Conviction: Closing Reception

Join us for the closing reception of Conviction — the first solo exhibition of paintings by Iranian-American artist Haleh Atabeigi — on its final Friday evening. The artist will be present, and wine will be served.

Conviction is a body of paintings depicting garments, each representing a specific woman held in Iran's political prisons — some have been released under certain conditions, while others remain captive. Rooted in the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, these works render the clothing empty of its wearer, allowing each garment to symbolize a woman who cannot stand before us. The series honors notable figures such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi. Alongside the garments hang Evin nos. 1–27 — a collection of twenty-seven small canvases made by women inside Evin prison — as well as Time, a fifteen-minute video directed remotely by Atabeigi in Iran.

This week, Urgent Matter published the exhibition's first press feature. Atabeigi expressed, "These women are there, they're fighting, and they're suffering, and they're not to be pitied. They're heroes." Spend the final evening among them — and with the artist who portrayed them — before the exhibition closes on Saturday.

RSVP required — space is limited.