Taravat Talepasand

Taravat Talepasand (born 1979 in Eugene, Oregon)[1] is an Iranian American contemporary artist and educator. She is best known for her paintings, drawings, and sculptures addressing cultural taboos, displaying a juxtaposition of cultural stereotypes and expressing female empowerment.[2] Talepasand previously held the title of the chair of the painting department at San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).[3]

Taravat Talepasand
Born1979 (age 41–42)
Eugene, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
San Francisco Art Institute
WebsiteOfficial artist website

Biography

Taravat Talepasand was born in 1979 in Eugene, Oregon, her father Iraj was studying at University of Oregon at the time.[4] She was raised in Portland, Oregon.[4] She studied Persian miniature painting in Isfahan.[4] Talepasand received her B.F.A. degree from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 2001 and M.F.A.degree at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) in 2006.[5]

She has taught in the Painting Department at SFAI and at California College of the Arts (CCA).[5][6][7][8] She previously was the chair of the painting department at San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI),[9] until 2019.

In the 2014 exhibition, Theory of Survival: Fabrications curated by Taraneh Hemami at Southern Exposure gallery brought together twelve San Francisco Bay Area Iranian-American artists to display work in their own booth, similar to a traditional bazaar.[10] The space allowed for a gathering place for Iranian American artists and allowed for more community dialog.[11] Talepasand's own booth featured souvenir-type items for sale such as t-shirts, magnets and CDs, highlighting the relationship between consumer culture and the arts but also addressing Orientalism.[10] Artists participating in the exhibition included; Hushidar Mortezaie, Morehshin Allahyari, Haleh Niazmand, Ala Ebtekar, Sanaz Mazinani, Ali Dadgar and Gelare Khoshgozaran.[10][11]

Her work has been featured in Art in America, The Huffington Post, New American Paintings, Art Papers, The Boston Globe, SOMA Magazine and many more.[1][7][12] Talepasand has exhibited her work in United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Talepasand was one of forty artists selected by the Orange County Museum of Art for the 2010 California Biennial.[13]

Her works have been added to the permanent museum collections at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) at the De Young Museum[14] and the Orange County Museum of Art.

See also

References
  1. "Biography: Taravat Talepasand". OneArt.org, platform for contemporary art from Asia, Africa and Latin America. 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  2. "Taravat Talepasand". Beautiful/Decay. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. Demarias, Charles (2018-06-06). "Talepasand takes on pleasure, religion and Iran at Jack Fischer Gallery". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12. She is now the chair of the painting department at the San Francisco Art Institute. (Full disclosure: She was appointed to the SFAI faculty well after my tenure as president there.)
  4. "WHAT YOU KNOW: Interview with Taravat Talepasand". Khabar Keslan. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  5. "Taravat Talepasand". California College of the Arts (CCA). Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  6. "SFAI Graduate Admissions Viewbook". San Francisco Art Institute. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  7. "SFAI 2012 MFA/MA Art and Ideas". San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  8. "TARAVAT TALEPASAND". SFAI. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  9. Demarias, Charles (2018-06-06). "Talepasand takes on pleasure, religion and Iran at Jack Fischer Gallery". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12. She is now the chair of the painting department at the San Francisco Art Institute. (Full disclosure: She was appointed to the SFAI faculty well after my tenure as president there.)
  10. "Taraneh Hemami Creates a Market of Iranian Dissent at Southern Exposure". KQED Arts. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  11. "An Iranian-American Artist Revisits Images from the 1979 Revolution". Hyperallergic. Hyperallergic Media, Inc. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  12. "Taravat Talepasand News". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  13. "Culture Monster: Orange County Museum of Art announces artists in the 2010 California Biennial". LA Times. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  14. "Westoxicated - Taravat Talepasand". FAMSF Explore the Art. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
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