Panteha Abareshi Explained

Panteha Abareshi
Persian: پانته‌آ ابارشی
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education:University of Southern California
Occupation:visual artist
Notable Works:For Medical Use Only (2019)

Panteha Abareshi (Persian: پانته‌آ ابارشی; born 1999)[1] is a Canadian-born American multidisciplinary artist and curator, primarily working within installation art, video art, and performance art. They are of Jamaican and Iranian descent, and their work is about chronic illness and disability.[2] Abareshi is based in Los Angeles, California. Abareshi identifies with the pronouns they/them/theirs.

Biography

Panteha Abareshi was born in 1999 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and raised in Tucson, Arizona.[3] Abareshi's mother is Jamaican and their father is Iranian; they were primarily raised by their single father.[4] [5] [6] Abareshi was born with the genetic blood disorder, Sickle cell zero beta thalassemia which causes chronic pain and more pain as they age. Their blood disorder was diagnosed at age two. Abareshi identifies with the pronouns they/them/theirs.[7]

Abareshi attended the University of Southern California (USC) in the Roski School of Art and Design. At USC, Jennifer West has served as a mentor and teacher.[8]

Abareshi uses the experience of chronic illness to examine concepts of medical violence, representation, materialness, and more. Abareshi's video work, For Medical Use Only (2019) has been influential for artist Carolyn Lazard.[9]

In January 2020, Abareshi was on the cover of Bitch Magazine (spring 2020, 86 issue).[10] In spring 2020, they published the art book, Panteha Abareshi: I Am Inside the Body (published by Sming Sming Books).[11] Abareshi was awarded the 2021 VSA Emerging Artists Competition, by the Kennedy Center.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panteha Abareshi: Tender Calamities. 2021-10-28. Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA). en-US.
  2. News: Small. Zachary. 2021-03-24. As People Reflect on Their Bodies, Museums Turn to Artists for Answers. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-10-28. 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: DeBenedictis. Gabby. 2021-10-27. Tucson Artist Wins Award, Will Tour With National Exhibition. 2021-10-28. Tucson, AZ Patch. en.
  4. Web site: 2017-03-30. Meet Panteha Abareshi, the 17-Year-Old Artist Taking Inspiration From Illness, Mysticism and Roses. 2021-10-28. PAPER. en.
  5. Web site: Clifford. Edward. June 18, 2018. 10 Questions for Panteha Abareshi. 2021-10-28. Mass Review.
  6. Web site: Gamble. Ione. Panteha Abareshi. 2021-10-28. Riposte. en-US.
  7. Web site: Penney. Aubree. July 6, 2021. Panteha Abareshi: Tender Calamities. 2021-10-28. CAA Reviews.
  8. Web site: Ceniza. Sophia. 2019-10-30. Roski artist details experience with illness in new exhibit. 2021-10-28. Daily Trojan. en-US.
  9. Web site: 2021-06-16. Pride 2021: Seven Artists on the Queer Works that Shaped Their Practices. 2021-10-28. The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. en.
  10. Web site: Metraux. Julia. July 21, 2020. Artist Panteha Abareshi Uses Art to Show What Chronic Illness Actually Looks Like. 2021-10-28. Yahoo News. en-US.
  11. Web site: Mike Corrao: Review of Panteha Abareshi. 2021-10-28. Annulet Poetics Journal. en.
  12. Web site: September 2017. Fall Welcome Reception and Art Exhibit Opening: "The Body As Site Of". 2021-10-28. Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, Brown University.
  13. Web site: 2020-09-16. "Art4Equality x Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness" Group Exhibit and Public Art Series. 2021-10-28. Art Week. en.
  14. Web site: The Future is Loading (Part II). 2021-10-28. Shape Arts. 20 July 2020 . en.

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