The Field Records Itself
Evening Call
Hom(i)e
Ghost Writer
Instructions on How to Fold an Envelope
Dream Blunt Rotation
The invisibility Blanket
Pegah Bahador (b. 1998, Tehran) practices doori o doosti, a Farsi term that translates to ‘distance and friendship,’ and emphasizes
how the two coexist and (even sonically) intertwine. This epistolary practice suggests writing as an act in translation, or with an accent;
and is itself a type of correspondence between them and their subjects. They work between sculpture, drawing and text to
emphasize ground and language displacement. They earned their BFA at Tehran University of Art and are currently pursuing their MFA in
Art, Theory, Practice at Northwestern University.
how the two coexist and (even sonically) intertwine. This epistolary practice suggests writing as an act in translation, or with an accent;
and is itself a type of correspondence between them and their subjects. They work between sculpture, drawing and text to
emphasize ground and language displacement. They earned their BFA at Tehran University of Art and are currently pursuing their MFA in
Art, Theory, Practice at Northwestern University.
Education
2024-2026 Northwestern University, MFA in Art, Theory, Practice, Chicago, IL
2017-2021 Tehran University of Art, Bachelor of Arts in Painting, Tehran, Iran
Solo/Duo Exhibitions
2026 (Forthcoming) O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2023 In Itself, Dastan Basement, Tehran, Iran
Group Exhibitions
2026 (Forthcoming), Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL
2026 Luminarts Visual Art Exhibition, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL
2026 We Can Make Any Two Stories Touch, The Block Museum, Chicago, IL
2026 Pending, MassArt x SoWa Gallery, Boston, MA
2026 320-grit kiss, Compound Yellow, Chicago, IL
2025 Bewilderment, KOA Gallery, University of Pittsburg, Bradford, PA
2025 Instructions on How to Spread Dandelions, Compound Yellow, Chicago, IL
2025 Alt TXT, Field Projects, New York, NY
2025 Post-Tense, MassArt x SoWa Gallery, Boston, MA
2024 Doppelganger, Outlook_Is Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Diverging Paths, Colonels Row Building 403, Governor’s Island, NY
2022 Epiphany: First Station, Bavan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2020 The 27th Young Artists Festival, Tehran, Iran
2019 The 7th Annual Printmaking Exchange Exhibition, Tehran, Iran
2019 The 6th Damounfar Painting Exhibition, Tehran, Iran
2019 Painting week, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran
Residencies:
2026 Luminarts Visual Arts Fellowship and Grant
2025 Awarded a Workshop at OX-Bow Art Residency, MI
2024 Los Angeles Turner Residency Program, Los Angeles, CA
Awards, Honors and Scholarships
2026 Luminarts Visual Arts Fellowship and Grant