced by Dean Vision, Performed by Moël, Written by Nasim Asgari
Selected Released Discography
2022 | Parker (Featured on Sort Of Season 2)
Produced by Dean Vision, Performed by Moël, Written by Nasim Asgari
2022 | Retro (Featured on Sort Of Season 2)
Produced by Dean Vision, Performed by Moël & Nasim, Written by Nasim Asgari
2021 | LottoMax+ 9000 (Featured on Sort Of Season 2 + OLG LottoMax Dream Drop)
Produced by Dean Vision, Performed by Moël, Written by Nasim Asgari
2020 | Hope You Relate (Commissioned by AGYU)
Produced by Solitaire, Performed by Terence Penny,
Named Tobias, Zakisha Brown, Tracey Kayy, Nasim Asgari
2018 | Don’t Look Back
Produced by Alex Ernewein, Performed by Dey & Moël, Written by Nasim Asgari
2018 | Set It To The Limit
Produced by Alex Ernewein, Performed by Dey & Moël, Written by Nasim Asgari
Selected Poetry
2022| Six Knees2022 | Black Box2022 | January 8th,
2021 | See Through
2020 | remind me I'm alive
2020 | the day my grandfather died
2020 | depleted: for roua
2020 | undefined
2020 | reminder to self
2020 | burning
2019 | Untitled
2018 | grenade
2018 | Make Ourselves Better
2017 | Forever an Immigrant
2017 | Exotical
2016 | Liminality
2016 | today is her birthday
2016 | grandma’s dentures
2015 | baba’s glasses
2015 | Girl’s Like Me
2015 | Breath of a Warrior
2014 | Stuck At The Border
2014 | Letter to Katy Perrym- From a 16-Year-Old
2013 | Letter to Maman She will Never Read
2013 | Revolution of Butterflies
2013 | Still, a Long Way
2013 | Once Upon a Sunset
2013 | maman’s hands
2013 | For the Prophet
2012 | Dreaming the Dream
2012 | Wake-Up
2012 | Maybe
2012 | Revolutionize the Soul Step by Step
2010 | A Minaret in Switzerland
Selected Performances
2022 | CUPE National Women’s Conference, Sheraton Hotel 123 Queen St.W, November 28
2022 | Half A Concert, 915 Dupont, Toronto, September 28, 2022
2021 | X Avant- You In Mind, The Music Gallery, RISE, 918 Bathurst
2021 | Unity Festival, Unity Charity, Gladstone Hotel/
Virtually Broadcasted on Amazon Music Canada
2021 | Art on My Mind, Art Gallery of York University, Virtual
2021 | The Good Time Show T.O, Bickford Park, 400 Grace Street Sept 4, 2021,
2021 | Musicians and Poets for Palestine, Virtual, May 28, 2021
2020 | We Keep Each Other Safe, Toronto Prisoners Rights Project, Virtual
2020 | Take Back the Night, SSF, Red Dot Project, Seneca College
2020 | Demonstration, No War On Iran, US Consulate, Toronto
2020 | Stories of Truth 2.0, Racialized Young Professionals,
Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay
2019 | Poetry Solidarity & Resilience, GSA Carleton, Carleton University, Ottawa, 04/08/19
2019 | Don’t Pass It Down: Dismantling Intergenerational Prejudice, Mosaic Institute, University of Toronto, Mississauga
2019 | Speakout Poetry, Studio.89, Mississauga
2018 | FOLD: The Festival of Literary Diversity 2018, Brampton
2018 | Racism Talk Series, Ryerson Faculty of Community Service, X University
2018 | 416 RISE, Daniels Spectrum, Toronto, April 27, 2018
2018 | Poetry Evening, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga
2017 | Nuit Blanche, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto
2017 | Collecting Personal Archives: A Community Arts Space Project, the Gardiner Museum,
2017 | Creative Time Summit Toronto: Of Homelands and Revolution, Koerner Hall, Toronto
2017 | York Federation of Students Presents: Low Key LiveOpening Performance for Lowkey, York University
2017 | Celebrating our Voices Panel, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto
