Sheree Hovsepian
Iranian-born American photographer (born 1974)
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Sheree Hovsepian (born 1974) is an Iranian-born American artist. She primarily works in photography and collage, in addition to sculpture and drawing.[1][2][3] Her work is often concerned with the human form and matters of identity.[4][5] She is based in New York City, with houses in the Gramercy Park neighborhood and in Bridgehampton in the Hamptons.[6][7][8]
Sheree Hovsepian | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) |
| Alma mater | University of Toledo, School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | collage, photography |
| Spouse | Rashid Johnson |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
Sheree Hovsepian was born in 1974 in Isfahan, Iran.[6] In 1976, her family immigrated to the United States, when she was 2 years old and she was raised in Toledo, Ohio.[9] Hovsepian attended University of Toledo for her undergraduate degree, graduating in 1999.[3] Later she continued her studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where she studied under the late Barbara DeGenevieve[5] and received her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2002.[10] She met her future husband, artist Rashid Johnson, while at SAIC.[2] Together they have one son.[11]
Hovsepian's work often is collage, featuring a photograph of the human body and mirroring geometric shapes and including other materials, such as found objects, fabric, paper, wood, and string.[5][12][13] Hovsepian cites artists Sophie Calle, Annette Messeger, Lorna Simpson and Ana Mendieta as influences.[5]
Work
Her work is in various public museum collections including at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,[14] the Bronx Museum of the Arts,[1] the Art Institute of Chicago,[1] the Studio Museum in Harlem,[1] among others.[15] Her work was included in the 2024 exhibition Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA).[16]
