Simin Keramati | |
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سیمین کرامتی | |
 Keramati in 2023 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) |
| 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 |
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 inToronto.[5]
Simin Keramati was born in 1970 inTehran,.[5][6] She attendedTehran University of Art, where she received both B.A and M.A. degree (1996) in painting, and theIslamic Azad University, where she received a B.A. degree (1995) in English;[7] and the .[5][6] She moved to Toronto in 2013,[5] where she attendedGeorge Brown College for post graduate degree.
Keramati's art work focuses on socio-political topics, identity, and the injustices facing women in Iran.[1][2] Some of her art contemporaries includeShirin Neshat,Shadi Ghadirian, andNewsha 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 includedNazgol 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 atSOMA Arts in San Francisco, created in conjunction with the nonprofit group Moms Against Poverty (MAP).[12]
In September 2022, during theMahsa Amini protests she helped organize the protest event outside of theLegislative Assembly of Ontario, and Keramati also created a notable protest poster.[2]
She created the second installment of thePaykanArtCar, unveiled in June 2023.[13][14][15]
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