Shaina Nasrin Nyman is a Philadelphia-based visual artist and educator who holds a BFA in Photography + Film Media from The University of the Arts, and is currently pursuing their MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Working with photography, video, and poetry, their practice examines the relationship between images, family history, and collective memory. Drawing on Iranian cultural traditions and the histories of photography and cinema, their work builds lyrical narratives that consider how pictures can carry, transform, and preserve stories across time. Nyman’s work has been exhibited in Philadelphia, PA, Washington, D.C., Houston, TX, and Atlanta, GA. Nyman currently works as a photo lab technician and commercial photographer, and is a member of Batikh Collective, an artist-run pop-up cinema and gallery centering SWANA women, queer and local artists in Philadelphia.
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