MULTIMEDIA, INTERDISCIPLINARY, SOCIAL PRACTICE
TATYANA FAZLALIZADEH
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, public art, and multimedia installation. Born in Oklahoma City to a Black mother and Iranian father, her art centers Black feminist praxis, using image-making as a tool for protest, affirmation, and possibility. In her studio, she creates evocative portraits with oil paint and graphite, while her public art—most notably the globally acclaimed Stop Telling Women to Smile series—explores how race and gender shape experiences in physical spaces through community-centered, site-specific installations.
Tatyana has lectured at prominent institutions such as the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker, and Time, with work featured in exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum. In 2025, she joins the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
“I’m excited to spend this time in Oklahoma immersing myself in the historical and contemporary political and social realities of Black life in the state. This opportunity allows me to reconnect with the rich Black culture that thrives there and create work that amplifies and draws national attention to this unique and significant site of Blackness.”