Maryam Rohani Vakili
📧 maryamrvakili@gmail.com | 📞 310.384.1000
🌐 www.maryamvakili.com

Artist Summary

Iranian-born interdisciplinary artist with a Master of Arts in Visual Art from California State University, Northridge. My work explores identity, displacement, and cultural hybridity through ceramics and painting, reflecting themes of Persian feminism, class struggle, and historical erasure. I blend traditional motifs with contemporary practices, preserving Persian cultural heritage while amplifying silenced narratives.

Education

M.A. in Visual Art, 2025
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

B.A. in Art, 2023
California State University, Northridge

A.A. in Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2020
Pierce College
– Concentrations: STEAM, Arts & Humanities, IGETC GE

Solo Exhibitions

2025 – Traces of Home, CSUN Shed Gallery
2024 – I Am Woman, CSUN Shed Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025 – Silence is Full of Unspoken Words, Graduate Exhibition, CSUN Art Gallery
2025 – Visiting Friends, CSUN Shed Gallery
2025 – CSUN Annual Juried Show, CSUN Art Gallery
2024 – True Beauty, Exhibizone Smart Exhibitions
2024 – SPECTACTACLE D’ARMURE, CSUN Shed Gallery
2024 – خوش آمدید BIEN VENIDOS, Graduate Art Show, CSUN Shed Gallery
2024 – For the Love of Making, CSUN Manzanita Hall
2024 – Latinx Roots, America Sacrifices, CSUN West Gallery
2023 – Painting Guild Annual Juried Show, CSUN West Art Gallery
2023 – Salon des Refusés, CSUN Purple Crit Room
2022 – Emergence After Isolation, CSUN West Art Gallery
2022 – Black Joy & Liberation Art Showcase, CSUN West Art Gallery

Teaching & Engagement

  • Instructor: Painting & ceramics for children (ages 6–14)

  • Instructor: Sip and Paint events

  • Art History Tutor, Pierce College

  • Volunteer: New Horizon School (Preschool), LAUSD, Grades 1–8

  • Member: Painting Guild, Ceramic Club, Illustration Club (CSUN)

Skills

  • Visual storytelling through ceramics and mixed media

  • Studio installation and gallery exhibition experience

  • Experience with community-based art education

  • Collaborative and critique-friendly

  • Culturally responsive teaching and artmaking

References available upon request.