Artist Statement

Highly stylized, and iconic in nature, my figures and subject matter are often repeated numerous times, recalling imagery of ancient textile design. Through the build up of these objects, my finished works become intricately composed environments.

Themes of Femininity are central to my work. My materials, as well as my method of employing them nod to traditional women’s craft. I often use fabric within my paintings or, use textile pattern to inform my aesthetic decisions. I am concerned with radical liberation and its connection to sexual liberation. I am interested in exploring intimate justice and queer identity. I exaggerate and amplify my color palate; relying on a strong use of pinks and reds as they symbolize, to me, the female body.   

My Persian heritage informs my interest in pattern and method of stylization, and gives insight to my overall method of composition. I flatten and simplify my subject matter in an attempt to reduce it to it’s most crucial elements, a stylistic trope of Persian miniature painters.  I combine this with quintessential Millennial, American imagery and narrative to explore an evolving conversation about the queer femme experience.

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