Reyhan Yazdani and Nasim Pirhadi
January 21 to April 16, 2023
We Are Countless features artwork by interdisciplinary artists Reyhan Yazdani and Nasim Pirhadi. Through an exploration of diverse materials and artistic techniques, both artists investigate themes of belonging, diasporic understanding of self, place, and memory through their lived experiences as Iranian women. This exhibition encourages visitors to engage with powerful art that brings attention to timely social and political discourse.
Reyhan Yazdani is an artist of multilingual heritage working in installation, works on paper, social art, and writing. Currently, she is an instructor at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver.
Nasim Pirhadi is a multi-medium artist and current MFA candidate at UBC Okanagan. She is based in Kelowna.
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Join Mehrsa Maali, designer, educator, and realtor in this engaging lecture, which complements the We Are Countless exhibition, as she delves into the complex relationships between gender, art, and politics throughout history. In particular, this lecture focuses on the Woman Life Freedom movement and its universal significance, as it speaks to the ongoing fight for liberation and empowerment of women worldwide.
Join artist’s Reyhan Yazdani and Nasim Pirhadi on this tour of their respective works featured in, We Are Countless. Through an exploration of diverse materials and artistic techniques, both artists investigate themes of belonging, diasporic understanding of self, place, and memory through their lived experiences as Iranian women. This exhibition encourages visitors to engage with powerful art that brings attention to timely social and political discourse.
Learn more about the work of interdisciplinary artist, Reyhan Yazdani, featured in the Kelowna Art Gallery’s current exhibition, We Are Countless. Yazdani is an artist of multilingual heritage working in installation, works on paper, social art, and writing. Currently, she is an instructor at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver.
Learn more about multi-medium artist and current MFA candidate, Nasim Pirhadi, whose work is currently featured in the Kelowna Art Gallery’s exhibition, We Are Countless.
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