Visual Artist in Residence, 2021 Nazanin Noroozi is a New York-based artist who was born in Tehran, Iran, and a current visual artists in residence at the New York City Artist Safe Haven Residency Program. Her work explores themes of the archive, technology and family. Noroozi’s work has been widely exhibited in both Iran and …
Visual Artist in Residence, 2020 Faten Gaddes is a French/Tunisian photographer who works in a political vein with an emphasis on memory and the duty to remember. Her work has been exhibited at Ammar Farhat Gallery, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia; A.Farhat Gallery, Paris, France; and the IMA-Arab World Institute, Paris, France. She has been represented …
Visual Artist in Residence, 2019 Rashwan Abdelbaki is a Syrian visual artist based in New York, and a former visual artist in residence with the New York City Artist Safe Haven Residency Program. His work explores questions of racism, religion, and politics. Abdelbaki has been featured in solo shows at Metropolitan College Of New York, …
Visual Artist in Residence, 2018 Hadi Nasiri is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist and activist whose work involves painting, sculpture, film, graphic design, performance, and political protest. From a young age, Hadi has been involved in political activism, launching the underground woman’s rights organization in Iran “Afarinesh.” Living under a repressive regime that severely restricts free …
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