"Meet the Artist" with Maedeh Ojaghloo

On Thursday, October 3, we welcome Maedeh Ojaghloo to “Meet the Artist” night at CPW. Ojaghloo will present her most recent project Beyond Shattered Honor. The project explores the issue of honor killings in Iran, shedding light on the complex web of gender-based violence, early marriages and deeply ingrained societal standards. These brutal killings stem from the belief that an individual's actions can bring shame to their family. This leads to women's deaths accused of dishonoring their families. Reasons behind these acts range from rejecting marriage proposals and being in frowned upon relationships to seeking divorce and facing allegations of misconduct. This event will be live-streamed on CPW’s YouTube page at 6pm.

Join us every Thursday evening at CPW, when we host illuminating talks with local and visiting artists. “Meet the Artist” allows the public to get to know new work, to hear about artistic processes, and to meet friends and other local artists. The evening takes place at CPW’s gallery at 474 Broadway in Kingston, NY. It is free and open to the public. Coffee, tea, and snacks are served. “Meet the Artist” is made possible by a generous grant from the Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation.

Maedeh Ojaghloo, an Iranian artist and social activist, was born in 1993 and raised in Iran. She earned her MA degree in Animation in Iran and moved to the United States in 2022 to pursue an MFA degree in Photography and Related Media at SUNY New Paltz. As a multidisciplinary artist, she believes that being an artist means being an activist. Her work reflects the environment she comes from while adapting it to her new surroundings by integrating archives from her past. She brings attention to the challenges faced by individuals in Iran, a nation marred by state-endorsed brutality and suppression of women. Through her art, she engages audiences in her community's experiences, amplifying silenced voices.

Host or Publisher The Center for Photography at Woodstock