Mitra Soltani

Profile:
Born in 1988, visual artist, based in Tehran. She graduated in 2011 with a BA in painting and in 2014 received an MA in graphic design from the Tehran University of Art. She is particularly known as an interdisciplinary artist in the Iranian art scene, who experiments with installation, painting, and performance. In addition of 4 solo exhibitions, she participated in more than thirty group exhibitions. She also has made a number of projects in public spaces and nature. She also has won some awards in visual arts.

Artistic Journey:

Mitra is a visual artist based on literature. In her practice, she focuses on the interconnections between past and present and investigates the literary and artistic manifestations in contemporary societies. In order to do so, she continues to deepen her investigation on Iranian art and literature and she analyses the way in which stories taken from classical literature have been portrayed in miniature along the centuries. In recent years, she has focused on the poems of Nezami Ganjavi, a great Iranian poet, and has been creating contemporary images of ancient Persian stories, and has displayed her recent works in group exhibitions in Italy, Turkey and Germany.

Notable Works:
“Black” It is the title of her latest project, an installation that was exhibited at the Rischee29 Art Gallery. The installation was made based on “Haft Peykar” story, by using various media. This work was formed as a continuation of the artist’s practice, which is focused on finding new ways of using materials and concepts by exploring ancient literature. This work expanded the image from ancient literature to a contemporary experience by creating new links between old pictorial traditions and new arts.