Panteha Abareshi facts for kids

Panteha Abareshi (Persian: پانته‌آ ابارشی; born in 1999) is a Canadian-born American artist. They create art using many different forms, like installation art (art you can walk through), video art, and performance art (art where the artist performs an action).

Panteha's family comes from Jamaica and Iran. Their artwork often explores what it's like to live with a long-term illness and disability. Panteha Abareshi lives in Los Angeles, California. They use the pronouns they/them/theirs.

About Panteha Abareshi

Panteha Abareshi was born in 1999 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They grew up in Tucson, Arizona. Panteha's mother is Jamaican and their father is Iranian. Their father mostly raised them.

When Panteha was two years old, doctors found out they had a genetic blood disorder called Sickle cell zero beta thalassemia. This condition causes ongoing pain, and the pain can get worse as they get older.

Panteha went to the University of Southern California (USC) to study art. A teacher named Jennifer West was a very important mentor to them there.

Art and Life

Panteha uses their own experiences with chronic illness to create their art. They explore ideas about how healthcare systems affect people and how bodies are shown in art.

One of their video artworks, For Medical Use Only (2019), has been very important to another artist named Carolyn Lazard.

In 2020, Panteha published an art book called Panteha Abareshi: I Am Inside the Body. The Kennedy Center gave them the VSA Emerging Artists Competition award in 2021.

Art Shows

Panteha Abareshi's art has been shown in many places. Here are some of their exhibitions:

• 2017 – The Body As Site Of: This was a group show at Lippitt House at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
• 2020 – Art4Equality x Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness: This was a group show in Brooklyn, New York City. Panteha's art was also part of a public art display, with a large billboard in Brooklyn.
• 2020 – Shape Open 2020: The Future is Loading (Part II): This show was at Shape Arts in London, England.
• 2021 – Panteha Abareshi: Tender Calamities: This was Panteha's first big solo exhibition. It took place at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) in Los Angeles, California, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Films by Panteha Abareshi

Panteha Abareshi has also made several films:

• Not Better Yet (2019): Made using Super 8 and VHS film.
• For Medical Use Only (2019): Made using 8 mm and hi8 film.
• For Parts (2020): A VHS video.

See also

• List of Iranian women artists