Press & Accolades

Kampala to Canada shares the Untold Stories of Ugandan Asian Canadians and explores immigrant experiences through art. Now available on Amazon.

Taslim Samji – Wikipedia

World Economic Form – 800 chapters over 150 countries

Surrey Now-Leader, Tom Zillich, ‘Doing it my way’: Curator to talk about ‘Kampala to Canada’ at Surrey Art Gallery, Jan 2nd, 2024

Shaw Multicultural Community and Events, Kampala to Canada – Full Interview with Taslim Samji, Dec 12th, 2023

Surrey Now-Leader, Tom Zillich, ‘Kampala To Canada’ art in Surrey 50 years after Ugandan dictator forced Asians out, Sept 5th, 2023

Burnaby Now, Julie MacLellan, Burnaby Artist uses art to tackle Xenophobia, Islamophobia, June 7th, 2021

the.ismaili Canada, Taslim Samji – multi disciplinary artist and curator, June 17th, 2021

Burnaby Now, Julie MacLellan, Stories of immigration exhibit, September 27th, 2017

Darpan (Canadian South Asian) Magazine, VISAFF 2017, December 4th, 2017 

North Shore News, by Erin McPhee, Kaleidoscope Fest to Transform Shipyard, August 29th, 2016

CBC Radio, On the Coast, Interview with Gloria Macarenko, January 16th, 2016

CBC News, Ismaili Muslim women’s art exhibit celebrates diversity, January 17th, 2016

Surrey North Delta Leader, by Sheila Reynolds, Finding Similarities…, Cover Story, January 15th,2016

The Source (forum of Diversity) by Sandra Zimmermann, Ismaili Muslim Artists draw on the Past and the Present, November 24th – December 8th, 2015

The Vancouver Sun, by Kevin Griffin, A modern-day Guernica… Cover Story, November 25th, 2015

Burnaby Now – November 14, 2014 – Burnaby Arts Council Celebrates Diversity

Burnaby Now – April 7th, 2014 – Burnaby Artists Guild Welcomes Spring

BC Omni Television, 2012 interview with Shusmah Dutt, Women in Focus

LIST OF ACCOLADES:

  • Women of the Decade in Arts & Leadership; Women Economic Forum; India; 2017
  • Recipient of a Gold Medal for her short film, Conversations With Self; 2023. The film will be presented at the 2025 International Global Encounters Festival.
  • Recipient of Shakti Award for Artistic Achievement; 2016
  • Official Nominatee for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Arts, Culture, Design; 2016
  • Opus Award of Merit, Surrey Arts Council; 2015
  • Honourary Mention, Surrey Arts Council; 2018