Artists
Shahpour Pouyan
Shahpour Pouyan earned MFAs from both Tehran University of Art and the Pratt Institute in New York, and served as an instructor in the history of art and Persian More
Trevor Paglen
Trevor Paglen uses his training as a photographer and geographer to explore the worlds of government intelligence and surveillance. He describes his efforts on the More
Mandana Moghaddam
In the early 1980s Mandana Moghaddam fled the turmoil and violence in her home country, eventually landing in Sweden, which granted her asylum. The struggles of refugees More
Díaz Lewis
Cuban artist Alejandro Díaz-Perera and Kansas City, Missouri, native Cara Megan Lewis merged their art practices in 2012. Their work as the collective Díaz Lewis draws on More
Yashar Azar Emdadian
Born in Paris to an Iranian family, Yashar Azar Emdadian grew up immersed in art. In addition to formal studies in various art-making techniques, he benefited from the More
Tirtzah Bassel
New York–based Tirtzah Bassel investigates the spaces where public and private overlap, particularly transportation, border crossings, and airport security checkpoints. More
Tammam Azzam
Tammam Azzam works deftly in a broad array of media, from painting and printmaking to digital photography and street art. Based in Dubai, he has participated in More
Shiva Ahmadi
Currently based in Davis, California, Shiva Ahmadi draws on the intricate designs of traditional Indian, Persian, and Turkish arts for fanciful works that explore the More
Brian Conley
Brian Conley is an artist based in Oakland, California. From radio performance to sculptural, research-based, and collaborative installations, Conley’s artistic practice More