An internationally acclaimed Iranian visual artist known primarily for her work in film, video and
photography. Her artwork centers on the contrasts between Islam and the West, femininity and masculinity,
public and private life, antiquity and modernity, and bridging the spaces between these subjects. After
receiving a BA from the University of California at Berkeley in 1983, Neshat moved to New York, where she
soon began working at the Storefront for Art and Architecture, an interdisciplinary alternative space in
Manhattan. She has won many international awards and her works are included in the collections of the
Tate Gallery in London, Museum of Modern Art in New York, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and the Walker Art
Center in Minneapolis