Mohammad Ghazali
ArteEast is pleased to present an interview with artist Mohammad Ghazali as part of our Artist Spotlight series. Mohammad Ghazali (b. 1980, Iran) holds a BA in photography from the Islamic Azad Art and Architecture University of Iran and has lived and worked in France and Germany. In his photography, Ghazali engages with the relation between urban…
ArteEast is pleased to present an interview with artist Shadi Yousefian as part of our Artist Spotlight series. Shadi Yousefian was born in Tehran, Iran in 1978 and moved to the United States when she was sixteen. At a time when she lacked the language skills in English to express herself, she felt drawn to…
This September, ArteEast’s Artist Spotlight series features interviews with artists who collaborated on PORT FICTION, a web-based audiovisual documentary project dealing with the relation of Beirut and Hamburg. Explore the project at www.portfiction.com. PORT FICTION is the work of Myriam Boulos, Moritz Frischkorn, Robin Hinsch, Ibrahim Nehme, Siska, Nour Sokhon and Kolja Warnecke. This fall, the…
Moritz Frischkorn
Ibrahim Nehme
Mustafa Boğa
ArteEast is pleased to present an interview with artist Mustafa Boğa as part of our Artist Spotlight series. Extending his artistic practice across Adana and London, Mustafa Boğa first graduated from Harran University’s Radio-TV Broadcasting department in 2000. In 2009, he graduated from Istanbul University’s Department of Journalism and completed his first Master’s Degree in…
Golnaz Payani
ArteEast is pleased to present an interview with artist Golnaz Payani as part of our Artist Spotlight series. Golnaz Payani was born in Tehran in 1986. After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Painting at the Faculty of Art and Architecture of Tehran, she pursued her studies at the School of Art of Clermont-Ferrand, where she…
Defne Tutus
ArteEast is pleased to present an interview with artist Defne Tutus as part of our Artist Spotlight series. Defne Tutus is an artist, writer and curator based in Brooklyn, New York. She received her B.A. in Art History from Tufts University. She also studied fashion design at FIT, fiber art and metal working at SVA and…
Deeya Bhugra
ArteEast is pleased to present an interview with artist Deeya Bhugra as part of our Artist Spotlight series. Deeya Bhugra was born in New Delhi and is currently based in New York. She graduated from School of Visual Arts (SVA) with an MFA in Fine Arts in 2023. She has exhibited extensively throughout India and…
Bayan Kiwan
ArteEast is pleased to present an interview with artist Bayan Kiwan as part of our Artist Spotlight series. Bayan Kiwan is an artist based between New York and Amman. She holds a BFA in Fine Arts from the University of Jordan, and an MA in art, gender and sexuality, with a focus on the Arab…
