Simin Keramati (; born 1970)
is an Iranian-born Canadian multidisciplinary visual artist and activist.
She is primarily known as a painter, video artist, installation artist, and filmmaker. Keramati lives in
Toronto.
Biography
Simin Keramati was born in 1970 in
Tehran,
Iran.
She attended
Islamic Azad University, where she received a B.A. degree (1995) in English; and the
Tehran University of Art
University of Art ( fa, دانشگاه هنر, ''Danushgah-e Henr-e Tehran'') is the largest art university in Iran, consisting of seven faculties and an international campus in Tehran and its suburb Karaj
Karaj ( fa, کرج, ) is the capital o ...
, where she received a M.A. degree (1996) in painting.
She moved to Toronto in 2013,
where she attended
George Brown College.
Keramati's art work focuses on socio-political topics, identity, and the injustices facing women in Iran.
Some of her art contemporaries include
Shirin Neshat,
Shadi Ghadirian
Shadi Ghadirian (born 1974) is an Iranian contemporary photographer. Her work is influenced by her experiences as a Muslim woman living in contemporary Iran, but her work also relates to the lives of women throughout the world. Through her work, sh ...
, and
Newsha Tavakolian.
In 2009, Keramati was part of the group exhibition, ''Made in Iran'', curated by Arianne Levene and Eglantine de Ganay and held at the Asia House, London; other artists in the show included
Nazgol Ansarinia,
Shirin Aliabadi
Shirin Aliabadi (10 March 1973 – 1 October 2018) was an Iranian contemporary multidisciplinary visual artist whose work focused on women's issues, gender representation, and the beauty industry. She is best known for depiction of rebellious ...
, Behrouz Rae, Vahid Sharifian,
Peyman Hooshmandzadeh
Peyman Hooshmandzadeh (born 1969 in Tehran) is an Iranian photographer and author.https://dutchartinstitute.eu/media/attachment/2013/3/25/eidt_catalogue.pdf
Education
He studied photography at the Islamic Azad University of Tehran.
Work
He is ...
, and Arash Hanaei. Her work was part of the group exhibition, ''Art Brief IV: Iranian Contemporary San Francisco'' (2018) held at
SOMA Arts in San Francisco, created in conjunction with the nonprofit group Moms Against Poverty (MAP).
In September 2022, during the
Mahsa Amini protests she helped organize the protest event outside of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
, and Keramati also created a notable protest poster.
See also
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List of Iranian women artists
References
External links
Official website
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1970 births
Artists from Tehran
Artists from Toronto
Iranian women artists
Iranian women activists
Iranian emigrants to Canada
Islamic Azad University alumni
Tehran University of Art alumni
Canadian women painters
Canadian video artists
Iranian video artists
George Brown College alumni
Living people
Mahsa Amini protests