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
