Roya Farassat

Roya Farassat (; born 1964) is an Iranian-born American visual artist, based in New York City.

Life and career Roya Farassat was born in 1964, in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran. She is Iranian Jewish.

Farassat is known for her paintings and sculptures, she often works in metals like steel, as well as oil paint, and acrylics. Some of her work has an element of humor and it often investigates the identity of women living in contemporary Iran under Islam. Her art series A Mirror Has Two Faces, explores abstract portraits of women in veils, framed with Persian ornamental elements. 2022– As Near As Memory, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, 1110 Mateo Street, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Group exhibitions

2016 – Contemporary Women Artists From Iran, Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82 North Broadway, Nyack, New York, U.S.; three-person exhibition with Shabnam K. Ghazi and Golnar Adili 2019 – A Bridge Between You and Everything: An Exhibition of Iranian Women Artists, High Line Nine Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, New York, U.S.; curated by Shirin Neshat