Shirin Towfiq

Shirin Towfiq is a conceptual artist of Iranian descent that works in textile, photography, installation, performance, and socially engaged art. Her work addresses cultural, communicative, and interpersonal relationships. She received a BA in Practice of Art from UC Berkeley and an MFA from Stanford University. Drawing from her experiences being a second generation immigrant, Towfiq uses traditional crafts to recontextualize commonly held ideas surrounding family, memory, comfort, and self-constructed identity.

Education

• Masters Stanford University (2018 — 2020)
• Bachelor of Arts - BA University of California, Berkeley (2014.08 — 2016.05)

Companies

• Lecturer San Diego State University (2021)
• Instructor Stanford Continuing Studies (2020)
• Independent Art Practice Shirin Towfiq (2012)
• Adjunct Professor Southwestern Community College District (2020 — 2021)
• Teaching Artist The AjA Project (2020 — 2021)
• Digital Print Lab Technician Stanford University (2019 — 2020)
• Graduate Student Instructor Stanford University (2019 — 2019)
• Creative Design Specialist Promptlink Communications, Inc (2016 — 2018)