ARTIST: Audineh Asaf
TITLE: Remember Me
Artist Statement: ‘Remember Me’ honors those persecuted, imprisoned, or killed by the Iranian regime since 1980. It preserves their stories while calling attention to human rights violations and contemporary movements for liberty.
Artist Bio: Audineh Asaf is an interdisciplinary artist of Iranian-American heritage based in Seattle. Working across disciplines and media, she explores the intersections of art and activism, using creative practices to bring awareness to critical social issues and promote cross-cultural understanding.
Asaf has exhibited widely across North America, including at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA; Gallery II at Washington State University in Pullman, WA; the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery at the University of North Carolina Asheville in Asheville, NC; the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, CA; Culture Lab in Queens, NY; Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, IL; Gallery 4Culture in Seattle, WA; CityScape Community ArtSpace in Vancouver, BC, and the SAQA Special Exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show in Philadelphia, PA.
