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SUMMARY:Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Sheida Soleimani
LOCATION:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, U
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DESCRIPTION:Department of Art and Art History\n\nSheida Soleimani is an Ira
 nian-American artist who lives in Providence. The daughter of political re
 fugees who were persecuted by the Iranian government in the early 1980s\, 
 Soleimani makes work that melds sculpture\, collage and photography and hi
 ghlights her own critical perspective on historical and contemporary socio
 -political occurrences in Iran. She focuses on media trends and the dissem
 ination of societal occurrences in the news\, adapting images from popular
  press and social media leaks to exist within alternate scenarios. Her wor
 k has been recognized internationally in both exhibitions and publications
  such as Artforum\, The New York Times\, The Huffington Post\, Interview\,
  and VICE Magazine.\n\nSoleimani is an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at
  Brandeis University and a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow.\n\nAn endowment establi
 shed in 1983 through the generosity of Nancy and Robin Hanes supports the 
 Art Department's Visiting Artist Series. This important program brings bot
 h established and emerging artists to campus to discuss their work in publ
 ic lectures and to offer individual critiques to our M.F.A. students.  The
  Hanes Visiting Artist series greatly enriches both our academic programs 
 and our outreach to the wider community.  All lectures are free and open t
 o the public.\n\nA weeknight or daytime permit is now required after 5:00 
 pm on weekdays. No permit is required from 5:00 pm Friday through 7:30 am 
 Monday. A $1.00 one-night pass is available in selected lots. More informa
 tion can be found HERE.\n\nSheida Soleimani is an Iranian-American artist 
 who lives in Providence. The daughter of political refugees who were perse
 cuted by the Iranian government in the early 1980s\, Soleimani makes work 
 that melds sculpture\, collage and photography and highlights her own crit
 ical perspective on historical and contemporary socio-political occurrence
 s in Iran. She focuses on media trends and the dissemination of societal o
 ccurrences in the ne
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