February 13, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Studio Arts Building Room 240.

Artemis Akchoti Shahbazi is an Iranian-born Swiss artist, curator and educator. The themes she engages with revolve around identity, history and mythology, materiality, and transcendence. Her practice is rooted in direct observation and experiential engagement, prioritizing lived experience over theory-driven approaches. Through partnerships and curatorial projects, she aims to bridge disciplines and perspectives, fostering meaningful dialogue and connections across diverse contexts.

Her visual art works have been exhibited internationally, specifically in the USA, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Iran,  including at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. 'Aristotle is the Greatest Enemy of Humankind’ was performed at Arrow Street Art and Puppet Showplace. In regards to her curatorial work, Raafat Majzoub: Grounds was shown at the Mills Gallery at Boston Center for the Arts, Identities in Movement curated with Daniela Veneri was published for Rondo’ Pilot, and Ways of seeing Iran and the Arab world, taught at Boston College. The Impermanence Platform, an art and research platform which, through interviews, exhibitions, and projects, seeks insights into the artist's process of creation has its platform for interviews on Youtube.