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Rahileh Rokhsari is a New York-based Iranian-American artist working across painting, drawing, and sculpture.
Born in Iran and relocated to the United States in 2017, her work examines encoded identity - what is inherited, what is imposed, and what resists.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Pierogi Gallery, Flat Files, Brooklyn, New York
Longworth Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

ARTIST RESIDENCY
2027 (Upcoming) Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)

EXHIBITIONS
2016 The Longworth Gallery, Santa Fe, NM — Solo Exhibition
2016 Samara Gallery, Houston, TX — Solo Exhibition
2015 The Longworth Gallery, Santa Fe, NM — Solo Exhibition
2015 36th Annual Juried Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, NJ
2014 The Longworth Gallery, Santa Fe, NM — Solo Exhibition
2014 Sculpture Exhibition, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey — Group Exhibition
2013 The Longworth Gallery, Santa Fe, NM — Solo Exhibition
2012 BONART Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey — Featured Artist
2011 Star Gallery, Ankara, Turkey — Featured Artist
2010 International Art Exhibition, Malaysia Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur
2010 Malaysia National Day Art Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur — Group Exhibition
2009 International Art Expo, City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2009 City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur — Featured Artist
2008 Sobhan Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran — Group Exhibition
2007 Mina Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran — Group Exhibition

EDUCATION
MFA, Studio Painting — Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey, 2013–2015
PhD Candidate, Arts and Design — Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey, 2016–2017
(Studies interrupted upon relocation to the United States)
BA, Applied Physics — Uromieh University, Iran, 1993–1998