

The space I occupy is navigated through the bodily experience of womanhood and a balance of dichotomies: public and private, psychological and physical environments, here and there. It is a narrative formed through layers and gestures that blend my childhood and early adulthood in Iran with my current life in Los Angeles. My work reflects the experience of creating a home while existing in a state of in-between. She has works in private and public collections such as COTA, California State University, Long Beach. She has received her MFA from California State University, Long Beach.īharthania has exhibited her work through out California and some international exhibitions, such as PØST Gallery along with Laura Salmon’s performance, Brand Library, Torrance Art Museum, Art Baboo146, Yokohama, Japan, Monte Vista Projects, University Art Museum of Long Beach, Ground Space Projects, Seaver Gallery and many more. She has received her BA in Painting from Azad University in Tehran, Iran, and her MA from California State University, Northridge. Siao-Long Cultural Park and Tainan University of Technology - Tainan, TaiwanĪrezoo Bharthania is an interdisciplinary artist and curator based in Los Angeles.

SUPERMARKET Independent Art Fair - Stockholm, Sweden The Durden and Ray model expressly overlaps multiple strategies, including the commercial potential and visual identity of a gallery, the democratic structure of an artist group, the potential to create collaborative works of art in the manner of a collective, and the shared fiscal support of its programs by group members and project partners similar to a nonprofit organization.ĭurden and Ray is committed both to individual praxis and to shared aims of curatorial experimentation, visual research, and artistic exchange with international partners.Ĭollaborative International Exchanges/Exhibitions/Fairs have included: Founded in 2009, Durden and Ray is comprised of artist/curators who work together to create exhibition opportunities at their downtown Los Angeles gallery as well as in concert with artist groups and gallery spaces around the world.ĭurden and Ray concentrates on small, tightly curated group shows at the gallery, organized by the members, and hosts international artists as part of a commitment to global exchange and alternative networks.