2017 | Protest Against Muslim Ban, Black Lives Matter TO/
Coalition Against White Supremacy and Islamophobia, US Consulate, Toronto
2017 | Urban Legends Poetry Collective, Ottawa
2017 | Newcomer Students Association, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto
2016 | Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
2016 | Unity MC and Spoken Word Showcase, Super Wonder Gallery, July 21, 2016
2015 | Launch of the OHRC’s Policy on preventing discrimination based on creed,
Ontario Human Rights Commission, Toronto
2015 | Outburst! Presents: Volume: Sisters Make Noise, Daniels Spectrum, May 21, 2015
2014 | Legacy of Malcolm X, Concordia University, Montreal
2014 | Unity Festival MC and Spoken Word, July 25, 2014 918 Bathurst
2014 | TedX Rouge River, Toronto Zoo
Exhibitions
2022 | Revolution Must Mean Life, in collaboration with Maysam Khreibeh and Labour4Palestine, Mayworks Labour Arts Catalyst Festival, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2018 | 5th Annual (mus)interpreted Exhibit, Artscape Youngplace, Toronto (curated by Truth and Dare Project)
2017 | Collecting Personal Archives: A Community Arts Space Project,
The Gardiner Museum, Toronto (curated by soJin Chun, Zahra Agjee)
2017 | Featured performer in Madeleine Co.’s Listen to the Chorus,
a collaborative large-scale four-channel video installation,
Nuit Blanche, Toronto (curated by Barbara Fischer), Sept 30, 2017
Videos
2022 | BNZA - Problems, Rayu + Mukatl (Video Production Assistant)
2021 | Ami Starbad Studio (Video Production Assistant)
2021 | All Right, (collaborative music video with Terence Penny,
Named Tobias, Zakisha Brown, Nathan Baya and Tracey Kayy ),
Black Creek Community Farm, Commissioned by Art Gallery of York University
2020 | Hope You Relate ( collaborative music video with Terence Penny,
Named Tobias, Zakisha Brown, Nasim Asgari and Tracey Kayy)
Black Creek Community Farm, Commissioned by Art Gallery of York University
2019 | Ramadan Dua · He Hears Every Language | Islamic Relief Canada
2019 | CBC Arts Series, “Poetic License: 8 young poets speak their truth in anxious times”2017 | CBC Arts Series, “Poetic License: Nasim Asgari ‘Forever an immigrant’:
An Iranian-Canadian poet takes on turbulent times”, Jan 31, 2017
Films
2018 | RISE, experimental documentary by Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca, Emelie Chhangur, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto.2018 | Not An Apology ft. Nasim Asgari (Short Film), Time Vision, Toronto
Interviews
2022 | The Story So Far, Interview with Tendisai Cromwell, Silk Road Institute
2020 | The Morning Shift, CHUO FM, Ottawa
2018 | Metro Morning, CBC Listen, Radio One, Interview with Matt Galloway
2015 | Newstalk 1010, Interview with Desmond Cole
Workshop Facilitation
2017 - 2020 | Toronto Public Library, Poetry Saved Our Lives, Rexdale, ON.
2019 - 2020 | All-Star Poetry Series, Toronto, GTA, ON.
2019 | Audi Short Film Award for “Rise”2018 | Art Gallery of York University. Truth Be Told. Regent Park, ON.
2014 | Wali Ul Asr School, Scarborough, ON.2013 | Unity Charity, Toronto, ON.
Awards & Grants
2022 | Ontario Arts Council - Art Catalyst Grant
2021 | Ontario Arts Council - BIPOC Artist Development Grant
2021 | Art Galleries of Ontario Nomination - Community Programming,
Art On My Mind, Hope You Relate
2016 | RISE Edutainment Community Award
2014 | Second place team York Region District School Board’s Poetry Slam
2014 | Unity Charity MVP Award
2013 | First place team of York Region District School Board’s Poetry Slam