Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2011 M.F.A., Studio Art, University of California, Irvine
2006 B.A., Studio Art, University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
Solo/ Two-Person Exhibitions
2023 Memory Formation, Penumbra Foundation, New York, NY
2021 All the Skies Over Syria, PATRON Gallery, Chicago, IL
2020 To View a Plastic Flower: Passing Obliquely from One Medium Into Another, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, CA
2018 Passing Obliquely From One Medium Into Another, PATRON Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016 Anthony Lepore | Samira Yamin, Chan Gallery, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
2014 Displacements: The Craft Practices of Golnar Adili and Samira Yamin, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2013 We Will Not Fail, Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA
2011 Geometries, University Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine, CA
Public Commission
2022 All Is Flux, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Day Pages, Chan Gallery, Pomona College, CA
Errata, PATRON Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Lili Chin | William Warden | Samira Yamin, Galveston Artist Residency, Galveston, TX
Work, Ladies’ Room, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Redact, Rewrite, Reframe: Art and the News. Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2021 the body is a blade (that sharpens by cutting), Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Selections from the Rose Collection 1933-2018, Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
2019 Made in Asian America, Art Salon Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Mis (Missing) Information, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Names Printed in Black, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, CA
2017 Static, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA
In Accuracy, UnSmoke Systems Artspace, Braddock, PA
ELEMENTAL| Marking Time, Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CA
We: Visual Reflections of the American Experiment, Darling Library, Azusa Pacific University, CA
Focus Group, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Paratextual, Samuel Freeman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Mashrabiya: The Art of Looking Back, San Francisco State University, CA
Presence: Reflections on the Middle East, Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO
2016 Aftermath: Resonance of War, Loss and Displacement, SAC Arts, Santa Ana College, CA
9/11 Fifteen Years, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA
2015 The Promise of Something and Nothing, Sonce Alexander Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Attunement, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
Object Object!!, Helmuth Projects, San Diego, CA
The Cartographer, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
I See in the Sea Nothing Except the Sea..., Camera Club of New York, NY
Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Machine Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2013 MENA / Viceroy, Levantine Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
The Violent Bear It Away: 12 Artists Respond to Violence, Biola University Art Gallery, La Mirada, CA
BiennaleOnline, Global Grid curated by Jan Hoet, biennaleonline.com
2012 Meticulosity, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Vertigo, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA
Nothing Comes From Nothing, Las Cienegas Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Ground Control, University Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine
2007 18th Annual Iranian Women’s Studies Foundation Conference Exhibit, University of Maryland, College Park
transform/nation, Ellipse Art Center, Washington D.C.
2006 Does Religion Kill?, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, CA
Stomping Ground: Young Women of Color Explore Homeland, Lucy Florence Cultural Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA
Boroughs of Los Angeles, William Grant Still Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residencies
2022-3 Galveston Artist Residency | Galveston, TX
