About Shabnam Jannesari

Shabnam Jannesari is a highly accomplished Iranian artist and an assistant professor of Art at Hastings College, NE. She obtained her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) with distinction from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and has exhibited her works both internationally and in the US. Notably, she has held two recent solo shows, "Each String is a Thread, Each Color is Chord" at the Nebraska Art Council in Omaha, NE, and "The Carpet Grew like a Garden" at the 263 Gallery in Cambridge, MA. Jannesari's paintings have also been featured in several group exhibitions, such as "A Pot Nudged into Oblivion" at Miranda Art Project Space in NYC, "Narrative Imperative" at Alexey von Schlippe Gallery at the University of Connecticut, and "Domestic State" at Beard and Weil Gallery, located in Wheaton College, MA. Jannesari's works have been acquired by prestigious institutions and collectors, including Fidelity Investments and the University of Massachusetts School of Law. Her art portrays the struggles and strengths of Iranian women and challenges societal norms while highlighting female identity. She is a recipient of the Distinguished Art Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth from 2018 to 2021 and the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant in 2020 and 2022. Furthermore, she was selected for the competitive Chautauqua Art Residency program in 2022 at Chautauqua Visual Arts in New York.

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