Maryam Amirvaghefi

Maryam Amirvaghefi
Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

STATEMENT

The tumultuous landscapes of women’s essence in art and sports reverberates with their delicate existence in each realm. Certain essences of being an artist mirror those of an athlete. In both realms, women stand marginalized, their portions unequal. This inequity, however, is not unique to Iran but rather a global construct; this is a global symphony of injustice. The bias against women’s venture into the breakable domains of art, sports, and economy weaves an intimate tapestry between these two worlds. These two worlds possess the enchanting power to weave emotions, paint inner conflicts, and etch enduring memories.

My creations revolve around this essence, the fragment we strive to seize, juxtaposed against what is bestowed. We are perpetually entrenched in the battle to claim what is rightfully ours within both realms; every day, we sharpen ourselves for the conflicts that unfold across art, sports, and all domains marred by anti-women structures. We have been honed and readied to challenge the institutionalized patriarchy woven into society, emerging victorious in the pursuit of our inherently entitled rights.

BIO

Maryam Amirvaghefi (b.1989, Tehran, Iran) received her MFA from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and her BFA from the Sooreh University. Amirvaghefi’s works are mixed media medium of painting, video art, and sculpture pieces. Her work has been included in a number of exhibitions, nationally and internationally, such as Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair 2023; Turkey; The Museum of Art in The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Performing and Visual Arts, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Czong Institute of Contemporary Art, Gimpo, South Korea; Mey Gallery, Los Angeles; Studio 200 Gallery, Brooklyn, New York; Bavan Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri; Aaran Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Gallery 263, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Soo Contemporary, Tehran, Iran; Walton Art Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran; Jodee Harris Gallery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, among many others.

Her work has been published in n+1 Magazine, Dovetail Magazine (issue 2), AL-TIBA Art Magazine, The Magenta Publication, Studio Visit Magazine, and Average Art Magazine.

She is currently working at the University of Arkansas School Of Art as an Assistant Director of Exhibitions and Instructor. In addition to her studio practice, Amirveghefi has curated shows from Iranian and American artists in Tehran, Iran and the USA and co-curated exhibitions that feature artists such as Laleh Khorramian, Jordan Nassar, Wafa Bilal, Sheida Soleimani, Yasmine Diaz, and many others.

ARTIST CONTACT

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