2019 Penumbra Foundation | New York, NY
2017 Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Alumni Residency | Captiva, FL
2015 Djerassi Resident Artist Program | Woodside, CA
2014 Robert Rauschenberg Foundation | Captiva, FL
2012 Headlands Center for the Arts | Sausalito, CA
Awards
2023 Foundation for Contemporary Arts | Emergency Project Grant | Memory Formation
2020 Foundation for Contemporary Arts | Emergency Project Grant | Refractions
2017 California Community Foundation | Visual Artist Fellowship
2016 Joan Mitchell Foundation | Painters and Sculptors Grant
Bibliography
2023 Dambrot, Shana Nys. “The Journey is the Exhibition: Metro Art Builds Regional Connections.” LA Weekly
Saradet, William. “Time and Space, Part 2: The Galveston Artist Residency.” Glasstire
Vankin, Deborah. “For L.A.’s newest underground art experience, head down to the Metro Regional Connector,” Los Angeles Times
Chwiejda, Ewelina. “Beyond the Limits of Representation: A Deconstructed Narrative of the War in Syria.” Prospect Art
Dambrot, Shana Nys. “It’s International Women’s Day Every Day at This Los Angeles Gallery.” LA Weekly
Kavuri-Bauer, Santhi. “Re-enchanting Mughal Architecture: A Critique of the Secular Disenchantment of India’s Past,” How Secular is Art?, Cambridge University Press, UK
2022 Saradet, William. “Time and Space: The Galveston Artist Residency.” Glasstire. Houston, TX
Rowlan, Garrett. “Pasadena ArtCenter Looks at How We Interact With the Media.” Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA
“Featured Artist: Samira Yamin.” Mistake House, Principia College
2021 Zoldan, Sharon. “Sharon Zoldan shares her Art Basel Miami Beach Finds.” Whitewall
Allen, Lila. “Miami Art and Design Week: Art, Abridged.” Architectural Digest AD Pro
the body is a blade.., Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA. exhibition catalog
* “Silence, Wielded.” SOUND OFF: Silence + Resistance Exhibition Catalog, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, CA
2020 Unzicker, Allyson. “Alumni Profile: Samira Yamin.” CONNECT UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts
2018 Davis, Genie, "LACE Emerging Curators Program: Names Printed in Black," Art and Cake
Davis, Genie, “Mis (Missing) Information: Jody Zellen and Brian Moss Curate the Media.” Diversions LA
2017 DEPOT Magazine, Issue 01: Decision, contributor
Seikaly, Roula. "At SFSU, Looking and Truly Seeing the Middle East Through Art," KQED Arts, San Francisco, CA
Curiel, Jonathan. "Windows on the World." SF Weekly, San Francisco, CA
Paglia, Michael, “Presence: Reflections on the Middle East Takes You Over There,” Westword, Denver, CO
Jenkins, Rupert. "At CVA: Beyond the news bubble, a personal kind of Mid East politics," One Good Eye Online
Froyd, Susan. "Presence: Reflections on the Middle East Blends Beauty and Culture Shock at CVA," Westword, Denver, CO
Vaccerelli, Joe. "Timliness, art collide at Metro State exhibit about the Middle East," Denver Post
Smarr, Mady, “Photo Exhibit Explores Middle East Culture,” The Metropolitan, Denver, CO
2015 Harezlak, Anne. The Promise of Something and Nothing, Sonce Alexander Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. exhibition catalog
O'Brien, Heather. i see in the sea nothing except the sea. i don't sea a shore. i don't see a dove. Camera Club of New York. exhibition catalog
Axelsson, Sofie. "A Heartfelt Interview About Art and Politics," Journal 282
2014 "Scotoma," Mockingbird Magazine, Issue 3, contributor
“Scotoma,” Gallagher, James ed. et al, Secret Behavior, Issue 02: Family, contributor
Zappas, Lindsay Preston. "Sacred Geometry." LA Canvas Magazine
* "Samira Yamin." B|ta'arof Magazine. Los Angeles, CA
Familant, Sima. “Studio Break-In: Samira Yamin,” Los Angeles, CA
Zokaei, Masa. “Displacements: An Exhibition at CAFAM Not to Be Missed.” Javanan. Canoga Park, CA
Ahn, Abe. "Meditations in Longing." Hyperallergic
Senn, Evan. "Samira Yamin and the Craft of Consciousness." KCET Artbound, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Rau, Jeff. The Violent Bear it Away: 12 Artists Respond to Violence . Biola University, La Mirada, CA. exhibition catalog
Majewski, Taylor. “Samira Yamin’s ‘We Will Not Fail.’” Art Animal Magazine, Oakland, CA
