In Between Painting

Sara Madandar is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist based in the United States. She received her MFA from the University of Texas at Austin and her BA in painting from the Azad University of Art and Architecture in Tehran. Through a varied range of media — such as painting, video, installation and performance — Madandar explores migration and the human experience of living in between cultures. Her work uses the aesthetics of language, clothing, and bodies to study the complexities of cross-cultural experiences from a novel perspective. Madandar’s most recent accolade was an award from the Texas Visual Artists Association (TVAA) in their 2016 exhibition in Dallas. In 2015, she won an award, curated by Jessica Beck of the Andy Warhol museum, from the Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC). Sara’s work has been featured at Co-Lab, New Orleans Museum of Art, Austin City Hall, New Orleans Contemporary Art Center, Elisabeth Ney Museum, Mom Gallery, Courtyard Gallery, and the Asian American Resource Center among others.