Ghazal Ghazi

Residency: February 23 - March 9, 2022

exhibition: April 29 - may 21, 2022

Spring 2022 Artist-in-Residence, Ghazal Ghazi is a Tulsa-based multidisciplinary artist who was born in Tehran, Iran. In her solo show, she presents artworks that address themes of heritage and family histories. Manifested in painting and ceramic, these works continue her Monumental Miniatures series where she investigates collective memory and cultural intervention. Paintings from this body of work illuminate contemporary issues facing the Iranian-American and broader SWANA (Southwest Asian North African) and Muslim communities, within the context of diaspora, migration, state violence, and the trans-generational transmission of culture.

Bio:

Ghazal Ghazi (Tehran, Iran, 1990), is a multidisciplinary visual artist and poet. Through painted tapestries and monumental miniatures, she investigates collective memory and cultural intervention, exploring themes like memory, displacement, and language. Most recently, she was chosen as a semifinalist in the National Portrait Gallery’s Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2022 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

programming:

Open Studio | First Friday, March 4 | 1-4 PM | Warehouse Education Studio

149 S 4th St

Opening Reception | First Friday, May 6 | 5-7 PM | Salina Art Center

242 S Santa Fe | Remarks by Ghazi at 6PM

Lunch & Learn | May 18 | Zoom and Facebook Live