Shahrzad Araghinezhad Verified listing

My work explores the emotional landscapes of memory, migration, and the inner self. By combining painting with detailed embroidery, I create suspended worlds where nature, imagination, and personal history intertwine. Each stitched mark becomes a trace of memory—both a rupture and a connection—mapping the fragile borders between identity and place. Through these layered surfaces, I seek to create spaces of reflection, healing, and quiet resilience, inviting viewers to discover their own stories within the work.

My work is inspired by emotional landscapes, migration memories, and the quiet inner worlds we carry. Nature grasslands, forests, floating terrains acts as a symbolic language through which I stitch stories of belonging, transition, and healing. Embroidery becomes a tactile extension of thought and memory, allowing me to map unseen emotions and transform them into layered, imaginary environments. My themes revolve around resilience, identity, and the poetic space between reality and imagination.

• Featured artist in ATH Magazine Issue 11
• Exhibited in prominent venues across the UK, including Manchester and Liverpool
• Formerly exhibited and sold works at Aran Gallery, Tehran
• Mixed-media practice combining painting and embroidery with original large-scale pieces
• Facilitator of community art and art-therapy workshops in Manchester
• Award recognition in international online art competitions
• Background in Fine Arts (BA + MA) with over a decade of professional studio practice