The show and a new program will connect artists with collectors and the community.
Attending crowd learns about the art exhibit of Narong Tintamusik of UNT during Dallas Contemporary's inaugural graduate student exhibition, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 in Dallas.In New York City and Los Angeles, MFA thesis shows are swarmed by collectors hoping to identify the next big talent.“When Columbia or Yale or UCLA are mounting those student exhibitions, that’s like a feeding frenzy for the artists that are coming out of those programs,” she said.
“As an immigrant … you are very aware of your steps, of your movements, of what you are. You’re very conscious of your words when you’re speaking,” she said. “Also you feel very exposed.”The inevitable cracking of eggshells is symbolic of the tenuous feeling Ibargüengoitia experienced moving through the world.
“Sometimes I have to think for two days to find the Farsi word that I want to say to somebody, even in my native language,” she said. “I didn’t fully learn English and I’m forgetting my native language as well. It’s really sad, and I’m trying to show all these struggles that I’m dealing with in my artwork.”After years of working retail and putting her art practice aside, Zamaniderkani was excited to return to painting and is grateful for the opportunity to participate in this show.
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