Sykes, Stephanie. "Samira Yamin: 'We Will Not Fail.'" Harper's Bazaar Art Arabia
“Highlights From Canvas Guide: Santa Monica,” Canvas Magazine
“Samira Yamin: We Will Not Fail,” The Week Magazine
Winant, Carmen. “Critic's Pick: Los Angeles,” ArtForum
Knight, Christopher. "'We Will Not Fail' Meticulously Upends Mass Media Imagery," Los Angeles Times
Spitz, Sarah. "The Art of Irrational Exuberance," Santa Monica Daily Press, CA
2012 Linton, Meg and John David O’Brien. Meticulosity, Otis College of Art and Design. exhibition catalog
Ollman, Leah. "'Meticulosity' Aims to Reconnect the Conceptual, Visual," Los Angeles Times
Brown, Betty Ann. "'Meticulosity' at Otis College of Art and Design," Art Ltd. Magazine
Grattan, Nikki and Klea McKenna. "Samira Yamin," In The Make, San Francisco, CA
2011 Carson, Juli. “What Remains,” Nothing Comes From Nothing. Las Cienegas Gallery, exhibition catalog essay
2010 Aranda, Rebecca. “Ground Control,” The New University, Irvine, CA
2007 Bahrampour, Tara. "Iranian Artists Bridge Cultures,” The Washington Post
Anderson, John James. “Transform/Nation: Ellipse Arts Center,” DCist
Sloan, Willona. “Iranian Art Exhibit Aims to Defy Stereotypes,” Northern Virginia Magazine, McLean, VA
2005 * “The Art of Resistance: Palestinian Public Art,” Clamor Magazine, Toledo, OH
* artist publication
Public Presentations
2023 “Samira Yamin: Image Alchemy,” Conversation with Elizabeth Withstandley, Prospect Art, recorded
2022 Exhibiting Artist Panel Discussion, Redact, Rewrite, Reframe. Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography, Pasadena, CA. virtual
2021 Exhibiting Artist Panel Discussion, the body is a blade.. Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA. virtual
All the Skies Over Syria, PATRON Gallery, Chicago, IL. virtual
2020 “Art Encounter: Samira Yamin,” Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum at CSU Long Beach, CA. video studio visit
Exhibiting Artist Panel Discussion, To View a Plastic Flower, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, CA. virtual
Artist Talk, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, CA
2019 Artist in Residence Presentation, Penumbra Foundation, New York, NY
Visiting Artist Lecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2018 Conversation with Yasmine Diaz, Women's Center for Creative Work, Los Angeles, CA
“Memory + Erasure.” Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, CA, panelist
2017 “Conversations by Artists for Artists,” with Umar Rashid, California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Loyola College, Chicago, IL
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of California, Irvine, CA
“Breaking News,” Photo LA Fair, Los Angeles, CA, panelist
2016 Visiting Artist Lecture, California State University Fullerton, CA
Conversation with Gina Osterloh, The People Radio, Los Angeles, CA
Artist Talk, Analog Dissident, Los Angeles, CA
2014 “Thrive on Live with Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani,” HuffPost Live. panelist
Visiting Artist Lecture, California Institute of the Arts, Santa Clarita, CA
Artist/ Curator Panel Discussion, Camera Club of New York, NY
Cultures of the Iranian Diaspora Conference, San Jose State University, CA, panelist
Artist/ Curator Walkthrough, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
SWANA Collective with Sejal Patel, KPFK, Studio City, CA. interview
2013 Visitng Atist Lecture, Biola University, La Mirada, CA
"Pattern and Perception: Peter Shire, Samira Yamin and the Work of Miriam Wosk," Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA, panelist
2012 Artist in Residence Presentation, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2010 “Intervening on War Photography as a Means of Interrogating the Historical Document,” Middle East Studies Conference, CSU Fresno, CA, panelist
Radio Intifada, KPFK, Studio City, CA. interview
2009 “Social Activism and the Post Revolution Iranian Diaspora,” Conference on Afghan and Iranian Diaspora, CSU East Bay, Hayward, CA, panelist
2006 Uprising with Sonali Kolhatkar, KPFK, Studio City, CA, radio interview
Public Collections
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University