Simin Keramati (Persian: سیمین کرامتی; born 1970)[1] is an Iranian-born Canadian multidisciplinary visual artist and activist.[2][3] She is primarily known as a painter, video artist, installation artist, and filmmaker.[4] Keramati lives in Toronto.[5]
Simin Keramati | |
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سیمین کرامتی | |
 Keramati in 2023 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Other names | Simīn Kirāmatī |
| Alma mater | Islamic Azad University, Tehran University of Art, George Brown College |
| Occupation | Multidisciplinary visual artist |
| Known for | Painter, video artist, installation artist, filmmaker |
| Website | Official website |
Biography
editSimin Keramati was born in 1970 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran.[5][6] She attended Islamic Azad University, where she received a B.A. degree (1995) in English;[7] and the Tehran University of Art, where she received a M.A. degree (1996) in painting.[5][6] She moved to Toronto in 2013,[5] where she attended George Brown College.
Keramati's art work focuses on socio-political topics, identity, and the injustices facing women in Iran.[1][2] Some of her art contemporaries include Shirin Neshat, Shadi Ghadirian, and Newsha Tavakolian.[1][8]
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, Behrouz Rae, Vahid Sharifian, Peyman Hooshmandzadeh, and Arash Hanaei.[9][10][11] 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).[12]
In September 2022, during the Mahsa Amini protests she helped organize the protest event outside of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Keramati also created a notable protest poster.[2]
She created the second installment of the PaykanArtCar, unveiled in June 2023.[13][14][15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Silverthorne, Diane V. (2018-10-18). Music, Art and Performance from Liszt to Riot Grrrl: The Musicalization of Art. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-5013-3015-5.
- ^ a b c Velie, Elaine (2022-09-28). "Artists Worldwide Demand Freedom for Iranian Women". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Iranian Artists Fight Smog with the Tehran Monoxide Project". Green Prophet. 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Scheiwiller, Staci Gem (2014-11-01). Performing the Iranian State: Visual Culture and Representations of Iranian Identity. Anthem Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-78308-328-2.
- ^ a b c d Pechlaner, Harald; Innerhofer, Elisa; Allerstorfer, Julia (2018-09-25). "Simin Keramati: De/Konstruktion(en) des Selbst" [Simin Keramati: De/Construction(s) of Self]. Künstler unterwegs: Wege und Grenzen des Reisens (in German). Nomos Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8452-9044-7.
- ^ a b "Simin Keramati". Tavoos Online, Iran's First Bilingual Art Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ A Breeze from the Gardens of Persia: New Art from Iran. Meridian International center. 2001. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-9661013-2-4.
- ^ L'espresso, Issues 26-29 (in Italian). Vol. 51. Editrice L'Espresso. 2005. p. 110.
- ^ Butler, Katherine (June 27, 2009). "Iran's Hybrids Unveiled". Newspapers.com. The Independent. p. 38. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Exhibition: "Made in Iran" in London". Payvand.com. July 6, 2009. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Westall, Mark (2009-06-23). "Made in Iran Opening at Asia House through to July4th". FAD Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Artistic Reflections from the Iranian Diaspora at SOMArts". SF Station. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Paust, Thomas (13 June 2023). "Denne bilen er tildekket av kvinnehår: – Mullaene skjelver". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Toosi, Nahal (18 June 2023). "Activists say the human rights movement is failing". Politico. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Castello, Claudio (15 June 2023). "Hårprotest utenfor Oslo konserthus". Utrop. Retrieved 3 August 2023.