“We come crawling through these cracks, orphans, lobotomies; if
you ask me what I want, I'll tell you. I want everything. Whole rotten
world come down and break. Let me spread my legs.”
Kathy Acker, ‘pussy, king of the pirates’, 1996
Fatemeh Heidari (b. 1987, Tehran, Iran) holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sculpture from Tehran University and a Master’s degree in Visual Arts and Post-Contemporary Practice from AKV St. Joost in Den Bosch.
Her artistic process blends improvisation, storytelling, and material performativity, working across diverse media including drawing, sculpture, print, performance, and photography. These explorations often culminate in installations. She delves into the concept of "becoming" a dynamic, ever-changing state shaped by subjective and symbolic elements, often drawn from nature and human experience. Embracing the “unwanted” outcomes of freestyle practice, she navigates the space between two distinct cultures. Through her work, she reflects on her position while addressing contemporary issues such as power dynamics, gender equality, and inclusivity.
Education
2019-2021 Visual Arts and Post-Contemporary Practice, Master Institute of Visual Cultures, AKV St. Joost, Avans University of Applied Science,
‘s-Hertogenbosch
2011-2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts/Sculpture, University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran, Iran
2004-2006 Graphic Design, 17 Shahrivar Art School, Iran
Exhibitions
2024 Showcasing some artworks during the GRAW, Rotterdam
2023 Group show and performance with a collective at Club Solo, Breda
2023 Group show and performance with a collective at Klemm’s, Berlin
2022 Two nights of events for a show and a workshop with interdisciplinary artists,
Museum De Pont, Tilburg
2022 Collective contemplation #2, …ISM project space, Hoogtij #69, The Hague
2021 Collective Contemplation #1, Online Program, one-hour motional-meditation
2021 Group show, Mid-Air, The Raw Cases, edition #1, Door, Dordrecht
2021 Envision this is part XXXVII of an ensemble that is no longer necessarily ceremonial (Networked Collective), Durst Britt & Mayhew, The Hague
2021 Public Display, Contemporary Art Weekend, A project by Nest gallery and 1646 project space, The Hague
2021 We always wanted to be Pilots, The Raw Cases, edition #0, Werkwarenhuis,
‘s Hertogenbosch
2021 Artsy summer days, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg
2021 Graduation show, MIVC, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2020 My Fault, Dark in the Night, anti-squat building, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2015 Solo exhibition, Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2015 Group exhibition, Artist House, Tehran, Iran
2014 Group exhibition, Artist House, Tehran, Iran
Residencies
2024 One-week performance residency at Madam Funtuna, Antwerp, Belgium
An EU project and exchange between social activists and artists from the cities of Antwerp, Marseille, and Rotterdam
2024-2025 One-year residency at Dona Daria, Rotterdam
2023 One month of residency with a group of interdisciplinary artists, Club Solo, Breda
2023 One month of residency with a group of interdisciplinary artists, Klemm’s, Berlin
2021 Mid-Air, The Raw Cases, edition #1, Door, Dordrecht
2021 We always wanted to be Pilots, The Raw Cases, edition #0, Werkwarenhuis,
‘s Hertogenbosch
2019 MIVC workshop, Luceberthuis, Bergen
Publication
2024 Envelops
2023 It is part of an ensemble, Club Solo Project
2023 The Raw Cases, ‘Mid-Air’ Edition #1
2021 The Raw Cases, ‘We always wanted to be Pilots’ Edition #0
Professional Experience
2025- Present Talent Development Coordinator, Page-Not-Found, The Hague
2024- Present Teaching ceramics at Toonbeeld to people aged +20, Castricum
2024- 2025 Conducting workshops together with Ola Vasiljeva and Zahar Bondar in collaboration with Vrolijkheid for the children of AZC Katwijk, Page-Not- Found, The Hague
2022- Present Conducting workshops at Stitching De Vrolijkheid (children of AZC between 4 to 12 years old), Katwijk
2024 Conducting a workshop at De Doelen for women in diversity, Rotterdam
2022 Present- Buitenkunst, Randmeer & Drenthe, Conducting workshops to adults
2023 Three days of workshops with the collective, it is part of an ensemble, Viewpoints, AKV St. Joost, Breda
2022 Six weeks of workshops with the collective, it is part of an ensemble, BEAR and Creative Writing for Collective Making, ArtEZ University, Arnhem
Other
2025 A research project on the methodology of spells in Persian literature for a theatre piece titled We Sleep Among Demons.
2024 Performance together with Virginia Ruiz Arganaraz at Madam Fortuna, Antwerp, Belgium
2024 Tales of Resistance. Organized an event dedicated to Palestinian literature, including storytelling, poetry, and the documentary Where Olive Trees Weep, featuring Ashira Darvish, the main actor of the film, for Q&A
2023 Performance, Draisin Derby, Basel, Switzerland
2023 Acting in ’The Plantiarchy’, a film by Bernice Nauta and G.C. Heemskerk
2023 Production of the short film Where Did All the Watering Cans Go? by Ghita Skali
2022 Catch (performance), assisting a project by Asad Raza, West, The Hague
2021 Filmed performance, Collaboration with Yannan Pan, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
2019 Performance, Collaboration with Yannan Pan, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2018 Metamorphize, Urban sculpture, Tehran, Iran
2017 Untitled, Urban sculpture, Tehran, Iran
2016 Untitled, Urban sculpture, Alborz, Iran
2015 Untitled, Urban sculpture, Tehran, Iran
2014 ‘Nest’, Backstage design & making sculptures
for a short film by Pouya Aghelizade
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