Mitra Bostani Nasrabadi
Mitra Bostani Nasrabadi is an artist and PhD candidate at the University of the Arts Bremen. Her practice spans painting, philosophy, and interdisciplinary collaborations that bridge Persian literary traditions with contemporary visual culture. Growing up between her father’s passion for Persian poetry and her mother’s work in fashion design, she developed a visual language where literature and fabric meet. Her recent projects, The History of Buttons and Stitches (2025) and Turandokht (2026), reimagine cultural narratives through wearable art, collective design, and cross-cultural dialogue.
RESUME
Mitra Bostani Nasrabadi
Visual Artist, Curator, PhD Candidate
📧 mbostaninasrabadi@hfk-bremen.de
🌐 www.mitrabostani.com
📸 Instagram: @mitra_bostani
🎓 Education
PhD in Fine Art – University of the Arts Bremen, Germany (2024–present)
M.A. in Art – University of the Arts Bremen, Germany (2020–2023)
🎭 Major Projects (Curated & Directed)
Turandokht (2025–2026)
Interdisciplinary project with 70 Iranian artists worldwide (fashion, textiles, jewelry, painting, sculpture, music). Inspired by Nezami Ganjavi’s Haft Paykar and its European adaptations. Includes 28 wearable artworks (spring & autumn dresses + crowns).
– WeserArt Gallery, Bremen (April 2026)
– SottoSopra Art Studio, Rome (Nov 2026)
From Poetry to Fabric: The History of Buttons and Stitches (2025)
Year-long project with 50 Iranian artists, inspired by Goethe’s West–Eastern Divan and the poetry of Hafez. Produced 34 coats as wearable artworks. Exhibited at WeserArt Gallery, Bremen, with national TV coverage (Buten un Binnen).
Angels on the Inside (2024)
Collaborative wearable art project with 65 Iranian artists worldwide, inspired by the European anthology Angels on the Inside (2013).
Safe Journey (2023)
Installation and performance with 14 Iranian female artists, inspired by the poem Safe Journey by Mohammad Ali Shafii Kadkani. Exhibited at WeserArt Gallery, Bremen.
🖼️ Selected Exhibitions
Solo:
Costume Design (Dress, Bag, and Shoes) — WeserArt Gallery, Bremen (2024)
Painting, Drawing & Printmaking — Flut Gallery, Bremen (2023)
Fashion Exhibition — Handprint Gallery, Mashhad (2022)
Painting, Drawing & Printmaking — Golestan Gallery, Tehran (2019)
Group:
From Poetry to Fabric: The History of Buttons and Stitches — WeserArt Gallery, Bremen (2025)
48 Körper — Velden, Austria (2025)
Ich und ich selbst immer wieder — WeserArt Gallery, Bremen (2024)
New Now — Arteria Gallery, Barcelona (2023)
Arte Genova — Genova, Italy (2018)
Unfinished Lines II — National Museum, Tirana, Albania (2017)
International Women’s Day — Bremen (Winner, 2023)
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