Following a voluntary hiatus from the art world, Katayoun Vaziri started painting again, mainly on Sundays and more regularly throughout the pandemic. Her 'Sunday paintings' are her personal visual diary. Vaziri depicts ordinary people, often including herself in ordinary settings, completing everyday activities. With her Memories of a Bourgeoisie Series and her Repetition Series amongst others, Vaziri reflects on each individual as equally a subject and an object of capitalism, as political agents of social transformation who are nonetheless subjects to socio-economic inequalities. With her oeuvre, she reflects on how ordinary people may have to forego their ideals for the sake of survival. Somewhere between empathy and critique, her miniature works are playful, yet engaged, like postcards filled with familiar references that tell the story of each and everyone of us.

Born in Tehran and now living and working between New York City and Mexico City, Katayoun Vaziri graduated from Yale University in 2009 with an MFA in Painting. Since her graduation, Vaziri has had solo and group exhibitions in New York, London, Mexico City and Dubai and has invited to prestigious residencies including the Skowhegan School of Painting and Drawings in Maine and Eyebeam in Brooklyn.

In continuity with the source of inspiration for her artworks and her active social engagement, Katayoun Vaziri has committed to hold no monetary gain from the sale of her artworks. The artist's proceeds will be donated to carefully selected and vetted community building organizations. For any further queries regarding these causes, please contact us.

Katayoun Vaziri

Gouache on Paper 
2021
With her Memories of a Bourgeoisie Series, Vaziri reflects on each individual as equally a subject and an object of capitalism, as political agents of social transformation who are nonetheless subjects to socio-economic inequalities. With her oeuvre, she reflects on how ordinary people may have to forego their ideals for the sake of survival. Somewhere between empathy and critique, her miniature works are playful, yet engaged, like postcards filled with familiar references that tell the story of each and everyone of us.

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Memories of a Bourgeoisie Series, Labor day Weekend in America-Tribute to David Hammons

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Memories of a Bourgeoisie, Labor Day Weekend in America (Tribute to David Hammons)

Gouache on Paper 
2020
Katayoun Vaziri reflects on each individual as equally a subject and an object of capitalism, as political agents of social transformation who are nonetheless subjects to socio-economic inequalities. With her oeuvre, she reflects on how ordinary people may have to forego their ideals for the sake of survival. Somewhere between empathy and critique, her miniature works are playful, yet engaged, like postcards filled with familiar references that tell the story of each and everyone of us.

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Lefferts Garden

Gouache on Paper 
2021
With her Memories of a Bourgeoisie Series and her Repetition Series amongst others, Vaziri reflects on each individual as equally a subject and an object of capitalism, as political agents of social transformation who are nonetheless subjects to socio-economic inequalities. With her oeuvre, she reflects on how ordinary people may have to forego their ideals for the sake of survival. Somewhere between empathy and critique, her miniature works are playful, yet engaged, like postcards filled with familiar references that tell the story of each and everyone of us.

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Memories of a Bourgeoisie, Opening Up My Meal Kit (Tribute to Henry Wallace)

Gouache on Paper 
2019
These are Vaziri's daily life observations, reflecting on ways one can tell a story while keeping privacy of the characters. The artist was inspired by off-screen cinema for this series of works. This particular example is about the stage in relationships where both parts know glory is gone, yet each person in the relationship is still faking it as if it were real and meaningful.

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Gouache on Paper 
2020
In this work, an old couple is trying to cross the street. We see repeated patterns of people, are they blocking their way or guiding them? As part of Vaziri's, Repetition Series, this work reflects on how every event is like a repetition of itself, no matter how unique it may feel each time.

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Repetition Series, It's That Way!

Memories of a Bourgeoisie Series, Hours Before Opening of Liberty Leading the People group show (Tribute to Delacroix)

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Memories of a Bourgeoisie, Hours Before Opening of Liberty Leading the People Group Show (Tribute to Delacroix)

Gouache on Paper 
2021
With her Memories of a Bourgeoisie Series, Vaziri reflects on each individual as equally a subject and an object of capitalism, as political agents of social transformation who are nonetheless subjects to socio-economic inequalities. With her oeuvre, she reflects on how ordinary people may have to forego their ideals for the sake of survival. Somewhere between empathy and critique, her miniature works are playful, yet engaged, like postcards filled with familiar references that tell the story of each and everyone of us.

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Memories of a Bourgeoisie, Friend (Tribute to Kiki Smith)

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Memories of a Bourgeoisie, The Third of May 2020 (Tribute to Goya)

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Also by Katayoun Vaziri

Memories of a Bourgeoisie, Labor Day Weekend in America (Tribute to David Hammons)

Lefferts Garden

Memories of a Bourgeoisie, Opening Up My Meal Kit (Tribute to Henry Wallace)

Beach

Lefferts Garden

Memories of a Bourgeoisie, Hours Before Opening of Liberty Leading the People Group Show (Tribute to Delacroix)

Memories of a Bourgeoisie, Friend (Tribute to Kiki Smith)

Memories of a Bourgeoisie, The Third of May 2020 (Tribute to Goya)

Repetition Series, It's That Way!