Group Art Exhibitions
Women in Society: A Middle Eastern Perspective
Curated By: Bloom Art Society
15–17 July 2025
The Universities of Oxford and Manchester
Artistic Statement of the Exhibition
Exhibition Statement
Women in Society: A Middle Eastern Perspective brings together a diverse group of artists whose works explore identity, memory, gender, culture, and belonging through contemporary painting. Each artist approaches these themes through a distinct visual language shaped by personal experience, cultural background, and individual reflection.
Across personal and collective narratives, the exhibition creates a space where art becomes a means of dialogue, visibility, and connection. Rather than presenting a single image of women or society in the Middle East, it highlights a wide range of perspectives, emotions, and lived realities.
Presented alongside a live music performance within an academic setting, the exhibition encourages intercultural exchange and invites audiences to engage with the complexity, richness, and emotional force of contemporary Middle Eastern artistic expression.
Participating Artists
The exhibition presents the works of a diverse group of artists whose practices reflect a wide range of approaches, techniques, and perspectives within contemporary painting. Each artist contributes a distinctive visual language shaped by personal experience, cultural background, and individual reflections on identity, memory, society, and human connection.
The participating artists are:
Adnan Mosalaei
Akbar Afkar
Atefeh Hosseini
Atena Shayesteh Yar Ali Shahbazi Mehmandoostolia
Anahita Rahmani Moghadam Alashlo
Bahareh Sadeghi Ekbatani
Davood Miri Atashgah
Elham Nazari
Fatemeh Hajiabbaszadeh
Farshid Alipour
Hadis Taheri Babaahmadi
Hani Sunay
Katayoun Mohseni Dinehroudi
Khatereh Shakibafard
Leila Pourazima
Mahdi Sardari Amidabadi
Mahmoudreza Moezi
Marjan Yousefi Boushehri
Mona Farhadi
Nader Rezaei
Naghmeh Nazari Moghadam
Nashmin Riazi
Neda Yadegar Toochahi
Niki Goodarzi
Parvaneh Abdollahi
Reza Razghandi
Saeid Emkani
Sareh Rezaei
Shahzad Salehipour
Sharareh Vazirzadeh Nouri
Shokufeh Kavani
Shina Khorasani
Sima Mohamadian
Through the participation of these artists, the exhibition becomes a shared space in which individual narratives come together to form a broader dialogue about creativity, identity, culture, and artistic expression in Middle Eastern society.
Each artwork represents a personal encounter with the world and explores emotions, memories, cultural heritage, and contemporary realities. Together, these works offer a multifaceted portrait of artistic voices that move beyond geographical boundaries and invite audiences to engage with the complexity and richness of contemporary Middle Eastern painting.