About the artist

Mana Mehrabian

Mana Mehrabian is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Tehran, Iran, and currently based in eastern Washington State. Her work explores themes of perception, identity, home, memory, and the body through the lens of the immigrant experience. She examines how images mediate these themes, offering viewers a space to contextualize the work within the larger backdrop of today’s social and political realities.

Mehrabian works across various media, centering on photography, video, sculpture, and installation. Her work has been exhibited at the Vestibule (Seattle, WA), Paragon Arts Gallery (Portland, OR), and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU (Pullman, WA), among other venues. She is a recipient of the 2025 Artist Trust Fellowship and the 2022 Artist Trust Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP). She received her MFA from Washington State University, where she currently works as an instructor.