Atash Shahkarami (b. 1980) is an Iranian painter whose work is grounded in her own lived experience. Her paintings and writings explore the life of a woman in the Middle East, shaped by inequality, violence, and the search for justice. In 2022, her niece Nika, who lived with her, was killed during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. Since then, Karami has devoted her art and voice to seeking truth and supporting the movement that defines this struggle.
Atash Shahkarami
Original Series
The return of the God of the 1980s
A dispatch by Atash Shahkarami from Tehran in July 2025, as events are shaped by the misguided decisions of a handful of reckless old men.
5th September 2025
Atash Shahkarami
Atash Shahkarami is an Iranian painter whose work is grounded in her own lived experience.