Panteha Abareshi

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.[2] Abareshi identifies with the pronouns they/them/theirs.[3]

Panteha Abareshi
پانته‌آ ابارشی
Born1999 (age 23–24)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationUniversity of Southern California
Occupationvisual artist
Notable workFor Medical Use Only (2019)
Websitewww.panteha.com

Biography

Panteha Abareshi was born in 1999 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and raised in Tucson, Arizona.[1][4] Abareshi's mother is Jamaican and their father is Iranian; they were primarily raised by their single father.[5][6][7] Abareshi was born with the genetic blood disorder, Sickle cell zero beta thalassemia which causes chronic pain and more pain as they age.[4][5] Their blood disorder was diagnosed at age two.[7] Abareshi identifies with the pronouns they/them/theirs.[3]

Abareshi attended the University of Southern California (USC) in the Roski School of Art and Design.[1] 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.[1][5] 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.[4]

Exhibitions
  • 2017 – The Body As Site Of, group exhibition, Lippitt House at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island[12]
  • 2020 – Art4Equality x Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness, group exhibition, Brooklyn, New York City, New York[13] Abareshi's work was part of the 2020 Art4Equality x Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness, public art exhibition with a public billboard located at Park Ave and Emerson Place in Brooklyn.[13]
  • 2020 – Shape Open 2020: The Future is Loading (Part II), Shape Arts, London, England[14]
  • 2021 – Panteha Abareshi: Tender Calamities, solo exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG), Los Angeles, California[2] Their first major solo exhibition, Panteha Abareshi: Tender Calamities was at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[2][3]

Filmography
  • Infanticide (2018), performance based video
  • Not Better Yet (2019), Super 8 and VHS film
  • For Medical Use Only (2019), 8 mm and hi8 film[9]
  • For Parts (2020), VHS video

See also

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