Shirin Abedinirad

Fellow- Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC)

www.shirinabedinirad.com

(She/Hers)

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Biography (English)

Shirin Abedinirad was born in 1986, in Tabriz, Iran. In 2002, she began her artistic activities with painting. She has first completed her academic studies in Graphic Design and later, Fashion Design, at Shariaty Technical College in Tehran, in which her research focused on conceptual art and the ways in which it overlaps with fashion design. During this time, she started engaging in performance art pieces around Iran, confronting issues of gender, sexuality, and human compassion. She has also staged many public shows. Since 2012, Shirin has been making video art, exploring the notion of self and identity with moving images. In both her performance art projects and videos, she was the performer as well as the designer of her own costumes, props, and sets.

She has become more captivated by nature as a central theme. In 2013, she thus began creating land art, installation projects, and public art by employing images of nature. In March 2014, Shirin was selected for a one-year scholarship with United Colors of Benetton’s Fabrica research centre. During her time in Italy, Shirin worked in Fabrica’s Editorial Department and published a book titled Fashion & Conceptual Art published by Nazar Publication.

Shirin has exhibited her artworks in numerous international festivals, biennials, and exhibitions throughout the globe. Currently she is studying MFA in Studio Art in Michigan State University, Shirin has continued focusing on her performance, installation, and video art projects.