Artist Residencies

Zory Shahrokhi is a British-Iranian visual artist based in Greater London. She was born in Tehran and grew up in brutal poverty within a country that harbours a massive class divide and gender inequality.  Her initial art training was with renowned teacher Ebrahim Jafari, who was a poet, artist and lecturer.  Zory's early work reflects her personal experiences and emotions through the abstract expression of the belaboured female body.  Her practice developed through a concern for exploring cultural and political agendas, employing performance in relation to installation, photography and drawing. Through experimental work and symbolic expression, she investigates issues and perception around freedom related to displacement, exploitation, and gender oppression.