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SUMMARY:Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Sheida Soleimani
LOCATION:Hamilton Hall 100\, 102 Emerson Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC
DESCRIPTION:Department of Art and Art History\n\nSheida Soleimani is an Ir
 anian-American artist who lives in Providence. The daughter of political 
 refugees who were persecuted by the Iranian government in the early 1980s
 \, Soleimani makes work that melds sculpture\, collage and photography an
 d highlights her own critical perspective on historical and contemporary 
 socio-political occurrences in Iran. She focuses on media trends and the 
 dissemination of societal occurrences in the news\, adapting images from 
 popular press and social media leaks to exist within alternate scenarios.
  Her work has been recognized internationally in both exhibitions and pub
 lications such as Artforum\, The New York Times\, The Huffington Post\, I
 nterview\, and VICE Magazine.\n\nSoleimani is an Associate Professor of F
 ine Arts at Brandeis University and a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow.\n\nAn endow
 ment established in 1983 through the generosity of Nancy and Robin Hanes 
 supports the Art Department's Visiting Artist Series. This important prog
 ram brings both established and emerging artists to campus to discuss the
 ir work in public lectures and to offer individual critiques to our M.F.A
 . students. The Hanes Visiting Artist series greatly enriches both our ac
 ademic programs and our outreach to the wider community. All lectures are
  free and open to the public.\n\nA weeknight or daytime permit is now req
 uired after 5:00 pm on weekdays. No permit is required from 5:00 pm Frida
 y through 7:30 am Monday. A $1.00 one-night pass is available in s\n\nhtt
 p://next-to-u.app/events/7cc0a4db-6f9f-41f6-af5e-1cad48fdfcbe
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