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BIO
Fatemeh Fani (b. 1992) is an Iranian researcher, activist, interdisciplinary artist and an MFA student in studio art at UW-Madison. Upon immigrating to the United States, as an Iranian woman, she found herself intricately positioned between two disparate worlds, navigating the complexities of dual identities and divergent life experiences. This intersection has fostered a profound sense of emotional and identity ambivalence, leaving her suspended between the tether of her country of origin and the place she now calls home. Fatemeh is documenting the essence of America through the lens of an outsider from an Islamic country with a distinct cultural background. Fatemeh is also working on personal archival photographs, aimed at challenging the concept of mandatory hijab and the stolen identity of Iranian women. Her intention is to raise awareness and draw attention to the prevailing restrictions, exclusions, and discriminations that affect a significant portion of her country's populace, with a particular focus on the challenges faced by women. CV Education 2023-2026 MFA, Studio Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States of America 2018-2022 BA, Photography, University of Art, Faculty of Visual Arts, Tehran, Iran 2010-2014 BSc, Chemical Engineering, Azad University of Marvdasht, Marvdasht, Iran Teaching Experience 2024-2025 Lecturer Assistant, Department of Art, UW-Madison, Madison, United States of America 2023-2024 Teaching Assistant, Department of Art, UW-Madison, Madison, United States of America Work Experience 2024-Present Visitor Services Assistant, Chazen Museum of Art,Madison, United States of America Fellowship, Scholarships, Honors and Awards 2025 Conference grant, Office of research and Scholarship, School of Education, Madison, WI 2025 Second place in Technique-Wet Collodion, Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards, Los Angeles, CA 2025-2026 Graduate Studies Fellowship, Non-service fellowship award UW-Madison, Madison, WI 2025 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO 2025 3 Wings full Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC 2024 Student Research Grants Competition (SRGC), UW-Madison, Madison, United States of America 2023 Glenn R. Allen Graduate Student Scholarship in Art Fund, UW-Madison, Madison, United States of America 2025 School of education Graduate Students Research Travel Award, Madison, United States of America 2025 Lyman S.V. Judson and Ellen Mackechnie Judson Graduate Student Award, Division of the Arts, Madison, WI 2023 Graduate Student Creative Arts Award, Madison, United States of America 2018-2022 Ranked 1st among students of BA’22, University of Art, Faculty of Visual Arts, Tehran, Iran Workshops 2025 The Art of Visual Storytelling, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO 2025 Wet-Plate Photography, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC Solo Exhibitions 2025 Erasure, Gallery 7, George L. Mosse Humanities Building, Madison, WI 2025 Stranger Among Strangers, School of Education Gallery, Madison, WI 2024 Veiled Voices, Unseen Agony, School of Education Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America 2023 Utopia, Fluno Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America Upcoming Two Person Exhibition 2026 Confront Us, Overture Center, Madison, WI Group Exhibitions 2025 Giant Jones, Giant Jones Brewing, Madison, WI 2025 AMBI: an exploration of perspectives, Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, WI 2025 Incantations, Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, WI 2025 Look Both Ways, Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, WI 2025 Show + Tell, Penland school of craft, Northlight Building, Penland, NC 2025 Not Just A Spoon, Faux show Gallery, George L. Mosse Humanities Building, Madison, WI 2024 Radial Point, Backspace Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America 2024 Chaos Seeking, Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America 2024 A Grey Area, Art lofts Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America 2024 As Much As Humanly Possible, Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America 2024 Exist. Resist. Persist, Class of 1973 Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America 2023 Take My Word For It, Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America 2016 Photo Walk Exhibition, The Gallery of City Center, Isfahan, Iran Juried Exhibitions 2026 2026 Wisconsin Artists Biennial Exhibition, Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA), Milwaukee, WI 2025 Re-Collection, Float Photo Magazine, USA 2025 What I’m Thankful For, Lenscratch, Los Angeles, CA 2025 SPE South Central Student Exhibition, Tarleton State University, Crowley, TX 2025 Dislocated, Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD 2025 The 2025 Ghosts, Goblins and Other Apparitions exhibition, Lenscratch, Los Angeles, CA 2025 Remixed: SPE Members exhibition, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 2025 Midwest SPE Members exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit Art Gallery and Community, Detroit, MI 2025 A Summer of Hope, Lenscratch, Los Angeles, CA 2025 Society for Photographic Education West Chapter Conference, F-Stop Gallery, UCR ARTS, University of California, Riverside, California 2025 The Curated Fridge (TCF) summer show 2025, Somerville, MA 2025 Society of Photographic Educators Combined Caucus Exhibition, McNamara Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, United States of America 2024 My Body, My Choice, SOHO20 Gallery, New York City, New York, United States of America 2024 Renewal, Mt. Hood Community College Visual Arts Gallery, Society for Photographic Education’ Conference, Greesham, Oregon, United States of America 2024 The Annual TMA contemporary Exhibition, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, Wisconsin, United States of America 2024 96th Annual Student Art Show, Class of 1925 Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America 2023 Untitled, Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America Film Festival Selection 2026 Erasure, Best SPE Member Film, 2026 SPE Media Festival, Atlanta, GA 2026 Erasure, Official Selection, festival screening, 2026 SPE Media Festival, Atlanta, GA Artist Lectures 2025 Research Presentation, Society for Photographic Education West Chapter Conference, California Museum of Photography, UCR ARTS, Riverside, CA 2025 Research Presentation, Society for Photographic Education South Central Chapter conference, Bigger and better, Tarleton State University, Crowley, TX 2025 Panel Presentation, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Society for Photographic Education conference, The Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 2025 Visiting Artist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 2025 Student Presentation, 62nd Society for Photographic Education’s annual Conference, Reno, NV 2025 Artist Colloquium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Curator, Juror, Reviewer 2026 Film Juror, 2026 Society for Photographic Education Film and Media Festival, Atlanta, GA 2025 Juror and Co-Curator, From the Carriage House: The Place of Memory, Syntropy Cooperative Gallery, Madison, WI Board Member 2025 Board member, Society of Photographic Education (SPE) Contingent Faculty Caucus, Memphis, TN Leaderships 2026 Chair, Society of Photographic Education (SPE) Women's Caucus, Memphis, TN 2025 Social media manager, Society of Photographic Education (SPE) Contingent Faculty Caucus, Memphis, TN Interviews, Features, Press 2026 Float Photo Magazine, USA 2025 Same Faces Collective, Chicago, IL 2025 Decagon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2025 Underexposed Magazine, USA 2025 Shoutout LA, Los Angeles, CA 2025 Suboart, Lisbon, Portugal 2025 Bold Journey, Culver City, CA 2025 Canvas Rebel, Los Angeles, CA 2025 Artdose Magazine, Sheboygan, WI 2025 Education for Every Generation Conference, School of Education Gallery, Madison, WI 2024 MA Mutual Art magazine, USA 2024 Between the Lines, Literary Arts Committee Community, Madison, WI 2024 Trout Museum of Art (TMA) magazine, Appleton, WI 2016 Isfahan’s Selected Photographers, Esfahan Emrooz, Esfahan, Iran Cover Selection 2025 Cover Photo, Suboart, Issue Vol 43, August/ September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal Certificates 2015 Photoshop, South Industrial Management Institute, Shiraz, Iran 2015 Comprehensive Photography and Professional Studio Lighting, South Industrial Management Institute, Shiraz, Iran |
