Being a Woman - Iranian Artists Reflection

Dream by Nasrin Abbasi

The Wall by Mahboobeh Seyfi

Sunlight by Samira Naraghi

They Cannot Stop Me Dreaming by Motahare Mirzaee

Motherland by Narsis Dibaj

Nightmare by Mina Safavi

Window by Samar Samiei

The Depth of Life by Vahideh Momeni Rokh

Not Safe by Pendar Vakilzadeh

Forced-Marriage by Nazila Mirabzade

Could Confuse by Akram Pilechian

Forced Marriage-Lorn by Marzieh Akhzari

No Place by Maral Jahan

Forced Marriage-Absolute Emancipation by Marzieh Akhzari

Someone Is on The Way by Homa Fathollahi

My Turquoise Dream by Homa Fathollahi

Eve by Nastaran Fallah

Beautiful Woman by Mina Behkar

Salty Fear #2 by Kosar Etminan

Lilith by Roohangiz Safarinezhad

Unconscious Violence #2 by Setareh Nazmi Afshar

First Aid! by Mahsa Shahparnia

Sound of Silence by Leili Babashahi

Transition by Bita Molahoseini

Manakin by Hoda Rahmati

Where Were You When She Killed Herself? by Rojin Delfan

Fetus by Mahsa Azar Nivar

The Beginning of a Crisis by Seyyedeh Fatemeh Shakeri

Self-portrait by Hanieh Yavari

Look of Iranian Woman to War Story by Maryam Taherazizi

No Heads Allowed, Boobs Are Fine by Setareh Nazmi Afshar

Iranian Woman by Zahra Rahmani

The Other by Hana Tarkhan

Mahshid in the Kitchen (Mothers series) by Saba Khansari

The Seller by Akram Pilechian

Purity by Mina Baradaran Rahmanian

I Need to Wipe the Blood by Azam Rasouli

The Retail Price of My Soul by Azam Rasouli

The Framework by Hanieh Mousavi

Time Travel by Zeinab Ayatollahi

Feminine by Foruq Kazemi

Feminine by Samira Dadashi

City by Roghieh Hendavani

My Entire Soul by El Sadati

Poverty by Homa Fathollahi

Woman, Mother, Universe by Nastaran Fallah

Hope by Samira Peyman

A Portrait of a Lady and Her Rose by Aida Rezaei Dodani

Blanket by Sanaz Eftekharzadeh

Light of Freedom by Monireh Yahyaee

Fiery Kiss by Zohre Noorizade

The Borderline Between Imagination and Reality by Armaghan Kazemi

My Being by Khadijeh Bagherzadeh

Her Name Was Iran by Fariba Rashidi

Generations in Darkness by Khadijeh Bagherzadeh
Being a Woman - Iranian Artists’ Reflection
January 10 to March 4, 2022.
Violence against women is one of the most devastating and widespread human rights violations persisting in our world today. This collection explores this topic through an array of work by 50 Iranian women artists living and creating in Iran, where domestic violence is not considered a crime and women’s rights are severely restricted. While they are forbidden to speak up about the injustices they face in their home country, this exhibition gives them a platform to exercise their voice, share their perspective, and spark important conversations.
The collection was curated by Shahrbanoo Hamzeh, Joe McCauley Gallery Coordinator.
“This show is about being a woman in my country - the homeland that I love and I had to leave,” said Hamzeh “In this show, Iranian women artists get to share their experience of being a woman in our home county. The images reveal their fear, loneliness, confusion, pain, and suffering as well as their resilience and ongoing fight to change the situation.” The exhibit features work in the mediums of photography, video, and digital paintings.
Reception: Monday, February 7 at 4:00 p.m. at the Gallery.
Random Acts of Knowledge S2 Ep1: Being a woman (in Iran)
WGLT report about the show
WMBD report about the show